International students
adjust to life at NSU
Prienstorfer and De Poorter arrive on foreign exchange
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Basketball coach retires
after 17 years
Coach James Smith says, "It's time to
move on."
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Mathews new activities director
Jeff Mathews, Northwestern 's new director of Student
Activities and Organizations, has made future plans for
the Student Activities Board and how it can continue to
benefit and improve NSU students this academic year.
Mathews, a native of Bossier City, graduated from
NSU in 1990 and received his master's degree at the
University of Northern Texas.
Mathews taught at NSU in the music program for six
years and was director of the Spirit of Northwestern
Demon Marching Band.
Currently, Mathews is in the process of completing his
doctorate at the University of Southern Mississippi, with
12 hours remaining.
This is Mathews' first administrative job.
When Carl Henry, the former director of Student
Activities and Organizations, retired this summer, Math-
ews noticed the job was open and applied. Part of the
application process was listing 10 personal goals. One
of Mathews' goals was to enter university life in admin-
istration to be there for the students. To his surprise,
he was hired.
"This job still offers opportunities to be around stu-
dents, which was my favorite part of being a teacher,"
Mathews said.
As the new director, Mathews said he plans to have
the SAB work to continue its past successes and also to
expand the number of student activities so students
can see that SAB is working for them.
Lora Sheppard
Biology department receives
endowed professorship
University President Randall Webb and other mem-
bers cf the faculty, staff and administration gathered in
Russell Hall to receive a check for $40,000 as part of a
fund to set up an endowed professorship in the biology
department.
Webb stood before Natchitoches' Mayor Wayne
McCullen, representatives of the Board of Regents and
the University of Louisiana System to receive the check
^ for $40,000 Monday afternoon. The check presentation
1 took place in the Natchitoches Room in Russell Hall at
3:30 p.m.
Webb said he was happy to have been given such a
contribution. He said that when the University gets
such a donation the administrators try hard to put the
money to use in helping students. The money received,
he continued, will be used to create a professor position
in the biology department. The Board of Regents has
also made plans to match the check to help create the
endowed position.
The check from Monday's presentation came from the
Coypu Foundation, an organization that gives out
9rants to groups that study biology. Webb said Julie
Callihan, a local resident to Natchitoches, played the
biggest role in helping the university obtain the grant
from Coypu.
Callihan said that after she asked the Coypu Founda-
tion to consider Northwestern as the next recipient of
their grant, she then told the university about her
request and NSU made a formal application to the
group.
Kyle A. Carter
Symphony holds sponsorship
drive
The Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Society will
hold a sponsorship drive Tuesday, Sept. 14 from 5 p.m.
Until 7 p.m. at the NSU President's Home.
Memberships are available at five levels. Sponsor level
is $50 and includes two season tickets while the Patron
level is $100 and offers three season tickets. The Bene-
factor level is $250 and includes four season tickets.
Gold underwriters contribute at the $500 level and
receive four season tickets plus four table tickets for
the annual Pops concert, two tickets for any musical or
9ala, one-eighth page ad in the program and a decal
With the symphony logo.
A donation of $1,000 or more entitles donors to Plat-
inum underwriters benefits which includes six season
tickets plus eight table tickets for the annual Pops con-
cert, two tickets for any musical or gala, one-fourth
Page ad in the program and a decal with the symphony
iogo.
Courtesy NSU News Bureau
Pads sunk by rain
By Kyle A. Carter
News Editor
With the start of the semes-
ter, NSU students can see the
latest addition to the commu-
nity in the form of the Frog
Pond Apartments.
The Frog Pond Apartments,
located across from campus
next to Brookshire's parking,
were scheduled to be finished
in time for the start of the 2004
fall semester. Julia Coleman,
property manager for Frog
Pond, said the construction
crew faced, major setbacks
due to large amounts of rain.
"We had a tremendous
amount of rain," Coleman
said. "The rain was a tremen-
dous detriment to where we
wanted to be on opening
day."
Jack Mansen, project man-
ager, said his contractors had
to deal with 96 days of rain.
He said that in the months of
' . • Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce
me Frog Pond Apartments as they reach compeletion on September 1. The apartments were supposed
to be finished by August 20 but because of set backs from rain they are still under construction.
February, May and especially they dealt with about 25 out time, some of the apartment
June, they experienced the of 30 days of rain that varied construction was impossible
most amount of rain. He also form a drizzle to a monsoon, when much of his building
said that in the month of June Mansen said that during this crew had to deal with three
feet of mud.
"Weather was the biggest
impact," Mansen said. "We
hired and had sufficient con-
tractors to do the work and
competent crews; the rain
was just a problem."
Mansen also said that early
in the construction phase,
some of the contractors had
trouble getting building
materials. He said they had a
hard time finding supplies
because many needed items
were being sent to help
rebuild Iraq.
Mansen said because of an
economic boom in China, the
country started buying up
large amounts of metals need-
ed by the Frog Pond contrac-
tors to help complete their
jobs.
These caused an increase in
construction supplies and a
more competitive struggle to
obtain needed materials.
■ See Frog Pond, page 2
Wireless Internet now active on campus
By Robert Tummons
Sauce Reporter
This fall, to the interest of
many students who are tech-
nology junkies, a handful of
locations on campus have
become wireless hotspots.
This will allow students with
laptops or personal data
assistants with the right hard-
ware to access the Internet,
check their e-mail or just
instant message their friends
from wherever they stand.
However, with locations
such as Prather Coliseum,
Roy Hall, the President's
Office and Leesville's cam-
pus, some students wonder
why the locations chosen are
not in the most accessible
areas.
; "The basic goal is to pro-
vide as many locations on
campus for students to con-
nect at any time," Tracy
Brown, director of technical
services, said. "The dream is
to have the entire campus
wireless one day, so that any-
one with a laptop can get
online wherever they might
be."
Dreams or not, the hotspots
already in place on campus
have raised questions by
many students.
"I really don't go to those
places that much," said
Phylisca Gibson, a business
administration sophomore. "I
guess it's all right, but I just
really don't go to those
places."
"I would prefer to see it in
the library, since that's where
I spend a majority of my
time," said Gery Wood, junior
professional studies major.
"The ones they put in don't
seem like the best places for
students," said sophomore
Erin Walker. "It seems like
the places they plan on put-
ting would be better places, if
they would install them
there." .
Friedman Student Union,
Watson Library and Kyser
Hall, the three busiest build-
ings for student traffic, are all
tentative locations. Brown
said the Student Government
"The dream is to have the entire
campus wireless one day, so that
anyone with a laptop can get online
wherever they might be."
Tracy Brown
Director of Technical Services
Association recently
approved the wireless net-
work funding planned for the
Student Union.
Pending funds from the
Student Technology Fees,
both the Student Union and
Watson Library are scheduled
to have their wireless net-
works completed by this fall,
Brown said.
Brown said the wireless
access points for Kyser Hall
have already been paid, but
funding for the installation
will come from student fees.
Kyser Hall's network is also
scheduled for completion in
fall 2004.
Eventually, the Health and
P.E. Majors' Building, Russell
Hall and Bienvenu Hall will
have wireless networks,
Brown said. These other loca-
tions are scheduled for com-
pletion in spring 2005.
Brown said that the loca-
tions where the networks are
already in place were chosen
as a test, using faculty loca-
tion first to work out any
bugs in the system.
Although the idea of being
online from anywhere at any-
time is exciting to some stu-
dents, others do not have a
laptop or PDA to use the net-
work.
"I don't use the wireless
network, but it would be easy
to use because you're not tied
down to a desk," said Ashli
Daigle, junior English major.
"That'd be really cool, I
mean, I don't have wireless
capabilities, but it seems real-
ly good," said Andee Savoy,
junior liberal arts major. "I
don't see any negatives,
except for costing money."
Brown said initial funding
for the existing wireless net-
works came from a capital
outlay proposal.
For those who are wireless
capable, Brown said that the
operating systems supported
are Windows XP, Windows
2000 and Mac OS X, for Apple
users.
Brown said those with
wireless network cards that
support 802.11b will probably
not be supported, since the
network will conform to the
wireless Wi-Fi Protected
Access standard and newer
802.11g hardware will work
fine.
"We use the latest and
greatest in security, and the
older systems won't work,"
Brown said. "If you go to
Wal-Mart and get the latest
and greatest access card, it
should work."
SGA focuses on security: new cameras in the works
By Kristen Dauzat
Sauce Reporter
The Student Government
Association's first meeting of
the year gave notice that
$95,000 has been set aside
from the $1.4 million Student
Technology Assessment
Team budget, to possibly buy
security cameras for the Uni-
versity.
A major goal of STAT this
year is to place security cam-
eras around the campus to
increase campus security.
The $95,000 project must be
approved by December 3, or
the funds will be used in the
Natchitoches Forecast
rollover budget for next year.
SGA President Mindy
McConnell said the cameras
would be mainly placed in
parking lots. However, the
Student Safety Committee
will officially determine how
much of the budget will go
toward the cameras and
where they will be placed on
campus.
"We are looking at 10 cam-
eras at 10 different places,"
McConnell said.
"They would benefit more
students than wiring another
dorm, increase security on
campus, and were within our
budgetary means," vice
chairman of STAT Edward L.
Boudreaux III said. "There
were some objections raised
because it could increase
NSU's liability if something
were to happen, but that's
the point of the cameras.
They will deter crime from
happening, and should
something happen, we will
be able to identify those
responsible."
Other STAT plans are to
wire Varnado Hall for Inter-
net use, make a copy center
in Watson Library, buy new
laptops for student use,
make Friedman Student
Union a wireless hotspot and
upgrade computers on cam-
pus.
Also, at the SGA meeting,
the Student Affairs Commit-
tee announced plans to put
on two forums this semester
and will meet twice a month
to help students with their
concerns.
"We wanted to provide
more than just a lip service,"
senator Jack Halford said.
Speaker of the sen-
ate Alan Sypert said the Stu-
dent Advisor)' Council plans
to have a Civic Engagement
Program to encourage stu-
dents to register to vote.
Another council project is
the eighth grade initiative
which encourages students
to take certain classes in high
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school to better prepare them
for college.
Senator Kelly Menard pre-
viously resigned as External
Affairs Commissioner, and
senator Matt Bartley was
appointed to the position.
SGA elections will be held
Sept. 22-23, and runoffs will
be from Sept. 29-30.
A paid executive assistant
position is available. There
are also six Supreme Court
justice positions open.
Although next Mon-
day is a school holiday, the
SGA will meet at 7 p.m. in
the Cane River Room after a
vote determined they would
have the meeting.
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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, September 2, 2004
New program encourages civic involvement I
By Michael Arcement
Sauce Reporter
Northwestern students will be
encouraged to participate in the
American Democracy Project, a
national project involving more
than 200 colleges and universities.
The project's goal is to encourage
students to give back to the com-
munity and be active members of
their college communities. This is
the second year of nationwide par-
ticipation in the ADR
Greg Granger, acting director of
the Louisiana Scholars' College, is
the chief academic officer for the
project at NSU.
As part of the program, student
participation and interaction with
the local community will improve
the quality of the community. It
will also serve as a recruitment tool
for NSU by getting recognition in
local media, Granger said. The
New York Times and PBS support
the ADP
"We are a public university so
we have some public responsibili-
ties," Granger said, who
first heard of this program in July
after a call from University Provost
Anthony Scheffler.
University of Louisiana System
President Sally Clausen notified
Scheffler that she wanted all system
schools to participate.
Granger said he believes Clausen
heard of the ADP from her time as
University president at Southeast-
ern Louisiana University, which
has already begun implementation
of the ADP. Granger was then sent
to a conference in New Mexico to
Frog Pond
FROM PAGE 1
"It is hard to believe that a proj-
ect like this would be impacted by
the world economy," Mansen said.
Despite not having all aspects of
the construction of the Frog Pond
complex finished, students still
began to move in on Friday, Aug.
20.
At that time seven out of the 10
total units were finished allowing
for most of the leasers to begin the
move in process. He said that by
press time a total of eight units
were approved by the state fire
marshal.
Mansen also said he expects the
the apartments and clubhouse to be
completed around the beginning of
October.
No one holding a lease at the
Frog Pond Apartments has had to
be placed in temporary housing
since the opening of the first seven
units Coleman said. Before the
opening day in August, some NSU
athletes who were planning to
move in before everyone else had
to be accommodated. Coleman
said there are people holding leases
on some unfinished units, but
those people do not have to worry
about paying rent until the units
are completed.
Despite the continued construc-
tion and minor repairs that need to
be made, students who have
already moved into the open units
are pleased with the overall condi-
tion of their apartments.
Martell Jackson, sophomore gen-
eral studies major, said his only
problem so far has been with park-
ing. Other students, like Tiffany
Johnson, sophomore secondary
education major, and Veronica
Thomas, freshman nursing major,
said they love their units.
"It is cheaper and nicer com-
pared to the Columns," Jennifer
Atkins, sophomore pre-med major,
said.
gather information on starting the
program at NSU. Representatives
from Louisiana Tech and Nicholls
State also attended the conference.
Granger said the program
includes a three-stage development
cycle, each of which will last about
a year.
Stage one is known as Campus
Conversation. It involves the cre-
ation of a Steering Committee to
help direct the implementation of
the ADP. Granger expressed inter-
est in including the Current Sauce,
the SGA, the Provost's office, and
the School of Social Sciences as part
of the Steering Committee.
The Scholars' College will be the
headquarters for the ADP and will
house documentation concerning
its progress at NSU.
There will also be a campus audit
of what student organizations are
already doing to give back to the
community, and the program will
attempt to tie them all together in a
more unified effort. The audit will
also determine what new activities
need to be done by student organi-
zations, Granger said.
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fund projects as part of participaj
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Stand out in the crowd! Join the
Student Activities Board!
There is one Representative at
Large position open and 7 Resi-
dential Representative positions
open. Pick up an application in
(oom 214. The deadline for these
applications is Friday, Sept. 10 at
12 p.m. in Room 214. Elections
Kill be held on Monday, Sept. 13
beginning at 8:30p.m.
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Anyone interested in running
for Mr. and Miss NSU or the 2004
NSU Homecoming Court can pick
up information in the Student
Activities Office in Room 214 of
the Student Union beginning Fri-
day, Sept. 3. Any organizations
vdshing to sponsor an entry may
also pick up information at that
time. Filings will end on Tuesday,
Sept. 14, and elections will be held
on Wednesday Sept. 22 and
Thursday, Sept. 23.
SGA
The Student Government Asso-
ciation is now accepting applica-
tions for an executive assistant.
This is a paid student job. Please
pick-up an application in the SGA
office, Student Union Room 222.
For further information call Mindy
McConnell at 357-4335.
Anyone interested in running
for SGA Class Senator can pick up
an application in the SGA Office
beginning on Friday, Sept. 3.
Applications will be due on Tues-
day, Sept. 14. Elections will be
held on Wednesday, Sept. 22, and
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004
NSU Football
Student Football Tickets! Cur-
rent NSU students can pick up
their football game tickets at the
Athletic Ticket Office located in
the NSU Fieldhouse at the south
end of the football stadium. The
Athletic Ticket office is open Mon-
day through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tickets are free to students
but a valid student ID is required
to obtain them.
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society
will be holding a meeting on Fri-
day, Sept. 3 in Fournet room 107 at
noon. All are welcome especially
science majors and minors. There
will be free pizza.
KNWD
KNWD presents the third-annu-
al End of Summer Festival on Sat-
urday, Sept. 11 starting at 12 p.m.
The EOS Fest is a local band music
festival that will be free to all.
More information will appear in
next week's paper. Contact Can-
dice at 354-9539 for more informa-
tion
Arg us
The Argus Art and Literary
Magazine will be holding a staff
interest meeting Thursday, Sep-
tember, 9 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting
will be held in Kyser room 335.
All can attend and scholarships
may be available.
Anthropology goes the way of the
dinosaur: new degree program planned
By Brandon Newsom
Sauce Reporter
The anthropology degree at
Northwestern will soon be as
extinct as the fossils the depart-
ment's students study. The Board
of Regents has decided to close the
program down.
The anthropology program has
been at NSU since 1961 and will be
shut down due to an insufficient
number of graduates. Each degree
is required to have at least forty
students graduate within a five
year period, and NSU's anthropol-
ogy program has not met the
requirement.
Kathleen Byrd, director of social
sdences, said the students current-
ly enrolled in the program will be
able to graduate, and new students
will be able to enroll in a new, sim-
ilar program.
New courses with more applied
geography and anthropology will
be added, as well as a program that
deals with a computerized map-
ping and database system called
Geographic Information Sources
(GIS).
Pete Gregory, an anthropology
professor at NSU, said the new pro-
gram is unnamed, but the Board of
Regents suggested Cultural Her-
itage Resources Management as
the degree title. Gregory said he
doubts the name will stay and
hopes the new program and cours-
es will be running by June 2005.
Jon Gibson, the first student to
graduate from NSU's program,
went on to become the head of the
program at the University of
Louisiana at Lafayette.
Some current anthropology stu-
dents are optimistic about the new
degree program.
Senior Ronnie Cupit said he
thinks the change could be good
because of the classes and pro-
grams the new degree will bring.
However, he said he also thinks it
will be bad because of the loss of
tradition. Another senior, Tamara
Miller, said she thinks this is a big
loss for NSU, but does hope some-
thing good will come of it.
"Our plan is to equip the stu-
dents with the knowledge and
skills which will enable them to
obtain employment with state and
federal park systems, historic
preservation organizations and cul-
tural recourse management firms
upon graduation." Byrd said.
Gregory said he does not think
the new program will be much dif-
ferent, but more like "old wine in a
new bottle."
SIX DAYS. NO NIGHTS.
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1:06 p.m.
A caller requested that the
Natchitoches Fire Department
come to the TEC building.
1:25 p.m.
According to the President's
Office, the following buildings
were shut down: TEC, Watson
Library, the Coliseum, Bienvenu
and Kyser.
1:32 p.m.
The TEC building was evacuat-
ed. Only the Natchitoches Fire
Department and maintenance crew
remained to air out smoke.
1:56 p.m.
Russell hall was shut down.
9:07 p.m.
There was a report of a suspi-
cious person in the Kyser parking
lot.
8-21-04
4:30 a.m.
The Phi Mu letters were chained
to the Tri Sigma house.
8-22-04
4:33 p.m.
A car spun off the road on Tarl-
ton Drive.
8-23-04
8:53 a.m.
A call came regarding a dead cat
on the road by Dodd Hall.
7:15 p.m.
The sheriff's department called
because the Natchitoches Fire
Department and the Natchitoches
Parish Hospital were en route to
Iberville Dining Hall for a man
who was having trouble breathing.
He was transported to the Natchi-
toches Parish Hospital.
8-24-04
3:19 a.m.
A call came from Sabine about a
woman having chest pains. She
was transported to the Natchi-
toches Parish Hospital.
3:32 p.m.
A call was received from the
University Columns regarding a
weapon that had been found. An
officer was dispatched to investi-
gate
3:53 p.m.
A woman reported a hit and run
on a 2004 gold Cavalier in the
Sabine parking lot.
4:03 p.m.
A woman called to report an
altercation between a student and
his mother on the third floor of
Kyser. An officer was dispatched to
put an end to the squabble.
4:30 p.m.
A man called about a dog locked
in a black Toyota Corolla for more
than 30 minutes.
7:05 p.m.
A girl called in reference to loose
roosters in the Dodd parking lot.
10:12 p.m.
Two men were involved in a sit
uation with alcohol at the Universi
ty Columns.
11:44 p.m.
A call was received about the
same two men with the alcohol
One of the two was issued a sum
mons for public intoxication, and
they were both asked to leave the
premises.
8-25-04
1:32 p.m.
A woman called because a black
truck hit her, and she needed to be
picked up and taken to the infir-
mary.
8-28-04
3:07 p.m.
A Red River Sanitors van ran out
of gas and stalled in the middle of
the road. Someone was sent to get
gas and move the vehicle.
9:16 p.m.
A woman called because while
she was delivering pizzas, a group
of men stole some from her car.
8-29-04
12:53 a.m.
A golf cart was reported stolen
and heading toward Bossier Hall.
The golf cart was returned.
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ranks among the nations lowest,
making it nearly impossible to
cover significant additional costs
such as those our institutions were
facing without an additional
source of revenue or a reduction in
services. That is why we sought
approval to assess the 4% opera-
tional fee. This 4% will generate
$17.7 million, nearly enough to
address the $18 million shortfall.
Significant progress has been
made in improving Louisiana's
colleges and universities in recent
years, and we believe that this fee
was necessary to avoid the risk of
losing our positive momentum,
and to help ensure that our col-
leges and universities could con-
tinue to provide the level and
quality of service that students
deserve.
Obviously, no one welcomes a
fee increase, least of all the stu-
dents who have to pay it. But I
want to stress that every effort was
made to minimize the increase.
The result of that effort was a total
increase in tuition and fees for
2004-05 that fell well below the
significant increases adopted else-
where across the country, averag-
ing approximately 12%. More-
over, the legislation establishing
the new 4% operational fee pro-
vides for a financial hardship
waiver for students who lack suffi-
cient means to absorb the added
cost.
Louisiana needs more college
graduates, and we in the higher
education community, as well as
our partners in public office, are
striving to ensure that higher edu-
cational attainment remains with-
in the reach of everyone who
desires it. We appreciate our stu-
dents' efforts to improve their
skills and job marketability, and
we will continue to work diligent-
ly to ensure that a quality educa-
tion remains a realistic, achievable
goal for every Louisiana citizen.
Sincerely,
Joseph Savoie
Commissioner of Higher
Education
Dear Editor:
To help Louisiana's public col-
leges and universities avoid a near
$18 million funding shortfall for
2004-05, the Louisiana Legislature
approved a measure during this
year's regular legislative session
that allows the state's public col-
leges and universities to assess to
students a new 4% operational fee.
Since most students will feel the
effect of this fee increase beginning
this current semester, I'd like to
take the opportunity to explain the
circumstances that necessitated
the increase and to try to put the
cost of higher education in
Louisiana into a broader perspec-
tive.
Let me begin by assuring stu-
dents that Louisiana's postsec-
ondary education community and
our state's leaders are committed
to ensuring that a college educa-
tion is accessible to and affordable
for those in our state who desire to
improve their opportunities.
Indeed, students can be confident
that no increase to the cost of an
education is considered without
carefully weighing its potential
effect on our students. And
because this is the case, I can still
say that, even with the new opera-
tional fee, Louisiana's public col-
leges and universities are one of
the nation's best educational bar-
gains.
As most students probably
know, during the 2004 Regular
Legislative Session, Louisiana's
legislators were faced with balanc-
ing the tightest state budget in
nearly a decade. And after a
budget was hammered out which,
happily, kept funding for higher
education intact, and provided
extra funds to help cover mandat-
ed cost increases in retirement con-
tributions, insurance premiums
and civil service merit raises.
Unfortunately, even after this sup-
"■ port, there remained some $18 mil-
lion in increased mandated opera-
tional costs that were not funded.
Because both of our state's
appropriations and our tuition are
low compared to much of the rest
of the country, Louisiana's total
financial support per student for
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A look forward
By 3. Aaron
"Q" Brown
I'll join the rest of the staff in
welcoming everyone back to
another exciting year of the Cur-
rent Sauce, complete with my rant-
ings. This November, as I certain-
ly hope you all know, we have a
presidential election coming up.
(In fact, the Head Monkey himself
will be making a speech tonight;
watch it on www.c-span.org for
free!) In light of the daunting bur-
den of voting that so many of my
readers find themselves asked to
assume, I will spend this semester
trying to provide you the informa-
tion you need to make an
informed and wise decision
among the candidates. I make no
bones about my contempt for Pres-
ident Bush and the hype-and-lies
machine that has kept him in
office, so I'll tell you immediately
that the right choice isn't him, and
I'll be telling you why every week
from now until November.
I won't spend this semes-
ter talking about third-party candi-
dates. Jefferson himself objected to
the very idea of parties on princi-
ple, arguing that such a structure
could serve only to divide the
republic, and nothing could prove
him more right than the previous
election and the one to come. The
Green Party, traditional home of
the third-party voter, is declining
to run a candidate at all this year
out of consideration for the so-
called Nader Effect, which cost
Gore such a small but critical per-
centage of the vote. This is a state
of events I find depressing but
unavoidable, and I must acknowl-
edge that a vote for a third-party
candidate is a wasted vote in mod-
ern American politics. To be hon-
est, I'm still not sure I won't throw
my vote away on Michael Bad-
narik, the Libertarian candidate,
when crunch time arrives, rather
than give it to Kerry. Once again, I
feel caught in a decision between
the puppet on the left and the pup-
pet on the right.
Both challenger and
incumbent want to implement the
9-11 Commission's recommenda-
tion of a national intelligence czar,
which is exactly what our intelli-
gence structure is designed to
avoid. Both challenger and incum-
bent feel the need to court the vote
of the "heartland," and so both are
spewing the usual election year
bilge about integrity, family values
and taxes in addition to the new
War on Terror™ rhetoric about
strength and security. Both chal-
lenger and incumbent feel like
avatars of some vast machine fran-
tically poking voters to see which
way they jump and tuning their
position to match.
But Kerry will win. Bush
has screwed up too hard for even
modern, lazy America to ignore.
Let me share one more thing with
you before I close this week. Less
than 50% of the American popu-
lace votes, and the polls so often
mentioned on the news and in the
papers only poll "likely voters." A
"likely voter," however, is some-
one who has voted in at least two
previous presidential elections,
meaning that no one under 23 gets
polled in these things. We can
change America. We will change
America, and you can either help
or watch. Register to vote. We
need the help.
Saucefiller@hotmail.com for
other bright-eyed young cynicists.
J. Aaron Brown is a
Louisiana Scholars' Col-
lege student. His column
appears weekly on the
editorial page. His opin-
ions do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the
Sauce staff or of the
University.
Guest Column
BY Connor Tohnson Justifiable Dishonesty?
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By Ash Moore
A new year has started at NSU
and, as expected, there has been a
lot of importance placed on the
honor code. No lying, no cheating,
etc. I don't like liars or cheaters,
but as far as I'm concerned, lying
is a fact of life. New research, such
as studies found in The Liar's Tale
by Jeremy Campbell, even sug-
gests lying is a much more natural
instinct than we ever imagined.
Everyone lies, but the main
problem is that our society doesn't
punish lying justly. Society realizes
there is a difference in the levels of
murder. We have justifiable homi-
cide, murder two (manslaughter),
and murder one. If there are that
many differences in the level of
murder here must be differences
in the level of lying. If this is true,
then justifiable dishonesty would
be "No, that dress looks great" or,
"I can't see you tonight, something
came up."
Then, the punishable lies would
be perjury two, which can be
exemplified by, "I did not have
sexual relations with Monica" or,
"I wasn't cheating, I was stretch-
ing my eye muscles" or even, "I
swear officer, it's oregano." And
finally, perjury one which is, "Iraq
has nuclear weapons pointed at us
ready to launch in less than fifteen
minutes. We must attack!"
If a president can be impeached
for perjury two, why can't we
impeach one for perjury in the first
degree? Furthermore, why isn't
there an honor code for the Oval
Office? People may argue that
there is one, but if so, why isn't it
enforced to the same degree of
work place and college honor
codes? Even if it does exist, it may
as well not. If an NSU student
turned in a paper that was as poor-
ly researched as the information
that led us into a war, the best
thing that would happen would
be for the student to fail the class.
How can someone expect high
school and college students not to
he and adhere to an honor code
when they see what the leaders of
the free world get away with on a
daily basis?
Ash Moore is a
Louisiana Scholars' Col-
lege freshman. Her col-
umn is new to the editori-
al page. Her opinions do
not necessarily reflect the
opinions of the Sauce staff
or of the University.
The food industry really frosts me
By Lenore Skenazy
New York Daily News
(KRT)
Do you think American food can
get any more disgusting?
I mean, once Hellmann's has
introduced Bacon & Tomato Twist
mayonnaise - basically a liquid BLT
you schmear onto bread (or lettuce,
if you're doing Atkins) - it's hard to
imagine anything less wholesome
and natural unless we're talk-
ing Michael Jackson.
Which we're not. Because while
everyone else is railing about
pasty-faced alleged pederasts, who
rails for the mom whose kids are
demanding Chips Ahoy-flavored
chocolate pudding in a tube?
Me! Your average, nauseated
supermarket shopper, stunned to
see there is now a liquefied version
of what should be a solid cookie,
served in a squeeze tube that
should be a bowl, sucked directly
into a mouth that, in an ideal
world, should have demanded
something a little daintier, like a
plastic spoon.
Squeezable bacon. Suckable
cookies. What next? Pepsi pellets?
I suppose I should really just
thank my Lucky Charms _which,
as you'll recall, introduced the con-
cept of marshmallows as a crucial
cereal component - yes, I should
thank my solidified corn syrup lep-
rechauns that Jell-O has not yet
started selling its pudding in
timed-release patches.
Or single-serving injections. Or
convenient surgical shunts.
Those are still in test marketing.
Already on the shelves, however,
are foods almost as
appealing /appalling (depending
on your age), most the result of
adding cookie elements to candy,
candy elements to crackers or cook-
ie / candy / cracker / crunch ele-
ments to yogurt.
Take, for instance, Nestles But-
terfinger hot cocoa mix. Clearly,
plain old hot chocolate just wasn't
cutting it. Nor was hot chocolate
with bunny-shaped marshmal-
lows, another Nestles beverage.
No, Nestle's marketing mavens
must have realized it was losing
the entire demographic of Ameri-
cans who want to quaff piping-hot
pulverized candy bars. And so ...
now they can!
Similarly, Chips Deluxe, a Chips
Ahoy clone, has a new spinoff fea-
turing mixed-in, mashed-up
peanut butter cups. The chips are
still there but now must compete
for precious dough space with the
candy chunks.
And speaking of cookie-candy
hybrids, check out the ultimate:
Ritz Bits S'mores sandwiches.
These are graham-cracker-flavored
mini-crackers glued together with
a cream filling of marshmallow
(clearly edging out grains as the
new base of America's food pyra-
mid) and chocolate. Each sandwich
is then stamped with one of the
Simpsons: Marge, Homer - even
Lisa, who you'd think would refuse
to let herself be appropriated this
way.
But in the food biz, there is no
shame. Everything old is new
again, usually by virtue of extra
icing or a dusting of sour cream V
onion flavoring.
If, God forbid, we are what we
eat and we eat what they're trying
to sell us, then perhaps we are as
dumb as these instructions on an
Oscar Mayer Lunchables Nachos
package would suggest: "Dip chips
into cheese and salsa." As my Ritz
Bits cracker / cookie / candy / Simp-
sons /S'mores snacktime character
might reply: "D'oh!"
Lenore Skenazy is a columnist
for the New York Daily News, 450
West 33rd Street, New York, N.Y.
10001;
e-mail:lskenazy@edit.nydai-
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the Current Sauce
5
Movie Review:
"Exorcist:
The Beginning"
Recent prequel
release leaves
audiences "thrilled'
Shanna Utterback
Sauce Reporter
Here's a hint to moviegoers:
always be wary of a film where
the director is a replacement.
Paul Shader, a man of high
regard in the movie business
(responsible for "The Last Temp
tation of Christ" and "American
Gigolo"), was removed as the
director for "Exorcist: The Begin-
ning" when his psychological,
character-driver version of the
story failed to utilize the blood,
gore and special effects that the
studio believed was necessary to
bring in the big money. The pres-
sure then fell on Renny Harlin to
recreate the mediocre drivel of
his earlier films like "Deep Blue
Sea" and "Nightmare on Elm
Street 4." Congratulations to
Harlin for completing such a
small task.
The original "Exorcist" will
always be a classic and it's hard
to believe that any other movie
would be worthy enough to join
the franchise. I must admit that
it sounds like an interesting chal-
lenge. The story behind Father
Merrin, pre-"Exorcist," seems
almost necessary and to tell the
truth, the plot isn't half bad. Set
in 1949 in Kenya, archeologists
have discovered a church that
was built and buried hundreds
of years before Christianity
arrived in Africa. The experts
decide to bring in Lancaster Mer-
rin, a man who gave up priest-
hood after World War n. Of
course, spooky things start to
happen and a movie is born.
Stellan Skarsgard gives a won-
derful performance as Merrin
despite the odd dialogue that has
to be blamed on the writers.
Izabella Sorupco plays a pretty
lady-doctor and love interest
because the studio doesn't seem
to believe that women would
watch the movie without a sappy
moment or two. Such a relation-
ship could have added some
depth to Merrin's character if it
were handled by a better direc-
tor. Harlin's attempt is simply
laughable.
When it comes to horror, I was
surprised that the audience I was
with jumped out of their seats
several times. Moments of sus-
pense are handled nicely and
you have to love those scenes
when the main character insists
on doing something dangerous
by himself in the middle of the
night. Those special effects that
the studio was so concerned
about are pretty cheap. Watch-
ing someone get attacked by hye-
nas might sound exciting, but
there's not much frightening
about ones that are so obviously
computer-generated that they'd
be better off in "Shrek 2". Some
of the imagery in the movie was
more of a gross-out than actual
horror. While the original "Exor-
cist" made me afraid to walk
down the hall by myself, "The
Beginning" simply made me
regret eating lunch right before
the movie.
As a prequel, the film has its
own plot holes. Flashbacks to
World War II could very well be
made into a separate movie.
Indeed, the events that caused
Merrin to fall out of faith are
what make him such a fascinat-
ing character. It's a shame that
the focus of movie is instead on
some possessed hyenas and a
sick boy.
You can't have an "Exorcist"
film without an exorcism. This is
■ See Exorcist, page 6
Around the world
NSU receives students through exchange program
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FRANC E .
In France, it costs
2 Francs to use a
public restroom.
R U S S
In S. Korea, a late
night munchi is a deli-
casie called "Kim-
chi"(made from fer-
mented veggies).
\
Talk about a
"Sweet Sixteen!"
The legal drink-
ing age in this
country is 16.
A n t a r c t i <
In Austria, you
must decide to
either continue
school or go to
work by the age
of 15.
By Raquel Hill
Life Editor
Ever dreamt of studying abroad?
A foreign exchange program here at
NSU can make that dream possible.
Northwestern State University is a
member of an international exchange
student program that allows stu-
dents from other countries to take
courses right here on NSU's campus
and send NSU students to other uni-
versities worldwide.
Dr. James Picht, assistant professor
of economics at the Louisiana Schol-
ars' College, is the coordinator for the
International Student Exchange Pro-
gram (ISEP) at NSU. In order for this
program to be on campus, NSU had
to first become a member of the
organization. Through this member-
ship, NSU was added to a listing of
accredited universities throughout
the world.
Because of this worldwide educa-
tional system, ISEP allows students
from their "homeland" university to
attend a school in a different country
and still receive college credit for the
courses they take abroad. Also, if a
student receives financial aid in their
home country, the funds are applica-
ble to the ISEP program, which
makes studying abroad very afford-
able.
"An NSU student who wants to be
involved in the program may want to
take off to Austria and study. With
this program, the student can attend
the school in Austria and still receive
the academic scholarships from NSU,
as if they were right here in Natchi-
toches," Picht said. He also said that
the TOPS program is included.
Currently, there are only three stu-
dents involved in the ISEP program
here at NSU. They are all from differ-
ent countries: Spain, Austria and
France. These students will be
allowed to stay at NSU for one year
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International
Student
Exchange
Program
a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher and
submit an application into the pro-
gram either in writing or through the
Internet. They must also have two
letters of recommendation, prefer-
ably by professors, and copies of their
transcripts. In addition, applicants
must also submit an essay on why
they wish to get involved with the
program and study abroad.
"This type of program is important
because it gives students an unforget-
table international experience," Picht
said. "If you want to gain that expe-
rience, ISEP will be happy to send
you where you want to go."
only and the ISEP program will not
apply to them after this time. There-
fore, if a student wishes to stay
longer, it is at his or her own expense.
This program applies to native
NSU students as well. One North-
western student is studying abroad
in South Korea this fall, and there
have been applicants for studies
abroad in South Korea, South Africa
and the Netherlands for the spring
semester.
"The most popular destinations
are England, the Netherlands, Fin-
land and Spain," Picht said.
To be eligible for this exchange pro-
gram, a students are required to have
Coming to America: Foreign students land at NSU
Theresa Huffman,
Sauce Reporter
Northwestern's residence halls
are filled with students who have
moved away from home to study
in Natchitoches.
While some have moved from
nearby communities, others, like
foreign exchange students Margit
Preinstorfer and Charlotte De
Poorter have come from a lot far-
ther.
Preinstorfer has been here for
one week and is starting her first
semester at NSU this fall. She is
from a small community of 2,000
in Aurach Am Hongar, Austria,
located between Salzburg and
Linz. After deciding she wanted
to study in the United States, Pre-
instorfer spoke to officials from
her university in Austria, who in
turn spoke to Dr. James Picht,
coordinator for the International
Student Exchange Program at the
Scholars' College, to make
arrangements for her curriculum.
Prior to her acceptance at
Northwestern, Preinstorfer had to
complete the requirements need-
ed to be an exchange student.
The first requirement was a
500-word statement explaining
her interest in the program. She
then had to choose from a list of
10 universities. Once Preinstorfer
chose a university, she obtained
two letters of reference from her
professors, transferred her tran-
scripts and completed an English
language competency test. This
was in addition to her studies.
She studied communications in
Austria and while at NSU, Prein-
storfer will study public relations
and business. Preinstorfer said
she likes Northwestern's campus
layout, and it was the first differ-
ence she noticed.
She said that in Austria, the
university's campus is incorpo-
rated within the city of Salzburg.
The campus is much larger in
area. Another main difference is
the drinking age.
Preinstorfer said the drinking
age in Europe is younger than in
the United States. She said that if
someone wants "soft" drinks,"
such as wine and beer, the legal
age is 16. and for "hard" liquor,
the drinking age raises to 18.
Although she said she is enjoy-
ing the friendly people here, Pre-
instorfer said she already misses
home cuisine and her boyfriend.
She said she is looking forward
to tutoring German while she
conducts her studies.
Tutoring in her native lan-
guage, French, is also something
De Poorter will do. De Poorter,
who will study history, recently
arrived from Lille, France, which
is located on the Belgian border,
north of Paris.
De Poorter said her curriculum
in France was English and French
translation in both written and
spoken forms.
De Poorter said one of the
things she likes here is the econo-
my since prices in the United
States are generally cheaper than
those of most European countries.
Both Preinstorfer and De
Poorter said the people here are
"very nice." They also said they
like that their professors know
their names, unlike their home
countries where students are
numbers in a classroom.
Photo by Leslie Westbrook
L to R: Margit Preinstorfer and Charlotte De Poorter walk around the courtyard
in between the FACS building and Morrison Hall.
fashionable #^
_ Focus &r
Factors for the fall
the season's freshest
looks
Welcome back to another
great year of Fashionable Focus.
This season, let's take a brief
look at what the current trends
are:
"D" is for Denim:
I am NOT talking blue jeans
here — I'm talking Denim Chic
(pronounced sheek!)
The biggest fabric this season
is denim because it is rugged,
but it can still be playful. On the
runway you can find denim
blazers, vests, tennis shoes and
purses. It's all about the blue,
but keep in mind you don't have
to spend a lot of "green" to have
these things. In fact, a lot of the
"new" denim styles can be
handmade. Designer handbags
are starting to look an awful lot
like your old pair of bleached
jeans from the fifth grade, just
cut up and sewn back together.
But guess what? It's hot, hot,
hot! You can make this item at
home. Just use your creativity
and you'll come up with some-
thing genius.
Denim blazers can dress up a
casual outfit quite a bit. Tie it in
with a sleek pair of "editor" cut
(wide-legged) black trousers
and a white tank, and you've
got yourself a sexy, clean-lined,
ensemble. For the guys, quilted
denim vests are becoming more
and more noticeable on the fash-
ion scene. Pair it with your
favorite cargo pants and turtle-
neck, when it gets cold of
course, and you will look like
you came straight off the pages
of GQ.
Brownie Points:
Browns are very popular this
season — it's fall, duh. Brown,
alone, might not be your
favorite color, but it sure does go
great with a lot of other colors.
For girls, the best colors to pair
brown with is pale pink or a
bold, vibrant turquoise. Try a
brown crocheted poncho over a
pink camisole and jeans. Or try
an oversized turquoise sweater
with a pair of brown corduroy
flared pants. These colors can
look very western, and it won't
scream "Urban Cowboy" if put
together properly.
Kiss the sun goodbye:
Yes, we all love the sun, but
fall is when your skin tone
grows out of its sun-kissed glow
and resumes its normal pigmen-
tation. Rather than try to cover
up your already paling face with
self-tanner or bronzing cremes,
enhance it with this season's
coolest hues. For the eyes, use
pinks, mauves and burgundies.
For the lips, use pale pink gloss-
es, "just bitten" stains, and
lavender frosts. To keep those
cheeks rosy, try color cheek
stains (by Origins, Inc. or Clin-
ique), which last all day and
look really natural. Also,
remember that fall brings drier
weather, so keep your faces
hydrated with oil-free moistur-
izers.
For questions or comments
concerning fashion,pro ducts,
or trends contact Raquel at
SaucyFashion@aol.com.
Hey! Are you always
giving your friends
advice on relation-
ships? Do you think you
have what it takes to
give that same advice
to the students of NSU?
If so, we're looking for
YOU! Contact Elaine
Broussard today at
currentsauce@nsula.edu
for more info.
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Northwestern has two new
faces in the School of Creative and
Performing Arts. They are the
new associate director of bands,
Caroline Beatty, and the new con-
ductor of the NSU Symphony
Orchestra, Doug Baukenhaus.
Beatty has a bachelor's degree
in music education from the Uni-
versity of Texas, where she also
obtained her master's degree in
conducting. She taught music
and band at public schools in the
Houston area before being offered
the associate director of bands
position at NSU.
Beatty said she first got
involved in music by playing in
the band in middle school and
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Caroline Beatty directs the marching
band from the tower.
knew by her sophomore year in
high school that she wanted to
become a band director.
Beatty assists director of
bands,William Brent with a
marching band techniques class
and teaches a wind ensemble
class. She also plays the saxo-
phone.
Beatty said even though she has
only been at NSU for a few weeks,
she is having a good experience.
"It's great," she said. "Every-
body has been really nice and all
the students are really nice. So far
so good."
Baukenhaus earned his bache-
lor's degree in music at the Uni-
versity of Texas at Austin and his
master's degree in conduction at
East Texas State University. He
did doctorate work at the Univer-
sity of Michigan and has almost
completed his doctorate at UT
Austin.
Baukenhaus teaches several
classes including music form and
analysis and an advanced con-
ducting class. He also teaches
and plays the bassoon.
Baukenhaus said that at first he
was not going to go to college but
decided to go after his high school
band director urged him. After a
couple of years in college, he
decided music was what he want-
ed to do and pursued his music
major.
Like Beatty, Baukenhaus has
been at NSU for a few weeks.
"I like the small town atmos-
phere," he said. "I've always want-
ed to teach at a mid-sized univer-
sity."
Beatty and Baukenhaus are
both from Houston, and they both
said that music is an important
part of education and life.
Baukenhaus said, "Music helps
us understand what it means to
be human."
Beatty said that music "reaches
depths that other subject matter
doesn't reach. It can get down in
your soul. By learning music,
everybody who does it is learning
also discipline and teamwork."
During the fall semester, the
NSU band, aside from its usual
football game performances and
Christmas Festival Parade
appearance, will be holding a Fall
Wind Ensemble on Oct. 27.
The NSU Symphony Orchestra
has a full fall schedule with the
Pops Concert on Oct. 7, a classical
concert on Nov. 11, and it will will
take part in the annual Christmas
Gala in December.
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where the movie truly fails.
Considering the importance of the
church's location, one would hope
the exorcism would be good
enough to have the audience on
the edge of their seats.
Instead, the director relies on
cheap plot twists to keep the
action going. The devil's dialogue
in the original is stomach-turning
and just plain creepy. In this film,
the crude language made most
people laugh. Apparently, in this
version the devil is a comedian.
Despite my negative criticism,
the movie is worth the price of
admission if you recognize it as
what it truly is: a cheap summer
horror flick. It fails only when
compared to the original "Exor-
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the Nazis and the creepy cross
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stores.
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Kobe Bryant's charges dropped in rape case
Courtesy
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In an eleventh-hour stunner,
grim-faced Colorado prosecutors
dismissed a rape charge against the
las Angeles Lakers' superstar on
yfednesday night, after his accuser
yanked herself out of the criminal
#se and he issued an emotional _
yet carefully worded _ apology.
"I want to apologize to her for my
behavior that night and for the con-
sequences she has suffered in the
past year," Bryant said in a written
statement.
"Although I truly believe this
^counter between us was consen-
|5 ual. ... I now understand how she
feels she did not consent to this
aicounter."
Bryant, who kept a sphinx-like
silence during his many pretrial
appearances, also wrote, "Although
this year has been incredibly diffi-
cult for me personally, I can only
imagine the pain she has had to
endure."
The reversal in the criminal case,
and Bryant's apology, do not affect
a civil suit the 20-year-old woman
recently filed against the super-rich
basketball player, and her lawyers
said there have been no talks about
a cash settlement.
Neither Bryant, 26, nor the
woman, 20, was in the packed
courtroom when Judge Terry Ruck-
riegle signed the dismissal order at
6:25 p.m. CDT, ending at least one
chapter in a 14-month saga of sex,
celebrity and small-town America.
And the judge pointed out that
without a criminal trial, what hap-
pened between the basketball play-
er and the pretty young concierge
at the posh Lodge and Spa at
Cordillera on June 30, 2003, may
remain a mystery forever.
Since the start of the case, Bryant
has insisted he had consensual sex
with the woman in his hotel room,
while she charged that after some
kissing and hugging, he grabbed
her by the neck, bent her over a
chair and raped her from behind.
"It will, of course, always leave a
question in the mind of everyone
because, as several jurors stated,
only two people know what hap-
pened," Ruckriegle said.
The dismissal came on the fourth
day of jury selection and just a few
days before both sides were set to
present opening arguments.
Eagle County District Attorney
Mark Hurlbert said he was drop-
ping the case only at the request of
the accuser, who did not want to
testify or cooperate with the trial.
"She has indicated her unwilling-
ness to appear," Hurlbert said. "At
no time will this case be refiled."
As her parents sat silent in the
front row, the woman's civil attor-
ney, John Clune, said his client
could not go forward with the
criminal case because her life has
become a living hell.
"If anybody associated with this
case had any sense of what a single
week in the life of my client entails,
they would be astounded ... as to
why she had the will to continue
for as long as she did," Clune told
the court.
Since pressing charges against
Bryant, the accuser has received
Demons win home opener
against Grambling
Demons win big in first-ever evening home game under the soccer
complex's new lighting sytstem, but fall short in Mississippi
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Northwestern State celebrated its
first-ever home night game with a
shutout win Wednesday night in
front of a record crowd of 1,005 at
the Demon Soccer Complex as
Heather Penico had a goal and an
assist in a 4-0 victory over late-
arriving Grambling State.
Northwestern (1-2), which plays
host to Rice Sunday afternoon at 1,
outshot Grambling (2-1) by 24-5
while freshman goalkeepers John-
na Klohoker and Krystle Donald-
son evenly divided the 90 minutes
in front of the net and kept it empty
for the Demons.
A bus breakdown on Gram-
bling's trip to Natchitoches delayed
the start of the contest by nearly 90
minutes, ironically allowing for the
sun to set and the full impact of the
raw $180,000 lighting system to
come into play for kickoff.
It took 22:41 for Northwestern to
break the ice on Tara Powasnik's
unassisted goal off a rebound
about 10 yards in front of the net.
With eight seconds left in the first
half, Angela Pence doubled the
Demons' lead when she scored off
I a redirection of a Penico shot.
Erin Hebert boosted NSU's lead
to 3-0 by scoring off a corner kick
by Dani Thomas 22 minutes into
the second half, eight minutes later,
Penico knocked in a 5-yarder for
NSU's fourth and final score.
NSU 1 vs. Mississippi St. 3
Northwestern State wrapped up
lime of the most difficult season-
opening weekends in school histo-
ry, giving up three late goals to fall
M to SEC member Mississippi
State here Sunday afternoon.
Two days after being shutout 7-0
at Ole Miss, the Demons held a 1-0
halftime lead after Natalie Wagues-
pack fired a 35-yarder in the net at
during the 22nd minute for the first
NSU score of the season. Although
it appeared on paper that the Bull-
dogs dominated the game, MSU
didn't get on the board until the
73rd minute on a shot by Betty Ann
Casey to tie the game at one.
"I told our team I've never been
more pleased with a team for 87
minutes, and for the next two min-
utes, I've never been more frustrat-
ed and disappointed in a team,"
said sixth year NSU head coach
Jimmy Mitchell. "We had a lapse
and gave up the go-ahead goal, but
more frustrating, we emotionally
and mentally didn't stay focused
and gave up the goal that locked it
away. We had some really good
scoring chances in the final minute
that could have been huge if it was
a 2-1 game, but that third goal did
us in."
MSU put together a flurry of
goals when Karen Sandrik fol-
lowed by Casey, netted the ball just
14 seconds apart in the 86th and
87th minute to take a 3-1 lead.
Although scoring just the trio of
goals, Bulldogs (2-0-0) dominated
both halves in the shot column,
out-chancing the Demons (0-2-0)
19-1 in the first half and 18-3 in the
second period.
"This was a much better effort
and performance than what we got
Friday night," said Mitchell. "At
Ole Miss, we played 45 minutes of
good, smart, intense soccer and
then couldn't susta^t that in the
second half. Today we probably
played 87-88 minutes well enough
to win, but what we saw in both
games is that against opponents of
this caliber, the slightest letdown is
going to cost you."
NSU vs. Ole Miss 7
Northwestern State opened the
2004 soccer season falling 7-0 to
Southeastern Conference power
Ole Miss here Friday night.
NSU, playing without four
returning starters, including first
team All-SLC preseason selection
Stephanie Miller, trailed just 1-0 at
the half with true freshman goal-
keeper Johnna Klohoker filling in
for injured veteran Nellie Latiolais.
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Northwestern State players celebrate
after scoring a goal against the Tigers.
However, the Rebels - a second
round NCAA participant last year -
streaked for six goals in the second
half to pull away from any kind of
upset threat.
"They're by far a top 40 team in
the country," said sixth year head
coach Jimmy Mitchell of Ole Miss.
"Now we have to turn around and
play another SEC school on Sun-
day."
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death threats, moved from state to
state, and twice had her name mis-
takenly publicized by the court.
Her trip to a rehab center was
documented by the press, and her
lawyer said at one point the FBI
was probing her crime-victims
counselor for trying to see her case
file.
"The difficulties this case has
imposed on this young woman in
the last year are unimaginable,"
Clune said. "It is her sincere belief
that when this case ends, she does
not want to be brought back into
the criminal process."
By the time of the announce-
ment, Bryant had already returned
home to be with his wife, Vanessa,
and their baby daughter.
"Mr. Bryant is thankful this pro-
ceeding has come to an end," said
his lawyer, Pamela Mackey. "It has
been a long and painful process."
The NBA said it would have no
comment on anything about the
Bryant case.
The small courtroom was
jammed with reporters and court-
house workers who showed up to
offer support to the beleaguered
district attorney's office.
Outside, a small group of teenage
girls who know Bryant's accuser
gathered, including Lindsey McK-
inney, who was slated to be a
defense witness against her former
friend.
"I'm glad it's over," McKinney
said, adding that she never
believed the accuser's story. "I hope
he doesn't end up giving her a
bunch of money."
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A head coach of a foot-
ball team has hard deci-
sions to make. Some prob-
ably keep the coach up all
night and make him stress
out constantly about
whether he made the right
decision or if he will be
hanged by an angry mob.
Demon football head
coach Scott Stoker has to
make hard decisions and
live with the aftermath his
decisions cause. Coach
Stoker has had some hard
decisions this preseason
concerning his depth chart
and who deserves starting
positions.
The hardest decision
Coach Stoker had to make
was for the quarterback
position. Davon Vinson
was the starting quarter-
back last season but he
struggled at times. He had
a great season throwing
for 1,541 yards passing
and eight touchdowns,
but inconsistencies
plagued him throughout
the season. Some of Vin-
son's problems last season
where caused by his trans-
fer from Baylor and com-
ing into practice late.
"I feel a whole lot more
comfortable in my second
year in the offense," Vin-
son said. "I have it down
pretty good."
Stoker said he pushed
Vinson a little too much
and too quick, which was
his fault.
"Davon is the best quar-
terback right now," Stoker
said. "He is playing
extremely well and he had
a great preseason."
Even though Vinson
struggled last season, he
shined throughout the
preseason and has been
tabbed the starter against
the University of
Louisiana Lafayette.
Helping Vinson learn a
little quicker was red shirt
freshman Connor Morel
who applied pressure on
Vinson in the preseason
for the starting job.
Both Morel and Vinson
said competition between
them helped them get bet-
ter for the upcoming sea-
son.
"Quarterback competi-
tion definitely helps and it
makes Davon and myself
better,." Morel said.
"It always helps to have
competition," Vinson said.
"It helps you play better."
Coach Stoker said Morel
has tremendous potential
and he will get playing
time against ULL.
"I see a lot of potential
with Morel and he has a
great arm and can make
some plays," Stoker said.
"But he is trying a little
too hard, which a lot of
freshmen tend to do when
they are pressed to play."
Though the Demon
offense has struggled in
two scrimmages, Morel
thinks NSU will do better
against the Ragin Cajuns.
"Our defense is a hard
defense to pick up and it is
hard to read with all the
blitzes," Morel said. "We
will be able to adjust and
to pick up everything
against ULL."
Vinson said he is just
ready to play against regu-
lar opponents and not the
Demon defense.
"As long as we execute
on offense, we will come
out on top," Vinson said.
Whoever is QB for
Coach Stoker, he has a nice
fall back plan in Morel or
Vinson.
Coach retires
By Patrick West
Sports Editor
Northwestern State's James
Smith announced his retire-
ment Wednesday morning
and said it was time to do
things he has missed over the
years.
"You get no holidays as a
coach and I never had that
time to spend with my fami-
ly," Smith said. "I never got to
spend time with my wife on
her birthday or our anniver-
sary and now I get to."
Smith retired after coaching
at NSU for 17 years and is the
winningest coach in South-
land Conference women's
basketball history. Smith has
an overall record of 340-155, a
.687 winning percentage at
NSU and guided the Lady
Demons to a pair of NCAA
Tournament appearances in
1989 and 2004. The 1989
appearance was the first-at-
large invitation received by a
Southland Conference
women's basketball program.
Smith also captured three
regular-season Southland
Conference championships,
along with the SLC tourna-
ment championship last sea-
son. NSU also made three
appearances in the Women's
National Invitational Tourna-
ment and endured only one
losing season in his 20 sea-
sons as head coach.
Smith started his coaching
career as the girls' head bas-
ketball coach at Downsville
High School. Smith then
moved to NSU as an assistant
coach for then head coach,
Pat Nolan Pierson. The for-
mer Marine would eventual-
ly take over the head-coach-
ing job in 1987, and the rest is
history.
Smith said he felt the time
was right for his retirement
and it was a gradual decision.
"The time was right for me
to retire," Smith said. "This
was not a spur of the moment
decision."
Smith said last year's suc-
cess did help with the retire-
ment but he decided to retire
long before the season start-
ed.
"I made a decision last Sep-
tember to retire," Smith said.
"It is just time for me to do
something else."
Smith said he felt uncom-
fortable with the legend or
icon status some people give
him.
"I try to fly underneath the
radar," Smith said. "The pro-
gram and the kids come first
and if you have a good team
then you just hold on for the
ride."
Smith said he was already
bored after two days, but
plans to enter a private busi-
ness to keep him busy.
Smith said life was full of
givers and takers and he con-
siders the people of Natchi-
toches to be givers.
"It has been a wonderful
ride with great people and
great kids," Smith said. "This
will always be a special place
for me. Thank you very
much."
Chris Reich/the Current Sauce
James Smith announced his retirement Wednesday morning in the
Brown Stroud Room. Smith said he enjoyed coaching at NSU.
Graf named new head coach
By Patrick West
Sports Editor
Northwestern State decid-
ed to stay within their coach-
ing ranks and hired assistant
coach Jennifer Graf to replace
James Smith after 17 years as
the head coach.
"Coach James Smith said
the best person to replace him
was right underneath our
noses," athletic director Greg
Burke said. "She is mature
beyond her years and is ready
to be a head coach."
Graf said she was excited
about being named new
coach and this was a dream
come true.
"Ever since I was little I
wanted to coach," Graf said.
"This is a dream job for me
and a dream come true."
When Graf officially takes
the position, she will be 26
years, 2 months and 26 days
old, making her the second -
youngest head coach in major
college women's basketball.
Besides being an assistant
coach for four years, Graf also
played for NSU from 1996-
2000, helping the Demons
win the 1999 Southland Con-
ference championship.
Though some question her
age, Smith said she is the one
for the job and felt good about
the program being left in her
hands.
"They have six senior play-
ers returning this season so
this was the right time for me
and the transition would be
easier for Coach Graf," Smith
said.
As an assistant, Graf's
responsibilities included
coaching, administrative
work, recruiting coordinator,
handled scouting reports and
Chris Reich/the Current Sauce
Assistant head coach Jennifer
Graf talks to media and sup-
porters about being a head
coach at Northwestern State.
setting the defensive scheme
for each game, which helped
prepare her for a head-coach-
ing job.
"As an assistant coach, Jen-
nifer has established herself
as a shrewd tactician, an out-
standing recruiter and a won-
derful mentor for the young
ladies involved in the basket-
ball program," President Ran-
dall Webb said. "The fact that
she is Coach Smith's choice to
follow him as head coach is a
tremendous endorsement of
her ability to lead our pro-
gram for years to come."
Graf said she is not chang-
ing anything in the program
and wants to keep the tradi-
tion.
"Lady Demon basketball
has a tradition at NSU and I
am not changing that," Graf
said. "I am just continuing
that tradition and hoping to
build on it.
Josh Barrios/the Current Sauce
In March, Graf as an assistant
helped the Lady Demons win
the SLC tournament champi-
onship. Graf won a champi-
onship as a player and as a
coach, giving her two SLC
championship rings.
Lights erected at soccer complex
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Sports Information
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The culmination of a two-
year planning, funding and
construction process has
resulted in the most signifi-
cant project in the history of
the Northwestern State
women's soccer program as
lights have been erected at the
Demon Soccer Complex in
time for preseason practice
for the 2004 season.
At a cost of nearly $180,000,
all of it derived from NSU
Athletic Department budget
monies or from privately
raised funds, both the main
competition field and adja-
cent practice field can now be
used at night as a result of this
project.
The 2004 NSU women's
soccer team has already prac-
ticed under the lights, getting
underway at 12:01 a.m. on
Aug. 11, which marked the
first day the team could con-
duct practice under NCAA
guidelines.
The players will continue
to benefit from the new addi-
tion to the facility over the
next couple of weeks by being
able to hold one of their daily
practices at night without
having to endure the usually
brutal August heat and
humidity.
The first official game
under the lights will be held
on Wednesday, Sept. 1, when
NSU hosts Grambling State
at 7 p.m. to kick off the home
schedule.
the private sector, this project
would not have been real-
i2ed," said Burke, who also
acknowledged significant
support for the project from
the Natchitoches Parish Hos-
pital, NSU Team Orthopedic,
Dr. Chris Rich and BellSouth.
The soccer lights project
was completed by Twin City
Electric Company from Mon-
roe, in conjunction with the
Natchitoches firm of N&A,
Inc. and its president, Rick
Nowlin.
NSU, which has participat-
ed in two of the past five
NCAA postseason tourna-
ments and is the only
Louisiana program to com-
pete in NCAA postseason
play, will play nine other
home matches this season, in
addition to the Sept. 1 opener.
Cheryl Thompson/the Current Sauce
The Northwestern State soccer team stretches under the newly installed lights at the Soccer Complex.
The Demons played their first game under the lights Wednesday night against Grambling.
"It is hard to put into words
how much of an impact the
addition of lights to our facil-
ity will have on the soccer
program," said NSU head
coach Jimmy Mitchell, who
has been named Louisiana
Coach of the Year twice dur-
ing his five-year tenure.
"Playing and practicing at
night is beneficial from a safe-
ty perspective, especially dur-
ing the months of August and
September. Also, after classes
begin, having the lights will
enable practices and matches
to be held in the evening to
avoid conflicts with afternoon
classes, which had been a
problem in the past. I see our
recruiting efforts being great-
ly enhanced as the lights are a
significant addition to what
we feel already is an out-
standing soccer facility," he
said.
Mitchell, who has worked
hard to develop a strong rela-
tionship between his pro-
gram and the Natchitoches
Youth Soccer Association,
also is enthusiastic about the
opportunity to generate
increased fan support by
virtue of playing matches at
night instead of in the middle
of the afternoon.
Grants from The Lupin
Foundation in New Orleans
and the Weyerhaueser Foun-
dation were "definite shots in
the arm" to the project in
terms of funding, said NSU
athletic director Greg Burke.
"The Athletic Department,
along with the women's soc-
cer players and coaches, are
grateful to the many individ-
uals and businesses whose
generosity made this project
possible. Without gifts from
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the Current Sauce
The new lights at the Soccer
Complex
This Just In
Courtesy
Sports Information BureaJ
Football
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play against
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cornerback, Davi<
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Wednesday.
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elbow injury Aug. 14 am
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that could allow him ti
play, said Stoker. If hj
does not take the field Sat
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tis West will start in hi
place, while redshii
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News
Craig chosen as acting assistant
activities director
The NSU department of student activities and organi-
zations has appointed Alycia Craig as the acting assis-
tant director of student activities, organizations and
leadership development. Tenia Alexander formally held
this position.
Craig, a Mansfield native, iis a graduate of NSU with a
Bachelor of Science with a concentration in psychology
and a Master of Arts in Student Personnel Services with
an emphasis in counseling. As acting assistant, Craig
will work with the Student Activities Board, President's
Leadership Program and Emerging Leaders Program.
Craig worked as a graduate assistant in alumni affairs,
student activities, counseling and career services and
academic advising. She interned in student activities
and counseling and career services.
After eight years at Northwestern, Craig said she
wants students to know that NSU can really be a home
for students.
"I want to be a role model that you can find fulfill-
ment at NSU," said Craig.
In her new role as acting assistant director, Craig
plans to focus on learning the system before making
any changes.
il am an observer. I like to sit quietly and take in
everything. For this first term, I plan to learn the ins
and outs of this office," Craig said. "I've noticed that
everything is strongly set in tradition and I plan to help
people step out of those boundaries. After I learn the
routine, I will attempt to implement changes."
Jonathan Tullier and Kelli Miller
Galgano first female ROTC
batallion commander
NSU's ROTC Demon Battalion has a new commander
this year. Lt. Col. Teresa Galgano assumed her duties at
NSU in June as the first female in that office.
NSU's ROTC program is rated in the top 10 percent of
the nationwide programs, ranking 23 out of approxi-
mately 270 colleges. Galgano said one out of every 55
NSU students is in ROTC.
Galgano said commanders are assigned to schools by
the Army. An officer chooses a geographical region,
which includes a list of schools, and then a board
reviews the list. The reviewers keep several things in
mind when assigning a commander to a particular
school. They take into consideration the officer's skills,
where the officer would best fit and the distance
between the officer's family and the base.
Galgano, a native of New York, earned her bachelor's
degree in agricultural economics from Cornell University
and her master's degree in educational technology from
Webster University. She enlisted in the Army in 1981
as an environmental science technician.
"I was in college and wasn't happy with my career
•choice. ..and I wanted more than that. I wanted to get
out and travel," Galgano said. She said she has trav-
eled to several places, including Germany, Croatia and
Turkey. Galgano also served in Desert Storm and
Desert Shield when she was deployed in 1990.
Galgano said she intends to continue the ROTC's suc-
cess of commissioning 15-20 high-quality officers, and
she also wants to reinstitute the ranger company,
which teaches outdoor and survival skills. She said she
Wants to build a program that people feel like they are
a part of.
"We want to help the cadets we have to succeed,"
Galgano said. "We instill values they may not have had
growing up, and they may take those with them for the
rest of their lives."
Galgano can be contacted at her office in the Military
Science Building.
Lora Sheppard
Corrections:
Last week's story "Wireless Internet now active on cam-
Pus" listed an incorrect future site for wireless Internet.
The correct sites are the Student Union and Kyser Hall.
Last week's story "Biology department receives
endowed professorship" incorrectly reported the amount
of money recieved by the biology department. The correct
amount is $70,000 from the Coypu Foundation and
$40,000 from the Board of Regents.
WRAC to open soon
By April Dickson
Sauce Reporter
The six-year wait for NSU's fitness
center to be renovated is almost over.
Despite a summer full of delays, the
Wellness, Recreation and Activity
Center should still open early during
next semester, Chris Sampite, physical
plant director, said.
During the May 2003 groundbreak-
ing, master of ceremonies Greg
Comeaux said the new intramural
building would be completed in the
fall of 2004. Although the original
time table suggested that the grand
opening would occur on New Year's
Day , Mother Nature interfered.
"The project is proceeding well, but
we're running a little bit behind
schedule," Sampite said. "One of the
major causes for that was the above
normal amount of rain experienced
throughout the summer."
University President Randall Webb
■ See WRAC, page 3
Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce
View from inside the WRAC building while under constuction. The building is supposed to open during the next semester.
Mission: Demon Safety established
New program encourages students to carry ID cards; some question
program's effectiveness in increasing campus safety
By Kyle Shirley
Sauce Reporter
This semester, a new program creat-
ed by the University Safety Commit-
tee will discourage students from
leaving their student ID cards at
home.
Leah Lentz, an NSU counselor and
chairperson of the committee, said,
"We are responding to what students
have said is a problem: thefts and
criminal acts... things that happen
from people who are not NSU stu-
dents coming onto campus."
Lentz said the project, called Mis-
sion: Demon Safety, is a program
inspired by Southeastern Louisiana
University's Project Safety. It will
begin this month with a program
designed to ensure people on campus
are enrolled at NSU. Lentz said the
committee plans to place signs
around campus reminding students
to keep their student ID with them at
all times. University Police officers
will randomly stop students and ask
to see their ID cards. If a stopped stu-
dent is carrying his ID, the officer will
give him or her an ink pen as a
reward.
"And it's a really cool pen," Lentz
said. "What we're doing is trying to
raise awareness and create a positive
reinforcement for students to have
their ID at all times. We also wanted
to create a more positive relationship
with students and university police."
Lentz said if an officer stops some-
one on campus who does not have a
student ID, the officer would give a
verbal warning.
Students are divided on whether the
program will prove to be beneficial.
■ See Safety, page 2
Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce
Students gather for SGA Safety Committe meeting in the SGA office. The students are
Ariel Kelly, Crystal Williams, SAB director Jeff Matthews, Matt Burroughs, and Beau
Boudreaux. The meeting took place Wed. afternoon.
Political science professor to attend colloquium
By Mike McCorkle
Sauce Reporter
A member of Northwestern's facul-
ty will be attending an invitation-only
colloquium from Sept. 9-12.
Alex Aichinger, associate professor
of political science, is one of only four-
teen people attending a national collo-
quium on the book "On Power," The
event will be held at Wabash College
in Crawfordsville, Ind.
The author of "On Power" is
Bertrand de Jouvenel (1903-1987), a
French political scientist, economist,
journalist and author. His books and
essays were influential in the academ-
ic western world.
"Bertrand de Jouvenel is not well-
known, but his essays are frequently
discussed among political scientists,"
Aichinger said.
"On Power" discusses the process
by which government and controlling
Jason Griffin/ the Current Sauce
Alex Aichinger
majorities have grown increasingly
powerful and tyrannical.
In a book review on www.liberty-
fund.org, Angelo M. Petroni of the
Einaudi Center for Research in Torino,
Italy, said the book "is simply a book
that no serious scholar of political sci-
ence or political philosophy can afford
to ignore."
The colloquium is sponsored by
The Liberty Fund, a private, educa-
tional foundation established to
encourage the study of the ideal of a
society of free and responsible indi-
viduals. The group sponsors confer-
ences around the world and grants
scholarships to students. Attendance
is on an invitation-only basis, and has
included noted professors and schol-
ars from around the world. Attendees
are selected for their knowledge in a
particular field.
"It is an honor to be invited,"
Aichinger said. "I feel that this will be
good for my students."
John Capps, a junior political sci-
ence major, said he feels that
Aichinger 's invitation is good for
NSU.
"He is deserving of any honor he
can get because he is a good profes-
sor," Capps said. "I already thought
that the social sciences department
was high-quality, but this will add
credibility."
Aichinger said he hopes that the
colloquium will assist him in his
involvement with the American
Democracy Project, an organization
that aims to get students more
involved in the civic life of the United
States. NSU is one of several hundred
schools that participate irt the pro-
gram.
"It encourages citizens and students
to become more civically engaged,"
Aichinger said. "Hopefully we can
use some of. the information for the
project."
De Jouvenel also wrote "The Ethics
of Redistribution," "The Pure Theory
of Politics" and "Sovereignty: An
Inquiry into the Political Good."
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Bookstores' price differences explained
Abigail Broussard, a freshman at
NSU, said, "I think it's a great
idea... most of the break-ins and
most of the crime on campus is
people who aren't going to school
here. This campus needs to be
watched a lot closer. If you don't
belong here, get out."
Freshman Manny Augello said,
"People need their ID's. They need
to remember to keep it on them."
Senior Scholars' College student
Aaron Williams disagreed.
"Is it illegal to be on campus and
not be a student? There were some
times over the summer when I was
on campus and I wasn't a stu-
dent. . . it doesn't make any sense to
try and close the campus,"
Williams said.
Jared Kahanek, another Scholars'
College senior, said, "This is a gross
violation of our civil rights. I guess
the cops have to do something
besides give out traffic tickets to
justify their being on campus, but
that's just not it."
SGA Treasurer Edward "Beau"
Boudreaux HI has also voiced con-
cerns about the program.
"The way it was explained to the
SGA, if someone doesn't have an
ID, there is no way to ensure they
aren't a student," Boudreaux said.
"I don't think it's going to be effec-
tive in targeting the audience we
want to target."
Despite his objections,
Boudreaux said the SGA will "help
in any way we can."
Mission: Demon Safety will con-
tinue introducing programs
throughout the semester, including
Sexual Assault Awareness Week
from Oct. 5-8.
The Student Safety Committee
obtained funding for promotional
signs and pens from the residential
life and housing departments.
Lentz did not have the exact expen-
diture figures on hand. The com-
mittee usually does not have its
own budget.
The committeeinvites invites all
students to participate.
"We have a very diverse popu-
lation of students, and it's not
closed," Lentz said.
By Jonathan Tullier
Sauce Reporter
NSU students may have noticed
that book prices at the University
Bookstore are one to three dollars
higher than those of the Campus
Corner.
"There was no time to think over
prices," Lee Waskom, owner of the
Campus Corner and the University
Bookstore, said. "We took over the
store in July and the previous own-
ers left us nothing."
In July, Barnes and Noble's con-
tract with NSU expired. Waskom
placed a bid for the University
Bookstore. He won and now owns
both local textbook providers.
Waskom said that when they
took over the University bookstore
from Barnes and Noble, no histori-
cal record or projectons of sales was
left.
"Our main goal for August was
to renovate and train in the Univer-
sity Bookstore," Waskom said.
Under their contract with NSU,
the University Bookstore is charged
rent and financial aid charge- offs,
slightly raising the prices there.
A sample student's book costs:
Here is a price comparison between the two book providers.
Key: Book/University Book-
store/Campus Corner
• Uncivil War/$36.65//35.70
• Floating off the
Page/$14.00/$10.00
• Team Rodent/$9.95/$5.20
• Elements of Journal-
/sm/$12.95/$9.10
• Sociology in our
f/mes/$87.00/$84.75
• Social 7/7/ngs/$17.55/$17.10
• First Aid and
CP«/$42.65/$41.55
• Media and Cul-
rure/$57.50/$56.05
• College Algebra/$69.00/$67.25
• Physical Uni-
verse/$110.65/$107.80
Total: $457.90/434.50
Financial aid charge-offs were
estimated this year to be anywhere
between $50,000 and $150,000.
These compensate for students
who purchase books with scholar-
ships, drop out, and do not return
their books.
"If the actual charge-off prices
are not this great, the book prices
will fall more inline," Waskom
said.
Overall, the price variation is not
as great as it once was. Pprices
between bookstores have previous-
ly varied five to 15 dollars per book
Waskom said. He said that
although book prices are different,
clothing and school supply prices
are the same.
Waskon said closing the price
gap on books between the stores
has not been the only worry on his
mind.
"We also have to address the
problem of people who buy books
at one store and return them at the
other," Waskom said. "A return
policy statement will be issued
later this month."
Foundation, board of regents set up endowment [R POLICE BLOTTER PO
By Kyle A. Carter
News Editor
Through a donation from the
Coypu Foundation and a partial
match by the Louisiana Board of
Regents, NSU has been able to set
up an endowed professorship in
the biology department.
The Coypu Foundation is a char-
itable organization that specializes
in providing money to perform
research in the studies of ecology
and the environment. The late
John S. Mcllhenny, a relative to the
founder of the Tabasco Company,
formed the group.
Mcllhenny was a strong support-
er of the sciences, especially those
that dealt with issues of the envi-
ronment and conversation studies,
said Austin Temple, dean of the
college of science. He said this
interest led Mcllhenny to form the
Coypu Foundation to provide
grants to organizations to improve
science and research in the state of
Louisiana. The Coypu Foundation
takes it name from the Latin word
for the nutria rat, a species of ani-
mal that some of the foundation's
donations have paid to research.
The Coypu Foundation donated
a total of $70,000. Along with a
$40,000 match from the Board of
Regents $60,000 of the donation has
been set aside to create a full
$100,000 endowed professorship,
Temple said. He said the remain-
ing $10,000 has been set aside to
provide for a scholarship.
The University has not yet decid-
ed, but the money from the profes-
sorship will probably go to fund
further research of an already exist-
ing member of the biology depart-
ment faculty, said Michael Bodri,
head of the biology department.
"It is a grant matched partially
by the state," Bodri said. "They
take the money and invest it, and
we get the dividends."
Bodri also said no one actually
touches the original amount of the
donated money. He said that with
an endowed professorship, the
original donation is placed in an
interest gaining bank account. The
original amount is never touched
while in the account. Instead, the
professor with the endowment is
given the amount of the interest
gained from the money in the
account, Bodri said. The professor
is then allowed to spend that
money on further research by using
it to purchase special equipment,
hire research assistants, travel to
conferences or remote locations,
etc. The original amount of money
can never be decreased, but can be
added to. Bodri said this ensures
the continued existence of the fund.
"It is a flexible donation allowing
professors to be free in their choic-
es," Bodri said.
President Randall Webb said the
donation marks the first of its kind
in the department and that the
endowment would be named after
Mcllhenny.
"We are deeply appreciative of
the donation from the Coypu
Foundation," Webb said. "Their
generosity will greatly help stu-
dents and faculty."
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5:23 p.m.
A call was received in refer-
ence to another wreck.
5:40 p.m.
Someone came in to report
that the sign on the Fine Arts
building had fallen off. An offi-
cer was dispatched to pick up
the sign and bring it back to
the university police station.
8- 31-04
7:58 a.m.
A woman called and
requested an officer because
someone was shaking the
doors of Roy Hall. No evi-
dence of an intruder was
found.
9- 1-04
4:57 a.m.
An ambulance was called to
Sabine Hall for a student with
a possible spider bite. The girl
was transported to the Natchi-
toches Parish Hospital.
12:53 p.m.
A wreck was reported. A
person was taken into custody
with the campus police, and
one vehicle was searched.
Vehicles were towed, and the
roadway was cleared.
7:15 p.m.
There was a wreck at Tarl-
ton Drive and University Park-
way.
8:36 p.m.
The fire alarm went off at
Boozman Hall. Police officers
and members of the Natchi-
toches Fire Department were
dispatched. All floors were
searched.
9-2-04
12:51 a.m.
A man called in reference to
a dispute. Officers were dis-
patched to check it out. It
turned out to be a resident
who raised his voice and
began bearing on the wall as a
result of an argument with his
mother on the phone.
10:08 a.m.
The nurse was taken to
Family and Consumer Sci-
ences Room 132 where a
woman was transported to the
emergency room.
11:25 a.m.
A grounds crew member
accidentally shattered the pas-
senger side window of a facul-
ty member's car.
11:41 a.m.
A student's vehicle was
involved in a hit and run.
5:45 p.m.
The fire alarm went off at
Boozman Hall. Members of
the Natchitoches Fire Depart-
ment were en route.
6:54 p.m.
There was a fire call from
Dodd Hall.
8:21 p.m.
A student reported his bike
stolen.
9-3-04
12:34 a.m.
A girl passed out in her
room in Sabine Hall. She was
transported to Natchitoches
Parish Hospital.
1:07 a.m.
A student from Dodd Hall
called and said that she could
hear hollers echoing from the
stadium. The dispatched offi-
cer did not see or hear any-
thing.
8:32 p.m.
A statement was taken from
a woman who tripped in a pot-
hole at Turpin Stadium at
8:22 p.m.
9-4-04
12:44 a.m.
People outside Sabine Hall
heard glass breaking. There
was a broken window on the
fourth floor. An RA was sent to
check it out. People from the
room were going to Natchi-
toches Parish Hospital because
someone's finger had been
injured.
9-6-04
3:05 p.m.
A person was stuck in the
elevator on the third floor at
the stadium.
8:21 p.m.
The fire alarm went off at
Bossier Hall. Members of the
Natchitoches Fire Department
came. The alarm was a result
of burned popcorn on the third
floor.
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Stand out in the crowd! Join
the Student Activities Board!
There is one Representative
at Large position open and 7
Residential Representative
positions open. Pick up an
application in room 214. The
deadline for these applications
is Friday, Sept. 10 at 12 p.m. in
Room 214. Elections will be
held on Monday, Sept. 13
beginning at 8:30p.m.
Anyone interested in run-
ning for Mr. and Miss NSU or
the 2004 NSU Homecoming
Court can pick up information
in the Student Activities Office
in Room 214 of the Student
Union. Any organizations
wishing to sponsor an entry
may also pick up information
at that time. Filings will end
on Tuesday, Sept. 14, and elec-
tions will be held on Wednes-
day, Sept. 22 and Thursday,
Sept. 23.
SGA
The Student Government
Association is now accepting
applications for an executive
assistant. This is a paid student
job. Please pick-up an applica-
tion in the SGA office, Student
Union Room 222. For further
information call Mindy
McConnell at 357-4335.
Anyone interested in run-
ning for SGA Class Senator can
pick up an application in the
SGA Office. Applications will
be due on Tuesday, Sept. 14.
Elections will be held on
Wednesday, Sept. 22, and
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004
NSU Football
Current NSU students can
pick up their football game
tickets at the Athletic Ticket
Office located in the NSU
Fieldhouse at the south end of
the football stadium. The Ath-
letic Ticket office is open Mon-
day through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tickets are free to stu- /
dents but a valid student ID is
required to obtain them.
KNWD
KNWD presents the third-
annual End of Summer Festi-
val on Saturday, Sept. 11 start-
ing at 12 p.m. The EOS Fest is
a local band music festival that
will be free to all. Contact
Candice at 354-9539 for more
information
Greek 1010
Letters today, leaders tomor-
row. Session 1: Sept. 28 7-9
p.m. in the Student Union Ball-
room. Session 2: Sept. 30, 7-9
p.m. in the Student Union Ball-
room. Meetings are for all
Greek new members - Spring
'04 and Fall '04.
the Current Sauce welcomes
submissions for Connections, a
free service to organizations
planning events that will be
open to NSU students.
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has been pushing to open the
facility by Jan. 1. Because of rain
delays, Sampite said that is going
to be a tough goal to meet.
Associate Director of Student
Activities and Organizations
patric Dubois said that the rain
caused a lot of lost time, but the
setbacks are not major.
"We're still going to open in the
spring. We can't guarantee a spe-
cific date," Dubois said. "You
look at this summer; this was one
of the rainiest summers in the last
100 years. It was in the top three
in the past hundred years."
The beginning of the rainy
summer came when they began
laying concrete at the WRAC.
"If you have a lot of rain, that's
OK to some extent — if you have
the concrete down," Sampite
said. "You can have a day of rain,
then a dry day, and that dry day
you can work if you've got con-
crete. Well, if you've got a mud
hole and you're trying to frame
up concrete, we're out for three or
four days, maybe a week."
The weather will become less
of a problem once the roof is com-
pleted, Dubois said. Once the
building is enclosed, the con-
struction crew will be doubled
and work time increased.
Sampite said the roof panels
will begin to be installed within
the next two weeks. Now, they
are completing the structural roof
work. There is still
brickwork, structural work,
window installation, woodwork
and painting to be done before
the exterior of the building is
complete.
Dubois said the hardest part
has been deciding how best to
align the tasks of attaining and
moving equipment, and hiring
and training a staff. This should
only take about six weeks after
the fire marshal approves the
building.
"I think it's good that we make
sure that this expensive and very
detailed project is done properly
and not hurried just so we'll have
a facility," Dubois said. "I think
that our contractors are doing a
good job in making sure they do
everything correctly and that it
will be a building that lasts a long
time. If it's done properly we'll be
able to appreciate it and have less
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Fall 1998 - Plans for remodeling the intramural building began.
Students voted for a plan to install a cardiovascular unit and state-
of-the-art workout equipment.
Spring 1999 - Students began paying $75 per semester to afford
the $ 7 million for the project.
January 2002 - The intramural building closed for renovations.
April 2002 - IM underwent a three-week hazardous material and
asbestos removal process.
September 2002 - Contractors began to make bids on the project,
and the basement of Rapides Hall opened as a makeshift workout
center.
January 2003 - Bidders waited for state approval of construction
budget to begin work.
May 2003 - Groundbreaking ceremony was held. Master of Cere-
monies Greg Comeaux announced that the building should be
complete in the fall of 2004.
Summer 2004 - Heavy rain throughout most of June caused major
setbacks.
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Outside the WRAC building as construction continues to finish by the spring.
problems there in the future."
The facility is going to be 82,000
square feet of state-of-the-art
workout space, Dubois said. The
building will be equipped with
two large gymnasiums, a one-
ninth mile rubberized track, two
2,500 square foot weight rooms, a
2,500 square foot cardiovascular
room with six televisions to
watch while working out, three
racquet ball courts, a 2,500 square
foot group fitness room and a
game room with pool and ping-
pong tables. The building will
also have men and women's lock-
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for the year. Students will be able
to rent smaller lockers for 25 cents
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Thursday, September g, 2004
the Current Sauce
Life
Movie Review:
"Anacondas"
Aaron Pizani
Sauce Reporter
Is it a remake? Is it a sequel?
Have we already seen a movie
about giant snakes in a jungle
that have a sweet tooth for peo-
ple?
No, no, and yes. "Anacondas:
The Hunt for the Blood Orchid,"
directed by Dwight Little,
should not be prematurely
dumped to the side just because
it seems like a total rip-off of the
1997 "Anaconda" film starring
Jennifer Lopez.
Once you realize that "Ana-
condas" was never meant to be a
great movie, and that it was
never expected to blow the top
off any aspect of movie making,
it is a It easier to sit and enjoy.
A New York pharmaceutical
corporation wants a group to
trek through the Borneo jungle
in search of the "Blood Orchid."
This flower contains a chemical
that takes the limit off how
many times a cell can repro-
duce. This would mean eternal
life for a human and billions of
dollars for whichever greedy
drug corporation gets its hands
on it first.
The expedition consists of a
scientist, Matthew Marsden; his
assistant, KaDee Strickland; two
corporate opportunists, Salli
Richardson-Whitfield and Mor-
ris Chestnut; a medic, Nicholas
Gonzalez; a nervous techie,
Eugene Byrd and the boat cap-
tain, Johnny Messner, who
seems to have "hero" oozing
from his pores even at his first
appearance.
The plot is predictable and the
dialogue is cheesy. At first it
seems to be making fun of all
other movies in the same genre.
However, the movie eventually
screams "sike!" at the audience
as the plot suddenly takes a
twist and becomes a good
movie. This only happens once
the first, and most annoying,
character gets picked off. Per-
haps that is what made the dif-
ference.
The characters seem a bit
cliche in the beginning but once
they are thrown into a dire situ-
ation, their traits are lovable and
their fear is believable.
The anacondas themselves
are not seen in full detail or as
frequently as you might expect,
but when they do make a full
appearance, they look good.
The computer generated freaks-
of-nature and the flailing bodies
of their victims look surprising-
ly real for what seems like a low
budget summer movie. The
scenery and locations were also
remarkable.
The first half-hour might be a
bit uninspiring and you might
find yourself more interested in
the back of the person's head in
front of you than the movie.
However, it quickly catches
your attention and does not let
go until the end.
I would highly recommend
"Anacondas" if you have 90
minutes to kill and want to
spend at least 60 minutes of it
on the edge of your seat.
Four out of Five Stars
Photo by Chris Reich/the Current Sauce
Thirty-six Kappa Sigma pledges spend their mandatory two-hours-per-week study time in Watson library Wednesday evening.
Go to your quiet place
by Tamara Carter
Sauce Reporter
and
Raquel C. Hill
Life Editor
Getting away from the hustle and
bustle of college life can be difficult,
but students can find their quiet
places.
Even on NSU's busy campus a vari-
ety of quiet places are available to
students. They may opt for a tradition-
al setting such as the library or enjoy
the natural ambiance of Lake Chaplin.
Both offer a quiet atmosphere in
which students can relax, and if the
mood hits them, study for a class or
two.
Some places on campus are some-
times quiet and sometimes not so
quiet. Take the Friedman Student
Union for example. During breaks
between classes, students may snag a
spot in the lobby or find a quiet comer
in Vic's. Thorn LaCaze. a junior pub-
NSU students search
for quiet study areas
lie relations major, likes to study in
the lobby.
"The lobby is always quiet."
LaCaze said. "I usually grab an ener-
gy drink from Vic's, sit by myself and
study."
However, the temptation of social-
izing and grabbing food overrides the
need for quiet and relaxation. To get
away from distractions, some students
may choose to sit in their cars.
"I see it all the time." Leigh Ann
Culbert. a junior journalism major
said. "People sit in their cars on the
telephone. 1 did it. too, just to get
away."
Students can also go somewhere off
campus to find places that suit their
relaxation or studying needs. Some
students decide to venture to local
pubs or cafes.
For example. PJ's Coffee & Tea is
frequently visited. Milka Sotomayor.
a junior social work major, is the
evening shift manager at PJ's. She
sees many students who come with
backpacks and laptops ready for long
evenings of studying or writing.
"A lot of people stay here all day
with their laptops. The wireless net-
work makes it really nice, too,"
Sotomayor said, referring to the wire-
less Internet service PJ's provides its
customers.
Because PJ's is across the street
from the Louisiana School for Math.
Science and the Arts, it becomes
rather busy during the early evening.
However, during the early afternoon
and late evening, business starts to die
down, and it becomes more pleasant
for college students wanting peace
and quiet.
If caffeine is not your "cup of tea,"
there are other alternatives. Many
students opt to study along the Cane
River on campus. The willow trees
provide shade while the cool grass
offers a soft place to catch a few Z's or
catch up on your calculus homework.
Even though many students do find
places to study, some students still
find it difficult to get away from the
noise of their roommates or dormito-
ry. For instance, Latasha Monette, a
senior fashion merchandising major,
described the place where she finds
silence.
"I go in my bathroom because I
know no one will follow me." Mon-
ette said. "It's the only time I can real-
ly read."
Whether you choose the Student
Union or the bathroom, quiet places
can be found.
Photo by Chris Reich/ the Current Sauce
Nick Austin (social work, junior), Valeri Jones (fashion merchandising, junior), Fugee
Fournier (health and excercise science, junior), Melvin Ashley (business administration, sen-
ior) in the lobby of the student union.
Photo by Cheryl Thompson/the Current Sauce
Shirley Gill takes a nap while waiting for her daughter to get out of class.
Kelly Johnson, a junior LSMSA student studies in the background.
Mind games: Play them now, build brainpower later
By Shari Rudavsky
Knight Ridder Newspapers
(KRT)
Now, it's time to do a boot camp
for your brain.
A growing body of research has
concluded that by keeping your
mind active, you may stave off the
memory loss and diminished brain
functions associated with aging.
Physical exercise and a healthy diet
can boost the brain, too.
"If you start in your 30s or 40s,
you have four or five decades to
control these factors that come into
operation that can have a very dra-
matic effect," says Dr. Ranjan
Duara, medical director of the
Wien Center for Alzheimer's Dis-
ease and Memory Disorders at
Mount Sinai Medical Center in
Miami Beach.
So, bravo to the crossword-puz-
zle-a-day crew, the amateur CPAs
doing their own taxes, the poly-
glots who add one more language
to their repertoire. Any and all of
these activities done in earlier life
can help bolster the mind in old
age, a concept experts call "the cog-
nitive reserve" theory.
Jeanette Tristman of Miami
Beach has lived her life by that
creed. At 86, she spends hours on
the computer, does crossword puz-
zles, and reads voraciously.
"This is the only way to do it,"
she says. "If you don't use it, you
lose it."
Some experts, however, doubt
these exercises have an inside track
of lowering the risk of cognitive
decline. Without hard data to sup-
port such claims, it's just too early
to know, says David Loewenstein,
director of research at the Wien
Center.
WATCH EXTREMES
"It can't hurt to stay mentally
active, but anything that's good can
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TUStere. were
IJOil on
September 11th?
Kayla Brossette
junior
journalism major
"I didn't go to school
that day, and I hadn't
even woken up yet
when one of my
friends called me to tell
me what happened."
Jeremiah Rivers
senior
health and exercise science
"I was at the Kappa
Sigma house watching
Sports Center when the
news broke. I remember
I missed all my classes
that day because I was
glued to the TV."
Miranda Williams,
freshman nursing major &
Kendra Thomas,
freshman English major
"We were in biology class
watching Channel 1, a
news channel we watched
everyday at our high
school, and the news
reports flooding in.
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Signature Style
By now, you have reached
NSU and surpassed the ideals
of the high school mentality
that fashion comes only to
those who spend a lot of
money. Coming to college
makes a lot of people feel "free."
Not necessarily free to do any-
thing you want, but free to
express who you are. I think
freedom of expression is one of
our country's most important
assets and college is as good a
time as any to put that expres-
sion to work.
Everyone has their own "sig-
nature" style. This style is
something that represents who
they are and how they express
their creativity or their sense of
fashion. For instance, when I
was in high school, I always
dressed a little more maturely
than my peers. I was known as
a "sophisticated" chick because
when I was told to dress up, I
wore sleek suits and heels and
classic dress styles. When
things were more casual, I was
still in a button-down, collared
shirt with jeans and heels or
boots. My style was simple, yet
chic — and frankly, it bothered a
lot of folks.
My friends always teased me
for dressing like was a busi-
nesswoman or something—
when the truth was, that's what
I wanted to be. I wanted to be
someone who was successful
enough to dress up everyday
and still look polished with
clean lines on the weekends.
That style still holds true today.
Of course, I do have my
moments when I will burst out
of my room with something
super trendy and fun — but that
sort of style is not "harmo-
nized" with my everyday per-
sonality, it only hits me when I
am in the mood!
On one hand I am a girl that
likes classic looks, but on the
other hand I am definitely into
trying out new styles and
trends. The trend may not stay
in my wardrobe for very long
but at least I will give it a try.
When it comes to style, your
outfits don't have to match
your shoes as much as your
style has to match your per-
sona. Wouldn't it be weird see-
ing your earthy-bohemian type
best friend show up to your
door some day wearing a suit
and heels? Of course it would
be; it's not their style.
There is nothing worse than
looking at woman who is
dressed in a style that has noth-
ing to do with her personality
or mentality. Style first starts
out in the mind: when you feel
good about how you look, you
will always glow and shine, no
matter what the occasion.
By this time in our lives, we
have seen trends come in and
fade out, and we have made
certain decisions as to what
type of clothes look best on us.
It is important to know what
type of colors look best on you
and also what type of shirt of
pant styles fit the best.
Take a lesson from style icons
like Sarah Jessica Parker and
Jennifer Aniston. Their styles
are totally different from each
other because each of them has
their own fashion characteris-
tics. They are not slaves to
trends and they are not always
running out to the nearest
Neiman Marcus department
store to find out what is in style
this month. They choose col-
ors, cuts, and styles that work
for them, and them alone.
Sarah Jessica Parker likes
party dresses— and it is said:
that her favorite designer
gowns are in a teacup, balleri-
na-type style that hits her right
See SIGNATURE, page
Signature
FROM PAGE 4
below the knees and hug her
tiny upper body. This style fits
her personality and looks
classy and refined on her.
Jennifer Aniston has specific
colors that she sticks to: black,
red, green, white, and blue.
These colors reflect the type of
person she is: a practical, sensi-
ble, no-nonsense kind of gal.
The colors she chooses are bold
and brilliant, never faded — like
her. She wants to stand out, but
in a tasteful manner.
I've taken a couple of hints
from my Little Sister in Tau
Beta Sigma who has a great
sense of style. She is a fashion
major now, but in high school
she was voted "Most Original."
The fact that others respect her
uniqueness is something of
which to be proud! She is no
slave to trends, but she does
come up with some exceptional
ensembles that I really admire.
Her fashion variations totally
fit her personality and I would
not change one thing about it.
Everyday, she walks out of the
apartment with a smile, confi-
dent that her style might be a
little different but totally her
own.
Getting away from trends is
not the point I am trying to
make with this week's column.
The point is to find out what
kind of style fits YOU best, and
hold on to it. Don't let anyone
try and judge you by it and
don't ever be afraid to express
yourself and be who you are.
You're in college now — and it's
your time to shine.
// you have questions or com-
ments concerning fashion trends
or products, please e-mail Raquel
at: SaucyFashion@aol.com.
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also be taken to an extreme,"
says Loewenstein, a professor of
psychiatry and behavioral sciences
at the University of Miami. 'I have
people ask me, v My God, do I have
to play Scrabble six hours a day?' "
In the past, conventional wis-
dom held that brains did not grow
cells after a certain point. But
research has shown that lab ani-
mals that navigated mazes in cap-
tivity buffed up their hippocam-
pus, a part of the brain involved
with storing memories. It's not
known whether mental activity
has a similar effect on human
brains, but research holds that
what one does now can pay off
later.
"What you put in earlier in
adulthood and middle age can
help you guard against some of the
other aspects of cognitive decline
in later life," said University of
Florida psychologist Michael Mar-
siske.
To help people stockpile that
mental capacity, "brain gyms" have
proliferated on the web, with
names ranging from MyBrain-
Trainer.com to HappyNeuron.com,
each one promising a collection of
mental calisthenics.
At Memory Concepts, sub-
scribers pay an annual fee of $99 to
pump mental iron with exercises
that tax five aspects of memory _
language, executive function
(problem-solving), visual-spatial
skills, and long- and short-term
memory.
Watching two family members
suffer from Alzheimer's disease
inspired founder Janet B. Walsh to
create her own mental exercises,
like taking art classes and brushing
her teeth with her nondominant
hand. Eventually she paired with a
neuropsychologist to develop a
program, which she likens to train-
ing at the gym.
"You really need someone to
show you how to lift weights prop-
erly or run on that treadmill prop-
erly," says Walsh, 48, of Long
Island. "We're actually saying the
mind has the same capacity and
we're just going to help you along."
But others say the toughest mind
games may do little to enhance
people's ability to function in the
real world as they age. One of the
largest studies to date of older
adults' cognitive abilities, the
National Institute of Aging's
ACTIVE trial (for Advanced Cog-
nitive Training for Independent
and Vital Elderly), demonstrated
that while the subjects aced memo-
ry and problem solving tests on
paper, they registered no improve-
ment in daily living. This result
suggests that structured classes or
even exercises found on the Web
may be misguided, says University
of Florida psychologist Marsiske,
one of the principal investigators.
"It's acontextual. It's not related
to real life," he says.
Rather than taking classes on
how to improve one's memory, he
said, people should engage in real-
life activities such as going to the
library or taking courses that spark
one's mind.
DIET AND FITNESS
Intellectual activity alone does
not necessarily suffice. Physical fit-
ness and a healthy diet, important
for maintaining sound bodies,
helps maintain sound minds.
One recent National Institute of
Aging study found that after six
months of regular aerobic exercise,
seniors improved their recall abili-
ty by 25 percent, according to cog-
nitive function tests performed at
the beginning and end of the peri-
od. Those who engaged in nonaer-
obic exercise for that same period
saw no benefit.
Earlier this month at the
Alzheimer's Association meeting
in Philadelphia, a Harvard doctor
reported that middle-aged women
who ate vegetables, particularly
leafy greens, stayed sharper than
their counterparts who turned
their noses up at this food group.
"These are all good things when
it comes to brain health," says Dr.
Gary Small, director of the UCLA
Center on Aging and co-author of
The Memory Prescription (Hyperi-
on, 2004). "What's good for your
brain is also good for your heart."
In his book, Small describes a
four-pronged plan to improve the
memory in just two weeks, calling
it "a boot camp for the brain." The
plan melds memory exercises,
physical activity, a diet high in
antioxidants and omega-3 fatty
acids, and stress reduction.
Neuro-imaging scans showed
that in just two weeks, a group of
volunteers, age 30 on up, saw a 5
percent improvement in the effi-
ciency of their brain function,
Small says. Their stress levels and
blood pressure dipped.
Now, he hopes to follow people
over the long term to see if the
results will continue to accrue.
"If we can get such dramatic
results in two weeks, imagine if
people did this for two months or
two years. I would predict that it
would lower the rate of
Alzheimer's," he says. "This may
not cure it, but if we can stave it off
for six months or a year, it would
have a huge impact on public
health."
For some, memory problems are
not a symptom of old age but a
way of life. All his life, Ira Abrams,
71, has had trouble recalling peo-
ple's names. At social gatherings,
the Aventura man would station
his wife by his side and whisper a
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Years ago, he joined the brain
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name."
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ly and then blurts out, "Dale
Carnegie," as the answer bubbles
up from the inner recesses of his
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The acceptance
speech
By J. Aaron "Q" Brown
I hope those who read this column last week took the time to
watch the President's acceptance speech at the Republican conven-
tion, because this week there's a pop quiz! Everybody get out a piece
of paper and pencil, put all your books under your desk and remain
quiet until the test begins. Everyone ready? Then here we go.
1) The act that President Bush refers to as "the most important fed-
eral education reform in history" is:
a) a federal act increasing school funding.
b) a law requiring all teachers, private and public, to actual-
ly have teachers' certifications.
c) the "No Child Left Behind Act," which imposed dozens of
regulations and requirements without raising funding or providing a
clear goal.
2) The tax cuts that Bush called "largest tax relief in a generation"
have led to:
a) the biggest budget surplus in American history.
b) the biggest deficit in American history.
c) the lowest poverty rate in American history.
3) Under the "medical liability reform" the Bush regime is touting
a doctor, who by mistake amputated both of a man's legs instead of
his little finger, could be held accountable for up to:
a) $500,000 and /or revocation of license.
b) $1,000,000 and /or up to two years in prison.
c) $250,000.
4) "Pakistan was a transit point for terrorist groups. Saudi Arabia
was fertile ground for terrorist fund-raising. Libya was secretly pur-
suing nuclear weapons, Iraq was ."
a) "a gathering threat."
b) "the home of a genocidal dictator bent on destroying
America and his own people."
c) "an immediate danger."
All right! The answer to number one is, (c), "No Child Left
Behind," which would more appropriately be called "the most coun-
terproductive federal education reform in history." Number two is
(b), the biggest deficit in American history. In fact, before the end of
the year, the deficit will reach more than a half trillion dollars. Bush
attacks Kerry for his tax-and-spend policy, but Bush would have us
simply spend, unaccountably. Number Three is (c); working on the
assumption that it is frivolous lawsuits which have caused such high
insurance premiums, Bush and company would put an absolute limit
of only $250,000 on every malpractice suit, regardless of severity.
Finally, number four is (a), "a gathering threat," but we didn't bomb
any of the countries for which he listed specific offenses. By this
loose justification, we should have bombed North Korea, Libya, Iran,
Saudi Arabia, parts of Palestine, France (if you listen to some people),
China, parts of the former USSR and India long ago. Double stan-
dard, anyone?
Quick correction to last week's column: the Green Party is,
in fact, running a presidential candidate this term, but they said no to
Nader. Check www.gp.org for more information. Also, we appar-
ently got some complaints about the two liberal columns last week.
You're damn right I'm liberal, and a radical, but not nearly as much
of either as Bush, who's promising another four years of wiping his
rear with the constitution. Write to saucefiller@hotmail.com with
gripes, grumps, complaints, applause, praise, comments, or ques-
tions.
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umn appears weekly on the editorial page. His opinions do not
necessarily reflect the opinions of the Sauce staff or of the Univer-
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My first vote
By Hans Zeiger
Courtesy KRT Campus
On November 2, I will cast my
first vote in a presidential election
for George W. Bush. My decision is
without reservation. President
Bush is not only qualified for
reelection, but much is at stake
in this vote.
I am not a die-hard Bush fan. I
was never enthused about Bush in
2000. 1 campaigned for Dan Quayle
during his short-lived candidacy,
and when Quayle dropped out, I
volunteered on Alan Keyes' cam-
paign. As a young idealist, I've
always looked for principled
heroes in the world of politics
before I seek establishment candi-
dates.
It is quite true that Bush is a
man of the establishment. His pres-
ence on the national stage is a result
of his birth into a powerful family.
This is a statement equally applica-
ble to most of history's rulers and
statesmen as to Bush.
Whether the president shall
retain his seat behind the desk in
the Oval Office is now a separate
matter from his association with
the Bush family name. For nearly
four years, the president has had
the immense burden to prove that
he is more than a man of the
national-stage establishment, that
he is capable of leading the world's
greatest nation in an hour of crisis.
This I think he has done quite
well. We are at war on terror and
. the commander in chief has accom-
plished great things in the task at
hand; two dictators have been top-
pled and terrorist networks are
being dismantled. In that sense the
president has ably followed in the
train of McKinley, Wilson and
Franklin Roosevelt.
I do not mean to say that the
president has led perfectly on all
fronts. Since he entered the 2000
presidential race, I have never
assumed Bush to be a conservative
in the sense I like to think of con-
servatism.
I recently asked White House
communications liaison Tim Goe-
glein to what extent the president
takes into consideration the Consti-
tution in his daily policy considera-
tions. I received a roundabout
answer that suggested the presi-
dent was a deliberative man, but
not necessarily deliberative with
respect to the Constitution. This, I
would say, is the president's chief
fault. It has been said that Bush is a
big-government conservative, and
for this he must be criticized.
But I find increasingly as I learn
the various roles of institutions
within our society that George W.
Bush is not the man to blame com-
pletely for the growth of govern-
ment - or the failure to stop its
growth - in recent years. Neither is
Congress or any other part of gov-
ernment entirely to blame. Govern-
ment cannot usually cut off its
organs, nor even contain itself.
The people of this self-govern-
ing Republican country are ulti-
mately responsible for our own
lives. We must be a people of faith,
compassion and character if our
free institutions are to survive the
rigors of a fallen world. So in
America, the growth of govern-
ment is not so much an issue of the
state in some self-amassed power
to tax, spend and control. That
problem is more directly a result of
the people in decreasing responsi-
bility in matters of faith, compas-
sion and character.
Government grows because we
the people demand more of it and
less of ourselves. While we should-
n't excuse this president for taking
too liberal a view of government,
God cannot yet forgive our nation
for taking too irresponsible a view
of ourselves.
In the midst of these trials of
character and Constitution - judi-
cial tyranny, gay marriage, abor-
tion, threatened individual respon-
sibilities, burgeoning government
- we are without a Washington, a
Lincoln or a Reagan to guide us.
The high places are not all disman-
tled, nor the land made pure.
But God sends different leaders
for different times, and this one for
ours. President Bush possesses
high personal integrity, and though
he may not consult the Constitu-
tion as his foremost guide to policy
as he ought, at least he seeks to pre-
serve the Constitution.
That cannot be said of John
Kerry, whose character is question-
able and whose political intentions
are aggressively destructive to the
Constitution and ordered liberty.
John Kerry is unfit for command,
say the veterans he so thoroughly
denigrated. John Kerry is a flip-
flopper, say those who know his
voting record.
Bush is a recognizable embodi-
ment of two great political charac-
ter traits, humility and prudence.
He has an apparently genuine faith
in God, private and public. His
ability to delegate authority to men
of great skill and experience is
noteworthy. Few presidential
administrations in recent history
can match the collective knowl-
edge and credibility of this one.
This president is not a champion
among statesmen, but he is a good
leader nonetheless.
So this young American is hon-
ored to cast his first vote in a presi-
dential election for George W.
Bush. For what it's worth, I encour-
age young people across the coun-
try to join me in voting to re-elect
this president.
Hans Zeiger is a columnist and
conservative activist. He is presi-
dent of the Scout Honor Coalition
and a student at Hillsdale College
in Michigan. Contact him at
hazeiger@hillsdale.edu.
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the Current Sauce
Patrick
West
The Way
I See It
Special
Teams
sportseditorcs@yahoo.com
Did anybody notice a
theme in this past week-
end's college football
games? The special teams
for some college football
programs cost their team a
chance to win a football
game.
Let's look at some cases.
First, on Thursday night,
TCU vs. Northwestern as
the game went into over-
time. Northwestern's kick-
er could not seal the deal
as he missed five field
goals in that game.
Second, Oregon State's
kicker missed three extra
points. That is downright
terrible, and LSU should
have lost.
Last, but not least is
NSU vs. ULL. The
Demons should have beat-
en the Ragin' Cajuns, but
the good ol' special teams
came back to bite us again.
I thought after last sea-
son's debacles with the
Demon kickers, there
would be improvements
this season. Well, looks
like I might be wrong.
I will give new deep
snapper Tommy McClel-
land the benefit of the
doubt because he is new,
but let us hope it was just
a freak accident.
As for our kickers, I
know everyone remem-
bers last season, so this is
not something new. After
seeing Josh Storrs's kick
against ULL, I could not
help but think back to last
season.
That kick was so low, I
do not think the ULL
defender needed to jump.
Even Coach Stoker said
Storrs just missed.
The other missed kick
by Tommy Hebert was
due to a bad placement, so
that is understandable.
Now let me take you
back on a journey of last
season. During the NSU
vs. Tulane game, Hebert
missed two field goals,
which would have won
the game for NSU.
The Demon's other kick-
er, Storrs, had a chance for
the win if he had nailed a
45-yard kick, but a bad
snap with a bad spot led
him to miss that one. This
was just the beginning.
Up next in the ongoing
tragedy of Demon kickers
happened >at McNeese.
Hebert missed an extra
point and a 20-yard field
goal, which led NSU to
lose to the Cowboys 13-9.
I am not trying to add
pressure to the kickers. I
know they have the ability
to make kicks and win
games, so I wonder, is it a
mental issue? Is some-
thing bothering these
kickers?
I know, though, that our
coaching staff led by head
coach Scott Stoker will fix
this problem and sort out
the kicking game.
If we had made those
two field goals, NSU
would only have been
down 14-13 against the
Ragin' Cajuns, and if
freshman A.J. Franklin
had not fumbled the ball
on the one, NSU would
have won 20-13.
But this is not a game of
maybes. It is a game of
action. I know next week
the Demons will improve
and keep getting better
because coach Stoker will
not stop until it is fixed.
Check out some Demon
football action; you never
know what will happen.
Sports |
Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service
Former Demon goal keeper Nellie Latiolais saves a a goal last season. Latiolais was a two-year starter for NSU, but her career was ended early after a car accident this summer.
A soccer career ends
Cheryl Thompson/the Current Sauce
Nellie Latiolais is now an assistant coach for the NSU Demons as she
helps Coach Mitchell with the team. Here Latiolais is helping NSU's
new goalkeeper like Krystle Donaldson adjust to playing in the net
as a true freshman.
By Adam Hymel
Sauce Reporter
What do Bo Jackson, Gale
Sayers and NSU soccer's
Nellie Latiolais all have in
common? They all had suc-
cessful athletic careers pre-
maturely ended by injuries.
Latiolais was preparing
for perhaps her best season
yet when an automobile
accident sidelined her.
She suffered an injury to
the brachial plexus nerve
and doctors told her she
would risk being paralyzed
if she continued to play.
Latiolais was a two-year
starter as goalkeeper for the
Lady Demons soccer team
with a number of honors
already.
She was the 2002 confer-
ence tournament most valu-
able player, a member of the
2002 All-Louisiana Team
and the 2003 All-Southland
Conference selection. Latio-
lais also had 134 saves last
season with seven shutouts
for the Demons.
Like most athletes, Latio-
lais has found it hard to be
on the sidelines.
"The hardest part is
watching the team play and
not be on the field helping,"
Latiolais said.
Latiolais said although
her inability to play has
kept her down, she has
accepted another role on the
team as an assistant coach
and so far has handled the
move to the sidelines well.
Coach Jimmy Mitchell
said Nellie has really han-
dled the transition well and
has continued to be a valu-
able part of the team.
Mitchell also said Latio-
lais has used her experience
to help the young goalkeep-
ers improve.
Latiolais teaching has
helped new goalkeeper
Johnna Klohoker get in a
rhythm early in the season.
Klohoker ranks first in
the league with 54 saves as
Laiolais looks forward to
helping the young goal-
keeper get better through-
out the season.
The new goalkeepers are
expected to help lead the
young Demon squad to the
conference tournament.
Demons lose, look to tame Tigers
By Patrick West
Sports Editor
The NSU Demons look to
rebound and win their first
game of the season against
the Jackson State Tigers Sat-
urday at Mississippi Veter-
ans Stadium.
The Demons slipped in the
polls from No. 18 to No. 21
after their loss last week to
the Louisiana Lafayette
Ragin' Cajuns.
Demon head coach Scott
Stoker said in this week's
game, the Demons will have
to execute in all phases of the
game to beat the Tigers.
"Jackson is big up front
and they do a lot of things on
defense," Stoker said. "They
will be pumped up because
it is their home opener and
they will bring their A-
game."
The Demons and Tigers
played last season, and NSU
won the game 23-7. Coach
Stoker said the Demons did
not play well offensively
against the Tigers last sea-
son, and his team needs to
improve this season.
For NSU to win, the
Demons will need to
improve special teams and
offense. The offense out
gained the Ragin' Cajuns but
had trouble finding the end
zone as a turnover on the
one-yard line hurt the
Demons.
The Demons also had mis-
cues on special teams, which
hurt NSU last season.
A bad snap and two
missed field goals also hurt
the Demons. The lone bright
spot for NSU in last week's
game was the defense and
the running game, which
shined when the special
teams and the passing games
struggled.
The Demons should fare
well against the Tiger
defense, which was ranked
103 in stopping the run last
season in 1-AA. The JSU
defense gave up 304 rushing
yards in a loss to Hampton
last week.
The Demons will rely on
their potent four-running
back system of Derrick
Johnese, Shelton Sampson,
A.J. Franklin and Greg Skid-
more.
Coach Stoker said the
Demons will rely on the run-
ning game, but the passing
game needs to be effective as
well.
"We need to continue to
do what we do," Stoker said.
"We have got to be able to
throw and run the ball to
win this game."
The two teams have met
six times with NSU leading
the series 3-2. This will be
the last time the two teams
meet, and the Demons will
look to snap a five-game los-
ing skid that began last sea-
son.
The Demons and Tigers
kick off at 6 p.m. Saturday
night in Mississippi. After
playing the Tigers, NSU will
open up a four-game home
stand starting against Texas
Southern on Sept. 18.
NSU 7 ULL 14
The NSU Demons could
not overcome two special
team miscues as the
Louisiana Lafayette Ragin
Cajuns beat them 14-7 Satur-
day night.
Despite out gaining the
Ragin' Cajuns 343 yards of
total offense to 288 for ULL,
the Demons had trouble
finding the end zone in
Lafayette.
The Demons' first miscue
on special teams came in the
first quarter when deep-
snapper Tommy McClelland
snap sailed over the head of
punter Ricky Joe Meeks.
This miscue set up ULL's
first score.
The second miscue by
NSU's special teams came in
the second quarter when
kicker Josh Storrs' kick was
low and blocked by ULL.
ULL ran the ball back to
the NSU 25-yard line, which
set up the second score for
the Ragin' Cajuns. NSU kick-
er Tommy Hebert would
later miss a 43-yard field
goal in the third quarter.
"Josh just missed the
kick," Demon head coach
Scott Stoker said. "Tommy
missed the kick, but the spot
of the ball was about a foot
off, so that made him miss
that kick."
The Demons would score
in the second quarter off of a
pass from quarterback
Davon Vinson to wide
receiver Derrick Doyle for a
17-yard touchdown comple-
Cheryl Thompson/the Current Sauce
Demon wide receiver Toby Zeigler tries to drag a ULL defender for a
few more yards.
tion. NSU had a chance to
score with late drives, but
Vinson missed some passes
and the offense could not
rally.
"Davon basically missed
the last three throws," Stoker
said. "He had a couple of
guys open, and he has got to
hit those open receivers."
NSU was led offensively
by running back Derrick
Johnese who ran the ball for
126 yards on 13 carries. Vin-
son finished the game with
148 yards in the air and one
touchdown.
Cheryl Thompson
the Current Sauce
Derrick Johnese runs away
from a ULL defender.
This Just In
Courtesy w
Sports Information Bureau
Volleyball
Demons open
season 2-2;
beat Air Force
& ULL
Northwestern State splj
a couple of volleyball
matches in the final day o
the Hibernia Bank Classic;
defeating host Louisiana-
Lafayette 3-1 followed by
an 0-3 loss to Tulsa in the
nightcap here Saturday.
In the first match,
Priscila Augusto ant
Whitney King each col
lected double-doubles
King getting 13 kills an<
17 digs while Augusto ha<
13 kills and 13 digs. Flavij
Belo flirted with a triple
double with 45 assists
nine kills and eight digs
The Demons dropped thi
first game 28-30 but ral-
lied for three straight wins .
at 30-27, 30-28 and 30-2™VSI<
to advance to the champiJCSITipi
onship match of the tourJ
nament.
"I'm very proud of thef N su stuc
this semes
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way we competed, sail
head coach Leigh Mulliral
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play out of Priscila, Falvii
and Whitney. We're playi
ing great as a team am
that's always a positive."
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Tulsa was just too mud
for the Lady Demons ti
handle as Tulsa took thi
match 30-25, 30-18 and 30
24.
Shannon Puder was thf
lone double-figure hittejing lot," Sc
with 10 kills as the Ladj repairs bee
Demons, now 2-2 on th«
season, hit just .093 to
Tulsa's (5-0) .215 hittin^^
percentage.
Ashley Hadley added When the
16 digs and Belo picke^pletely
up a double-double wit) «ross the
27 assists and 12 digs.
With the loss, NSU fin
ished third in the tourna
ment behind Tulsa anj
Mississippi State. MS]
won the tie-breaker ovd
the Lady Demons by wa
of its 3-0 win over NSU 01
Friday.
The Lady Demons wil the veterin
return to action on Frida; plete, Bart
when they begin play ii the Univer;
the New Mexico Stall
Classic in Las Cruces.
Soccer team
loses to Rice
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In a strong defensiw and West C
effort, NSU's soccer teafl
fell short against the Rio
Lady Owls by a score of 1
Sunday.
Demon head coac
Jimmy Mitchell said
was satisfied with
team's play early in
game but believes th
players got tired later.
"The first twenty-fi v
minutes we played th of tourism
best soccer we hav Recital Hall
played, but the last twerf With Cane
minutes of that half W Creole Nati
got fatigued," Mitche'
said.
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the team had chances '
win in the second half, bu Dion Boye
just let them slip awav. "tent Cente
"We had our opportufi "ornic stim
ty to tie the game. We h> "*at's kind
our opportunity to v\'i "lique cha
the game. We just could ^ate a pa
n't take advantage < ^ semjr
those opportunities, ana|yzjn h
Mitchell said. w ants the (
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compiled 14 saves in tfGov.. Mitch
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at Turpin Stadium
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Physical plant seeks funding for
campus improvements
NSU students may have noticed more places to park
this semester. The director of NSU's physical plant said
the addition of more parking spaces is one of several
"({projects designed to improve campus facilities.
Chris Sampite, physical plant director, said the No. 1
student complaint is parking. To address that, 135 new
spaces were added on campus last year. During the
summer, a gravel 95-space lot was added near Sabine
h, Hall. He said that the lot was not paved to conserve
fonds for other projects. The cost of a gravel lot was
one-third the cost of a paved lot.
The money saved will be used to improve the condi-
tion of the Sabine Hall parking lot.
• was the "We've got scheduled for this fall to overlay that park-
re hitteiing lot," Sampite said. "We're going to make all of the
the Lad] repairs because that lot is in really bad shape."
^ The overlay and redesign of entrances and exits to
the lot will create 30 more parking spaces, Facilities
Coordinator Billy Barton said.
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When the Wellness Recreation and Activities Center is
completely renovated, a 75-space lot will be installed
across the street from Roy Hall to accommodate
increased parking needs at the facility.
Other campus improvements are in the works.
Russell Hall has recently undergone some touch ups.
"We had a lot of deterioration in the wood doors that
were put in during the renovation," Barton said. "We
replaced them with the style of door that goes with the
historical building."
The relocation and replacement of a horse barn for
nons wil|the veterinary technician program is 90 percent com-
plete, Barton said. The new barn is located across from
i play ujthe University Columns on Tarlton Drive.
Plans have been made to widen South Jefferson
Street, and the physical plant is seeking funds to
extend the street out to the Highway 1 Bypass to
relieve traffic congestion and reroute traffic during
'major events.
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Funds are also being requested for renovations in East
defensMand West Caspari Halls.
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April Dickson
NSU to hold tourism summit; Lt.
i y in tjj(3 0v Landrieu to speak
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later.
enty-fiv Nsu wi || nost: a summit on the economic importance
ayed tb of tourism in Natchitoches Parish Oct. 4. at Magale
*e hav Recjt a | Hall. The summit is sponsored in conjunction
ast twenl With Cane River National Heritage Area and Cane River
t half * Creole National Historic Park.
Thomas Whitehead, special projects director and ini-
tiator of the program, said the summit's purpose is to
Wucate the business community about tourism.
Dion Boyett, director of the Small Business Develop-
ment Center said: "Tourism is one of the primary eco-
>pportuH "omic stimuli within the Natchitoches community, and
e. We ha "tat's kind of unusual for a lot of cities. We have some
v to wi Ur >ique characteristics and capabilities and those things
ust could freate a payoff."
mtage ' The seminar will begin with Boyett discussing and
rtunities. analyzing how tourism affects the economy. He said he
'"'ants the community to understand how tourists'
she wi spenjing a ff ects everything that goes on in Natchi-
1 a head< toches.
ice's Sara
urned 01 Whitehead said that the summit will discuss Natchi-
nine eoa^hes tourism in relation to national and statewide
nan foa^sm.
Klohoke The program will conclude with keynote speaker Lt.
ves in tfGov.. Mitch Landrieu, who supervises the Department
of Culture and Recreational Tourism.
| , treme j ' "Mitch has been going around the state talking about
6 tW S ' vi^ economic impact of tourism and this is tying what
id 8 t We ' re doin 9 here in Natchitoches Parish with the big
would r picture of Louisiana," Whitehead said.
ted her.
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April Dickson
Refugees flood area
Community prepares to help travelers escape
Ivan's wrath; students house family, friends
By Kyle A. Carter
News Editor
As Hurricane Ivan travels
closer to the Mississippi and
Louisiana shores, local hotels,
motels, and bed and breakfast
inns are full, said Natchi-
toches Mayor Wayne
McCullen.
Dustin Floyd, acting gener-
al manager for the Ramada
Inn, said that the rooms there
have been full since Monday.
He said 327 people had to be
turned away from the 135-
room inn, and he still has
about 75 people on a waiting
list for rooms. Some of these
rooms are filled with whole
families and their pets. He
said they have been renting
the same room several times a
day to people just coming in
to sleep a few hours.
"After CNN told the people
of New Orleans they should
evacuate, in a matter of 45
minutes, we were inundated
with calls," Floyd said.
The local hotels and motels
are not alone in the squeeze
for space as people flood 1-49
looking for places to rest
along the evacuation routes.
Some NSU students, who live
in houses or apartments off-
campus, x have had to accom-
modate their families or
roommates' families.
Virginia McCowen, sopho-
more pre-dentistry major
from Lafayette, said her two-
bedroom apartment is full
from her roommate's three
family members from
Houma, who evacuated here.
McCowen said she gave up
her room to them while they
wait out Ivan.
James Smith Jr., senior CIS
major, said it has been a pleas-
ure having his parents stay
with him during this time.
He said they have made some
time to spend together. He
plans to bring them to his
office and to meet his profes-
sors.
"I'm grateful I can have my
parents as guests at my
house," Smith said. "It's
exciting to have my parents
here so they can witness up
front what their son does with
Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce
New Orleans evacuee Ebony Jones (12) holds her 7-month-old cousin Da'Nay Richards in Prather Coliseum Wednesday afternoon. Jones is at
Prather Coliseum with her family registering to enter one of the city shelters.
all that money they pumped
into my upbringing."
The evacuation routes are
filling with the drones of peo-
ple fleeing their homes to
avoid the wrath of Ivan.
Shelly Sparks, senior broad-
cast journalism major, said it
took her family six hours to
make the 30-minute drive
from New Orleans to Ham-
mond. David Roberts, a resi-
dent of the west bank of New
Orleans and parent of an NSU
student, said that it took him
13.5 hours to drive to Natchi-
toches.
At press time, the city shel-
ters were on stand-by status,
waiting for the final word to
■ See Ivan, page 3
Privatized dorm in works for next fall
By Kyle A. Carter
News Editor
NSU students could be in
for a big surprise next fall if
the University's plan for a
new apartment-style resi-
dence hall is approved.
University President Ran-
dall Webb attended last
month a Board of Regents
meeting to update the board
on the University's proposal
to build a new on-campus
dorm complex. Webb said
the proposed residence hall is
phase one of an overall plan
to improve campus housing.
"We thought it was time to
provide apartment-style on-
campus housing to attract the
best students," Webb said.
In phase one, the Universi-
ty must gain final approval to
begin construction, Webb
said. The University will meet
with the Board of Regents in
October for that approval.
Dan Seymour, vice presi-
dent of student affairs, said
student opinions and noting
new construction at other
universities prompted the
plan.
A private consulting group
conducted surveys during the
past several years, which
found a new residence hall
was a top priority for stu-
dents.
He said the new dorm
would help keep NSU com-
petitive with other universi-
ties.
Seymour said the Universi-
ty then met with a campus-
housing group who did a
market survey of the area and
provided a plan for the new
residence hall on campus.
The new plan calls for a
380-bed modified residence
hall to be constructed in the
area behind Iberville Hall
near the Teacher Education
■ See Residence, page 2
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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, September 16, 2004
NSU Police Blotter
9-7-04
7:51 a.m.
Someone in the office at
Natchitoches Central High School
was contacted because two of
their students were on the North-
western campus. One ran away
from officers.
10:10 a.m.
There was suspicion of drug
use around a tree at Bienvenu
Hall. A very strong and distinct
odor was reported. One suspect
was brought back to the campus
police station.
9-8-04
3:34 a.m.
The Natchitoches City police
department called to report that a
student from the Columns had
called and reported a fight. A
statement was taken from the
roommate.
12:54 p.m.
A student called in a
between two girls at the
office.
2:37 p.m.
There was
fight
post
a wreck at Prud-
homme Hall.
2:46 p.m.
A call was received in refer-
ence to a medical emergency in
room 431 of Kyser. Police were en
route with the nurse, and no
ambulance was needed.
10:11 p.m.
A detective from Bienville
Parish called to inquire about a
possible resident of Sabine.
9-9-04
2:18 a.m.
A call was received concerning
a possible suicide. The person of
concern was unable to be located.
10:09 p.m.
A front desk worker called and
reported a disturbance in the
Rapides lobbv.
9-10-04
6:50 a.m.
Two joggers reported a white
goat behind Williamson Hall. It
was located in the stairwell out-
side of the hall. An animal shelter
attendant came to pick it up.
12:34 p.m.
There was an altercation
reported behind Sabine and
Iberville.
9-11-04
9:45 a.m.
There was a horse barn con-
struction worker with a child on a
tractor spotted.
11:32 a.m.
The fire alarm at Boozman
went off. The Natchitoches Fire
Department was notified. The
alarm going off was the result of
someone cooking pancakes in the
microwave on the 2nd floor.
12:35 p.m.
A call was received from the
baseball office in reference to
some minor vandalism and the
sprinklers on the field being
turned on after hours.
12:50 p.m.
Someone from the Family and
Consumer Sciences building
called to report that an iron bench
near the building had been pulled
up out of the ground. It appeared
to be an act of vandalism and a
statement was taken.
9-12-04
12:58 a.m.
The fire alarm at Bossier went
off. The Natchitoches Fire Depart-
ment was en route.
4:04 p.m.
The fire alarm at Bossier went
off again.
11:09 p.m.
A resident of married student
housing called to report a possible
theft. Nothing was taken but it
looked as if someone had tried to
get in.
11:50 p.m.
Heavy arguing was reported
outside of Sabine. It was just a
group of people who had gotten
out of hand.
9-13-04
7:55 a.m.
A student came in to report
that his book bag had been stolen
out of his vehicle.
8:22 a.m.
A woman was transported to
the nurse for cuts.
Elizabeth Bolt
Residence
Center, said Jennifer Anderson,
director of auxiliary services.
She said modified residence
halls are apartment-style living
quarters that contain a kitchenette,
central living area and their own
restrooms.
Anderson said the new residence
hall will have 30 two-bedroom,
two-bathroom units to house four
students and 126 two-bedroom,
two-bathroom, units for two-stu-
dents. Each unit will have a kitch-
enette, which is an area for a refrig-
erator and microwave, but it will
not be a full kitchen. Anderson also
said negotiations are being made to
include a swimming pool and a
recreation area.
The idea for the residence hail's
style came from the popularity of
both Sabine Hall and the Universi-
ty Columns, Anderson said. She
said that the University knows that
students like the suite-style living
conditions of Sabine over the com-
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residence halls.
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between Sabine Hall and the
versify Columns," Anderson sail
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Sauce Reporter
Have you ever run a red light or
stop sign and thought it was fine?
No one saw, right? Well, now
someone may see you, or rather
something. You may get caught by
the new cameras in campus police
cars.
Joe Morris, coordinator of the
criminal justice program and
retired police officer of more than
20 years, said the cameras should
help the police force, students and
the University. The cameras are
meant to help protect the officers
from false accusations.
If a citizen accuses an officer of
abuse, officials can go back and
review the tapes. Morris said the
cameras will also help citizens from
abusive behavior by police who
will be less likely to abuse anyone
because of the risk of being caught
on tape. He said the cameras will
benefit the University because the
new system will encourage officers
to act more professionally.
Morris also said the cameras are
small, measuring about 2 square
inches, and are placed next to the
rear view mirror. The tape is in a
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and civilians from misconduct.
lock box on the interior roof of the
car so no one can tamper with it.
Morris said the police officer can
turn on the camera manually, or the
camera will turn on automatically
when the overhead light comes on.
The cameras have been in all four
campus police cars for about three
weeks.
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[smaller ones if an influx of people
tome to Natchitoches. The three
[shelters are the Health and Human
{performance Building on-campus,
me First Methodist Church and the
West Side Baptist Church, Perkins
said. He said these shelters could
house a few thousand people. This
year, the Natchitoches Police
Department and the Red Cross are
using Prather Coliseum as the reg-
istration center for the shelters.
Shelters are opened on an as-
need basis, said Michelle Davison,
public support director for the Red
Cross. The shelters in Natchitoches
will not be opened until the shel-
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personal needs are met, the local
area branch of the Red Cross pro-
vides food and shelter, Davison
said. The Red Cross likes to use
college campuses for shelters
because many on-campus facilities
already have accommodations to
house and feed large numbers of
people, she said. The Red Cross
has already signed a contract with
ARAMARK to help provide food
for the evacuees. Sometimes, she
said, local food service industries
like to donate food as well.
Despite the pressure placed on
the city by emergencies like this,
McCullen said Natchitoches citi-
zens always meet the challenges.
The city, he said, considers emer-
gencies "as a chance to shine"
when community members come
together to help those in need.
"Anytime there is a need, the
people of Natchitoches are good
about responding and assisting"
McCullen said.
University President Randall
Webb echoed a similar sentiment
"We as a community need to
really reach out and be compas-
sionate to these people," Webb
said. "They will be contributing
economically to our community,
although involuntarily. We need to
treat them well."
Amber Istre, Rodney Clements,
Elizabeth Bolt, Skye Broussard,
and Chris Reich contributed to this
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Opinions 1
The touch-screen vote
By J. Aaron "Q"
Brown
Those who know me know I'm
no technophobe; I've had my
internet connection since 1994,
when the first graphical web
browser came out, and my e-mail
address is a single character at a
four-character domain. I think
programmers, by and large, do an
amazing job putting together 10
billion lines of OS code, and I
trust my files to stay where they
are unless something goes cata-
strophically wrong with my com-
puter. Unless, of course, someone
catastrophically inept sits down
with it for a while. This is why I
do not and never will trust com-
puterized voting.
Several states are considering
switching to computerized votes
in the wake of last election's Flori-
da debacle, and others have
already started prepping the digi-
tal booths for use. A switch of,
say, one in five of the votes
entered is not only feasible in
such machines, it's technically
very easy, not to mention being
undetectable without a deliberate
search through the thousands of
lines of code needed to make such
a machine operate. In the face of
widespread skepticism, lawmak-
ers have proposed several reme-
dies, including a paper receipt
system that prints a permanent
copy for the vote-counters to keep
and a copy for the voter himself
to keep to back up the digital
record, Of course, an alteration
causing different outputs from
these two printers in addition to
the digital record is only slightly
more complicated.
A simple voter receipt system,
too, is a band-aid on a gunshot
wound. In the face of an altered
vote, such receipts serve no pur-
pose unless every single voter
keeps his receipt and can tender it
as proof of his vote for a recount
and comparison. The simple fact
is that it is a much, much easier
job to change a one to a zero in a
computer than it is to change a
hole in a card, a mark on a slip of
paper, or any of the other more
substantial methods used to
record votes. Having gone
through the complex and often
tedious process of securing my
own computer against intrusion, I
know how smart a hacker can be
when he writes a hostile program,
and something as important as a
federal election should not even
be placed at risk of such an attack.
A couple of people suggested to
me that I should write this week's
column on the forthcoming vote
on Louisiana's gay marriage
amendment. For those who don't
know, that vote is Saturday and it
would ratify an amendment to
the state constitution defining
marriage as between a single
male and a single female. I
encourage all of you to vote on
this as a matter of principle, but
the fact of the matter is that the
amendment will go through and
gay marriage will be illegal in
Louisiana until it is federally rec-
ognized and protected. The peo-
ple of this state may surprise me,
but I expect a law restricting the
rights of homosexuals to have
great popularity here. The unfor-
tunate side of this law is that it
will technically dissolve some
common law marriages between
heterosexual couples that were
married in a manner inconsistent
with the law.
I've got a policy of responding
to all e-mail sent to me at sauce-
filler@hotmail.com, whether you
like me or not.
J. Aaron Brown is a Louisiana
Scholars' College student. His
column appears weekly on the
editorial page. His opinions do
not necessarily reflect the opin-
ions of the Sauce staff or of the
University.
Connor Johnson
Co rock the vote
By Lora Sheppard
Opinions Editor
This semester, you will see plen-
ty of articles on who to vote for and
why. Vote for this person because
of this, vote for that person because
of that; eventually everyone is
going to get so tired of hearing it,
they'll vote for Ralph Nader, and
then where will we be?
No offense to those who will
vote for Nader. I'm just being sar-
castic.
Anyway, to get back to the point,
much of the talk you will hear -
especially for of-age college stu-
dents - is to vote. I can't stress how
IMPORTANT it is to vote in the 18-
24 age bracket. We so rarely get a
voice during elections, because
many aren't registered at all, and
some see it as a hassle, or not worth
their time.
When I registered to vote at age
18 (two years ago), I did it because
it is one of my rights as an Ameri-
can. We have a right to choose.
When we vote in presidential elec-
tions, the popular votes can sway
the Electoral College into voting
who most of us voted for. I was
going to mark my political party as
Independent, but my dad changed
my party to Republican. While I
am mostly conservative, I do have
liberal views on some subjects,
which is why I usually stay out of
debates. People in the middle
ground usually get roasted during
debates. However, I will gauge the
campaigns and all that has gone
on, and I will vote based on who I
believe should be our president.
Until November, you will con-
stantly be told who to vote for,
especially if you are a polls virgin.
So, I will give you a piece of advice.
Look at the campaigns, ads,
debates and choose who you
believe will be best for the job.
Don't let your parents, your friends
or anyone else decide for you or tell
you who you have to vote for. If s
just you and the buttons in the
booth. (Deep breath. Ifs not as
scary as it seems to be.) See every-
thing, make a decision based on
what you believe. VOTE. So if
someone you didn't want is elect-
ed, you have a right to complain.
At least if you vote, you took an
action and did something instead
of letting others vote for you.
Let others debate and talk - heck,
join in the debates yourself if you
are inclined. But don't let people
make such an important decision
for you. It's your vote so cast it and
be proud that you did what you
believed was right. We shape the
future, and in 40 years, one of us
may be on the ballot. Without a
voice, we can't preserve our rights
or change faulty laws. So get out
on November 2, vote and use your
voice.
Guest Columns
Freshman life is like an uphill bike ride
By Savanna
Mahaffey
I'm three weeks into college life,
and so far, it has been less than
spectacular. I really had high
expectations about meeting new
people and experiencing the joys of
living on my own. So far, the only
things I have experienced are
spending $4 a week on laundry,
purchasing my own food and
homesickness.
I drove three hours from the
small town of Lacassine to attend
NSU. First of all, this place is big-
ger than my hometown. Still, I
haven't actually gotten lost walk-
ing around campus. I just got
turned around in Kyser Hall and it
took me a while to realize it has
four floors.
I have made an impression on
some people, though. I apparently
sat in a desk that wasn't screwed
into the floor in my physics class,
and when I reached over to pick up
my neighbor's dropped pencil, I hit
the floor with my book, notebook
and calculator. At least we were
learning about gravity.
My cell phone has also caused a
few problems. One of my ring
tones sounds like a siren so it has
some similarities to a fire drill. It
went off a few times when I was in
a crowd of people, and everyone
started to panic. I felt like a fire-
fighter because answering my
phone was like putting out a fire.
With all of my problems, I defi-
nitely need a stash of comfort food.
My grandfather must have thought
of that because he sent me a 50
pound box of nonperishable food
items. My closet is stocked for the
year.
Seriously, I have 15 cans of ravio-
li, five cans of Campbell's soup, 30
Kudos bars, 30 packs of Ramen
noodles, 24 miniature boxes of
cereal, 20 pouches of grape Kool-
Aid and the list could continue.
Plus, I have the largest meal plan
available. I only weigh 112 pounds
now, but I could see that number
increasing in the very near future.
Of course, I walk and ride my
bike a lot more than I ever did at
home. Riding a bike takes skills
around here because of all the hills.
Unfortunately, I don't have those
skills. I want to let everyone know
to watch out for a brunette on a
green bicycle. The breaks aren't
that reliable so it's really hard for
me to stop when I'm going down-
hill. The other day I put my feet
down on the sidewalk to avoid hit-
ting someone, and my tennis shoes
started smoking because I was still
moving.
I'll get used to my new sur-
roundings at some point. I'm 18
years-old and have the awkward-
ness of a 13-year-old girl that can't
apply lipstick. But by the time I'm
22, I'll have the sophistication of a
17-year-old. Then, things might
start looking up.
Savanna Mahaffey is a
freshman journalism
major. Her opinions do not
necessarily reflect the
opinions of the Sauce staff
or of the University.
Call for compromise on gay marriage debate
By Justin Shatwell
This Saturday Louisiana's major-
ity heterosexual Christian popula-
tion will go to the polls and decide
whether or not to restrict the rights
of its homosexual minority. The
proposed amendment to the
Louisiana State Constitution
would explicitly ban homosexual
marriages and civil unions. Under
the banner of preserving the
sacredness of marriage, this
amendment has garnered enor-
mous support and in all likelihood
will pass by a large margin.
As our society rushes towards
this seemingly unavoidable out-
come, I ask the proponents of this
bill to seriously consider what will
really change. Will homosexuals
suddenly disappear? Will they
decrease in number or be less open
about their lifestyle? Will the gay
or lesbian couple living three hous-
es down from you suddenly
believe that their relationship has
less merit? These outcomes are
ridiculous, and I hope that the pro-
ponents of this amendment do not
seriously believe any of them will
occur. Rather, the only likely out-
come of passing this amendment
will be to more deeply divide our
already torn nation. Homosexuali-
ty is a social, moral, and ethical
question, not a legal one. By pass-
ing a law condemning one side of
the argument, the other side does
not prove itself right. The minority
is not converted, it is only out-
lawed. The only possible result of
such a situation is resentment and
pain. We must abandon this reck-
less course and try to find some
common ground so that heterosex-
uals and homosexuals can live
together in peace. In this spirit, I
propose a compromise that I
believe both sides can accept.
Proponents of this amendment
usually argue that it is necessary
because homosexual marriage
undermines the sacredness of the
institution. On the other hand,
homosexuals most usually argue
against this amendment by claim-
ing it is an infringement upon their
civil rights. It seems apparent to
me that the two sides of this argu-
ment are arguing about two differ-
ent definitions of marriage. It is my
belief that if we remove this confu-
sion, the controversy will disap-
pear.
In the United States, marriage
has both a social and a religious
meaning. In the legal sense, mar-
riage is a contract signed by two
people that entitles each other to
certain privileges, such as shared
property and being viewed as a
family member in instances of
medical emergencies. In the reli-
gious sense, marriage has varying
definitions from faith to faith. The
common thread between most
Christian definitions is that it is a
sacrament intended by god to be
shared by a man and woman.
These two marriages are very sepa-
rate entities, and I am afraid we are
allowing our feelings for one affect
how we act towards the other.
To remove this confusion
between the secular and religious
realms, I suggest that we pass an
amendment that bans all recogni-
tion of marriage by the state, and
imposes equal civil unions to both
gay and straight couples. This way
"marriage" is left to be defined by
individual faith communities.
Members of religions could agree
on what their fellowship views as a
valid marriage and exercise there
practices amongst themselves. Peo-
ple would be married in the eyes of
their church and their God, and the
government would not have any
say in the matter. Making the sanc-
tity of marriage a personal matter
for faith communities to decide
would better protect the institution
because such an arrangement
would render it immune to tam-
pering from legislation or court
decisions. At the same time, homo-
sexuals would be extended the civil
rights associated with a legal union
in a way that is unquestionably
egalitarian. As all legally bound
couples, gay or straight, would be
defined as civil unions by the state,
homosexual couples would not
have to worry about separate not
being equal. Whether or not homo-
sexuals are "married" would be up
for the particular couples and their
faith or social communities to
decide. I believe that this compro-
mise addresses the concerns of
both sides. Under its tenants all
people are equal under the law and
the sanctity of marriage is assured
by removing it from politics and
returning it to the hands of the
churches.
As for the coming election, I
would urge everyone to vote
against this amendment. It is cleat
that it will not solve anything and
only deepen the divisions in ouf
society. It is time we resurrect the
lost art of diplomacy in this coun-
try and have an honest discussion
on this topic with leaders froi
both sides. If we wish to live in 8
stronger and more pleasant corrt!
munity, we must stop trying to
alienate one another and strike 3
compromise. We must stop the
bigotry and name calling on both
sides and sit down and talk like
adults. Please, let this be the begin-
ning of an honest debate. I have
offered my opinion, who's next?
Justin Shatwell is a
Louisiana Scholars' Col
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do not necessarily reflect
the opinions of the Sauce
staff or of the University.
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NSU freshmen Alexis Mahoney, Alliona Marshall, and Dennetria Willis study outside the Friedman Student Union Wednesday. All three agreed that college studies are stressful.
Stress Factor nsu
students feel the pressure
By Kelli Miller
Sauce Reporter
Stress. It can affect your life,
your health and your academics.
College students stress over a
range of problems, including rela-
tionships, money management,
time management and expecta-
tions of others, said Rebecca
Boone, director of Counseling and
Career Services.
Kristen Cholley , a freshman
biology and English major said,
"The major thing I stress about is
money."
Todd Kirk, freshman computer
information systems major, said
that tests and papers stress him
out.
Emily Basco, sophomore nursing
major said: "Parking is a major
source of my stress. I drive around
to find a parking spot and get
annoyed at students who do not
even use the crosswalks. They just
walk out right in front of you caus-
ing you to throw on your brakes."
The Career and Counseling Cen-
ter's staff sees many students
about varied stress-related issues
said Becky Barton, office coordina-
tor for the University Counseling
Center.
Boone said the center had many
ways to help students deal with
stress.
"We offer relaxation techniques
and teach time management and
money management skills," she
said.
She also said that the counseling
center also counsels students about
the importance of good nutrition
and sufficient sleep, which can also
lessen the effects of stress. For
example, the night before exams
she advises students to get plenty
of rest.
A brochure by Pamela Wild,
available in the counseling center,
gives five smart steps to lessen
stress. The steps include knowing
what stresses you, making a plan,
taking care of your body, taking
care of your feelings and asking for
help.
To get help or just to talk, visit
Career and Counseling Services in
Room 305 in the Student Union or
call 357-5621. Hours are Monday
through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.
Top Ten Strategies for Wildly
Effective Stress Management
• Organize yourself.
• Control your environment by
controlling who and what is
surrounding you.
• Love yourself by giving your-
self positive feedback.
• Reward yourself by planning
leisure activities into your
life.
• Exercise your body since
your health and productivity
depend upon your body's
ability to bring oxygen and
food to its cells.
• Relax yourself by taking your
mind off your stress and con-
centrating on breathing and
positive thoughts.
• Rest yourself as regularly as
possible.
• Be aware of yourself.
• Feed yourself. Do not poison
your body.
• Enjoy yourself.
Source: Counseling and Psychological Services at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
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Cellular phones become
Can you hear me now? a coll staple
By Theresa Huffman
Sauce Reporter
With the fall semester well under
^ay, students are using their back-
to-school purchases: notebooks,
textbooks, pens and cell phones.
Though some students use cell
phones only in emergencies, more
people are using them as their sole
•rteans of communication.
Matt Clair, a senior criminal jus-
tice major, said his cell phone is his
°nly phone. When he moved to
Natchitoches from Pineville, he
s aid he did not need a landline tele-
phone since he has a cable modem
for his Internet connection and all
of his roommates have cell phones.
Clair said he mainly uses his cell
phone to keep in touch with family
and friends and finds "no need to
pay extra for a landline and min-
utes are cheaper."
Heath Morris, senior public rela-
tions major, is a Cingular customer.
Morris said he prefers Cingular
because of its better coverage area
and customer service. Morris' cell
phone is mainly for long-distance
calling and speed-dial calling, but
he also has a landline for local calls.
Morris works for his dad's compa-
ny, and his cell phone is also used
to keep in touch with the business.
"It's always with me," he said.
Tiffany Griffith, senior criminal
justice major, said her cell phone is
not her primary phone. Griffith
said she uses her home phone as a
primary line, but believes her cell
phone makes more financial sense.
She mainly uses her cell phone to
keep in touch with family, such as
her parents and her husband. Grif-
fith said she and her family like the
mobile-to-mobile feature, which
allows customers within the same
company to talk for free.
"I can talk to my parents and
other family around Louisiana,"
Griffith said. "I definitely need my
cell phone!"
Mark Wethington, senior broad-
cast major, said his cell phone is his
only phone, and Cingular has the
best range and more options than
other cell phone companies.
"Every cell phone is ridiculously
expensive, so you have to pick the
one that has the best options,"
Wethington said. "They have free
nights and weekends, unlimited
voice mail and the best coverage
area."
Wethington said Cingular 's
downloadable ring tones are "cool,
because everyone has their own
ring tone." Wethington said he
uses other features on his cell
phone, like the calendar to remind
him of when assignments are due.
He said he thinks pagers are less
popular than cell phones.
"Pagers have become scarce
because with a pager you still need
a phone to reply," Wethington said.
Fashionable
Focus
Home
Remedies
College students away from
home start to miss a few things:
mom's home-cooked meals, dad
helping us with our homework
and being treated like royalty
when we're sick. Now that
we're at school, we can't run
home or to the doctor for the
smallest of problems. However,
these small problems can affect
you (and the folks around you)
in a really big way!
Of course, the easy way to
relieve a cramp or to mask the
odor of your stinky feet is to
take a trip up to a drugstore and
pick up something. But then I
wouldn't have a column this
week! So give these tried and
true concoctions a go, and you
will probably feel a lot better
while having a lot of fun!
Problem: bad breath
What you'll need: salt, water,
licorice sticks or fresh parsley
How to make it: After each
meal, sprinkle 1-2 tsp. salt into a
glass of water and swish it in
your mouth for 20 seconds; then
spit. Repeat this 3 times.
Why does it work? Bacteria
thrive on food stuck in your
mouth, and this can cause
extremely bad breath. The salt
rinse helps to remove those bits
of food.
BONUS: Chew on the
licorice after eating
Why does this help? These
herbs can sweeten breath and
mask the bad smell.
Problem: a hickey
What you'll need: a frozen
spoon and pure aloe Vera gel
How to make it: coat the
hickey with the ale and then rub
it in with the back of the spoon
(keep one in the freezer!) for 10
minutes daily to speed the fad-
ing.
Why does it work? A hickey
is basically a bruise. Ice con-
stricts blood vessels, so there's
less bleeding under the skin and
the aloe can reduce inflamma-
tion.
Problem: foot odor (aka
Stinky Feet)
What you'll need: grapefruit,
water and dried sage
How to make it: Make a foot
bath by adding 1 tbs. grapefruit
juice to 1 qt. water; boil 10 min-
utes. Add cold water until it's a
comfortable temperature; soak
feet for 20 minutes and then pat
dry. If odor persists, repeat
daily until it's gone.
Why does it work? Bacteria
on the skin cause foot odor, and
grapefruit juice is an antibacteri-
al agent. If you kill the bacteria
you'll, stop the odor!
BONUS: Sprinkle the inside
of your shoes with dried sage.
Why does this help? Sage is
really potent, fresh smelling and
a great cover-up.
Problem: gas or bloat-
ing
What you'll need: pepper-
mint oil and water
How to make it: Put a couple
of drops of peppermint oil in an
8-ounce glass of water and
drink. If discomfort persists,
have one more glass.
Why does it work? Most
painful gas occurs when stub-
born bacteria in our intestine
don't easily digest, resulting in
spasms. The menthol in pep-
permint oil helps ease the
spasms, controlling your dis-
comfort.
Problem: menstrual
cramps
What you'll need: about 1
tbs. dried raspberry leaves,
decaffeinated tea bag (caffeine
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will cramp you up even more)
and water
How to make it: Steep rasp-
berry leaves and tea bag in boil-
ing water. After it has cooled a
bit, drink it up.
Why does it work? The heat
relaxes the uterus and can pre-
vent pain-causing contractions.
Raspberry leaves have been used
for many years to alleviate men-
strual cramps, though a lot doc-
tors aren't sure why the plant is
so soothing.
Problem: swollen, puffy
eyes from crying (or a
hard night of partying)
What you'll need: 2 frozen
spoons, a cucumber, and aloe
Vera gel
How to make it: pat a quarter
size dollop of aloe around your
eyes, avoiding eye contact.
Place 1 spoon on each eye for 10
minutes and then once the
spoons have lost their "cooling
power" place once slice of cum-
ber on each eye until the puffi-
ness goes away.
Why does it work? Aloe Vera
is a natural soothing gel that
relieves everything from hemor-
rhoids to sunburns. The frozen
spoons relieve puffiness imme-
diately while the cucumbers con-
tain enzymes that allow your
skin to retain its normal
resilience and beauty.
If you have questions or
comments concerning any-
thing in fashion, email me
at SaucyFashion@aol.com.
Art-smart faculty members
show off their skills
Dazzlers win XI
big at regional
competition
Eight acclaimed NSU faculty members currently have art on display in
Orville ]. Hanchey Art Gallery. The exhibit will close Sept. 24.
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By Victoria Teola Smith
Sauce Reporter
The fall 2004 Faculty Art Exhi-
bition has attracted the attention
of NSU students and members of
surrounding communities.
Eight acclaimed NSU faculty
members currently have art on
display in Orville J. Hanchey Art
Gallery. The show, which is free
to students, runs through Sept 24
and contains art of several medi-
ums, from watercolor paintings
to welded steel sculptures.
Roberta Walters, assistant pro-
fessor of art history and director
of Hanchey Art Gallery, said she
encourages all students to come
see the shows in the galleries.
"Generally, I like to have them
in the fall because new students
coming into the department and
to the school can see what we're
offering in the department here,"
Walters said.
Walters said she believes "the
show really is a tribute to the
quality of the faculty and artists
that we have here."
Senior Ansonia Means always
takes the rime to view the art in
Hanchey Art Gallery.
"There's always something to
see, and the works here will
always be a sight to see," Means
said. "1 just think that it's won-
derful how people that are associ-
ated with Northwestern are gift-
ed and allow their works to be
displayed on campus."
The next art exhibition will fea-
ture the works of New Orleans
artist Adrian Deckbar. Deckbar
will speak Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. in
Magale Recital Hall. Deckbar 's
exhibition, "Caught in Time,"
will run Sept. 27- Nov. 5 and will
feature various paintings and
digitally mastered prints. The
show can be viewed weekdays
from 8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m.
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By April Dickson
Sauce Reporter
NSU's Demon Dazzlers dazzled
the competition at a Universal
Dance Association summer work-
shop this summer.
The team of 12 traveled to Geor-
gia for camp competitions that
serve as a precursor to the nation-
al competition.
The women earned first place
for home routine, a routine that
the Dazzlers prepared before
camp. The women placed second
in the fight song competition. For
this competition, ever}' team pre-
sented the same dance, which has
taught at the camp.
The Dazzlers also received the
College Leadership Award, an
award voted on by all of the par-
ticipating universities.
NSU's dance team also earned a
superior award from the dance
association for their performance
during the workshop.
Besides the group awards, each
Dazzler earned two superior rib-
bons for the execution of dances
learned in specialty classes. They
learned routines in pom, hip-hop
and jazz.
The Dazzlers' adviser, Abraham
Anthony, said the team will use
this workshop to prepare for the
national competition. The Daz-
zlers will send a video-taped per-
formance to the judges, who will
then placed them in either the pre-
liminary, semi-final or final round
of the national competition.
The national competition is in
January 2005 in Orlando, Fla.
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Hail the King! Volleyball player sets record
Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service
Senior middle blocker Beth Freeland tries to block the ULL's defenders hit while
junior setter Flavia Belo looks on. NSU went 2-2 at the ULL Tourney.
Upcoming Demon games
NSU home games and start times
Courtesy
Sports Information
www.nsudemons.com
Northwestern State's Whitney
King put her name in the NSU
record book on Tuesday by knock-
ing down a school record-tying 31
kills in a 3-1 win over Centenary in
the nightcap of the Centenary Tri-
Match. The Lady Demons lost to
TCU in the opener by a 3-0 count.
King, a true freshman out of
Beaumont (Tx.) Ozen High School,
awed the Ladies by becoming just
the third player in NSU history to
record 30 or more kills in a match.
She hit .393 for the match with just
seven errors on 61 attempts. She
also had eight digs.
"She's just an amazing player,"
said NSU assistant coach Greg
Brown. "She hit the ball so hard and
so well, it's almost uncanny how
she does it."
The Lady Demons (4-5) won by
scores of 33-31, 26-30, 30-22 and 30-
26. Prior to the Centenary game, the
Lady Demons fell 30-20, 30-11 and
30-23 to TCU (5-2). In that match,
King led the team with 10 kills
while Ashley Hadley had 14 digs.
"We had a rough one against
TCU," said Brown. "We just didn't
hit the ball well and made too
many errors. They are a good team,
though. We did a good job of
bouncing back and played really
well against Centenary."
Shannon Puder added 12 kills
and five digs against the Ladies
while Janel Fisher knocked down
11 kills and led the team with a .474
hitting percentage. Flavia Belo
recorded a double-double with 33
assists and 14 digs.
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Sept. 25 @ 4 p.m.
• NSU vs. Oklahoma Panhandle
Sept. 25 @ 4 p.m.
Soccer home games
• NSU vs. McNeese St.
Oct. 1 @ 7 p.m.
• NSU vs. Stephen F. Austin
Oct. 3 @ 1 p.m.
Source: NSU Sports Information @ www.nsudemons.com
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The Lady Demons will return to
action on Friday when they open
Southland Conference play at
Texas-Arlington at 7. That will be
followed by a 2 p.m. match at Sam
Houston State on Saturday NSU
will open its home schedule on
Sept. 24 when it hosts Nicholls
State. The Demons will also play at
home on Sept. 25 against South-
eastern and then play at home
October 1-2 against heated rival
McNeese State. On Oct. 2, the
Demons will play SLC foe Lamar at
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the Current Sauce
Sports
Mike
I McCorkle
The Way
I See It
Sept. 11
sportseditorcs@yahoo.com
The simple things in life,
including sports, have soft-
ened the many painful
changes that occurred over
the past three years.
The tragedy of Sept. 11
occurred three years and
five days ago today. From
now on the term "9-11" will
never be forgotten or mean
anything else.
When the Twin Towers
fell and the Pentagon was
hit, the country changed
instantaneously, and we as a
nation have seen many
things.
The country has learned
about Afghanistan, Al-
Qaida and Osama bin
Laden. We have seen the
war on terror, an ongoing
struggle in Iraq and lives
lost in the defense of our
country.
We have also seen nation-
al unity and divisiveness.
However, there has been
one constant over the past
three years: sports.
For a while, sports rightly
took a backseat to the more
important things in life, but
then it became a small part
of the healing process.
Sports were a welcome
diversion to the sorrow and
anxiety that all of us felt.
The terrorists who
attacked us wanted the
country to cower in fear, but
we said "no." We attended
football and baseball games.
We watched the World
Series in New York, the
Patriots win the Super Bowl
and our Demons kept on
fighting.
Our football team still
runs through the tunnel and
purple smoke at every
home game. We still fire a
cannon every time we score
a touchdown.
The Spirit of Northwest-
ern marching band still
makes us proud. NSU's var-
ious teams have fought hard
against schools like Duke,
Arkansas, Georgia and LSU.
We are still able to enjoy
the annual battle for Chief
Caddo. We still attend
homecoming games and
pep rallies.
We still have a strong
rivalry with McNeese. Some
of us even "boogie on the
bricks." Most importantly,
we still have the freedom to
enjoy all of these wonderful
things.
Were sports the magical
cure that solved all our
problems? Of course not. In
the grand scheme of life
many things have higher
precedence.
However, sports certainly
helped some of us. Sports
helped me keep a sense of
normalcy in my life. For oth-
ers it may have been paint-
ing, reading, exercising or
countless other activities.
The popularity of sports
around the country makes it
understandable why it
helped so many people.
The healing continues
even now. The fact that we
still attend sporting events
and watch the Super Bowl
on television is a testament
to our collective will as a
nation.
We did not let the terror-
ists win, and we will contin-
ue to defy them by living
our lives as normal as possi-
ble.
Playing and watching
sports, in particular the
Demons this weekend, is
one way we can do this.
Play ball.
Demons bring it home
By Patrick West
Sports Editor
The NSU Demons look to
survive another Tiger attack
this week at Turpin Stadium
as the Demons hope to tame
the Texas Southern Tigers
and record their second win
of the season.
This is the first game at
home for NSU, and the
Demons hope to extend their
20-game home field regular-
season winning streak
against non-conference
opponents.
NSU fended off a strong
Tiger attack in the second
quarter last week and won
their first game of the season
28-20 against the Jackson
State Tigers in Mississippi.
Demon head coach Scott
Stoker said the most positive
thing about last week's game
was the fact that NSU won
the football game.
For the second consecutive
week NSU was hampered by
erratic play, 12 penalties and
inconsistencies on offense
and defense.
Coach Stoker said the
Demon offense has not got-
ten in a rhythm on offense,
and he will play both quar-
terbacks, Connor Morel and
Davon Vinson, this week.
"We are not clicking on all
cylinders right now," Stoker
said. "We played good for
one quarter and that was in
the second, but other than
that, we had mental busts on
every other play. We made
them look a lot better than
what they were."
The special teams also had
another blunder when
Demon kicker Tommy
Hebert missed a 31-yard
field goal. The NSU kickers
are now 0-3 for field goals
this season.
Coach Stoker said he is not
concerned about the Tigers.
"I am not worried about
them," Stoker said. "We
have enough problems with
this team, but it is exciting to
be at home, and we will have
a great crowd this week.
A bright spot in the NSU
against Jackson State game
was the defense. Defensive
linemen Ed Queen and Tory
Collins sacked the Tiger
quarterback on a key goal
line stop that helped NSU
win the game.
Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service
Sophomore wide receiver Josh Mosby tries to catch the ball over a Tiger defender. Mosby and the
Demons beat Jackson State 28-20 at Veterans Mississippi Memorial Stadium.
Punt and kick returner
Toby Zeigler was named
SLC special teams player of
the week. Zeigler had 176-all
purpose yards, including 166
yards on seven kickoffs. Zei-
gler's 36-yard punt return
early in the fourth quarter
helped the Demons score
their last touchdown, which
clinched the game.
Kickoff for Saturday's
game against the Tigers is
6. p.m. The home opener will
also have a giant screen tele-
vision with a sound system.
The big screen TV will show
highlights and local busi-
nesses throughout the game.
The home opener will also
have a brand new tunnel for
the Demons to run through.
The tunnel is inflatable with
the NSU logo and a
"Fork' em" sign on the front.
Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service
Defensive linemen Gary Wesley and (92) Ed Queen try to wrestle
the Tiger running back to the ground last Saturday.
Queen led the Demons on
defense withl3 tackles, one
force fumble, one fumble
recovery and 2.5 quarterback
sacks. Queen was named
Southland Conference Play-
er of the Week for his play
against the Tigers. Demon
cornerback David Pittman
also chipped in with two
interceptions in his first
game back from an injury.
NSU 28, JSU 20
Courtesy
Sports Information
Northwestern State need-
ed a sack by Tory Collins
and Ed Queen on the game's
final play Saturday night to
complete a goal line stand
and snuff out a comeback
bid from Jackson State as
the Demons posted a 28-20
victory over the Tigers at
Mississippi Veterans Memo-
rial Stadium.
The Tigers (0-2) used
three Brian Green passes,
covering 13, 22 and 16
yards, to move to a first-
and-10 at the Demons' 15
with just under a half-
minute remaining, trailing
by eight. A 6-yard comple-
tion on second down from
Green to Chris Jones got
Jackson State to the NSU 9
with five seconds left.
Heavy pressure from the
Demons' Purple Swarm
defense rushed Green into
an incompletion, but one
second remained. On the
final play, Green never had
a chance to look downfield
as Collins and Queen
smothered him for an 11-
yard loss.
Northwestern (1-1), end-
ing a five-game losing skid
dating back to last season,
never trailed, scoring on the
game's opening series when
Shelton Sampson collected
the first of his three rushing
touchdowns.
The Demons had the
game seemingly under con-
trol at halftime, leading 21-
6, but the Tigers roared to
life while NSU faltered in
the third period as Jackson
State posted a pair of TDs to
get within 21-20.
The Demons were out-
gained 282-273. After run-
ning for 240 yards last year
in a 23-7 win over the
Tigers, the Demons netted
just 115 yards on the
ground, but quarterbacks
Davon Vinson and Connor
Morel combined for 158
yards passing, including
plays of 43, 35 and 34 yards.
It's a win, and we';ll take
it any way it comes," said
Demons' coach Scott Stoker.
"We didn't make it pretty
but we did compete hard."
Soccer beats the Lady Techsters
Courtesy
Sports Information
www.nsudemons.com
Sophomore midfielder
Julie Zavala scored two sec-
ond-half goals Tuesday after-
noon as Northwestern State
dominated Louisiana Tech 5-
in women's college soccer,
spoiling the Lady Techsters'
first-ever home game in their
initial season in the sport.
The Demons (2-5) outshot
their hosts (0-3) by 39-1.
NSU, which has one-goal
losses to Rice, UTEP and in
overtime to Centenary along
with defeats at the hands of
Ole Miss and Mississippi
State, continues a challeng-
ing early-season schedule
Friday with a visit to Okla-
homa State.
Northwestern broke on top
33 seconds into the game as
Stephanie Miller netted a
header off a corner kick by
Natalie Waguespack, but it
took the visitors nearly the
rest of the half to double the
lead on an unassisted Tara
Powasnik goal 41 seconds
before the end of the period.
Zavala scored nearly five
minutes into the second half
off a Kaitlin Bowman assist.
Marliese Latiolais lifted the
Demons up 4-0 at the 76:29
mark with an unassisted goal
and Zavala wrapped up the
scoring in the 85th minute,
taking a pass from Erin
Hebert and netting the ball.
In goal, Northwestern
coach Jimmy Mitchell split
the duties between freshmen
Johnna Klohoker and Krystle
Donaldson, with each play-
ing a half. Klohoker handled
the Techsters' only shot of the
game in the first half, getting
a save.
Louisiana Tech goalkeeper
Jade Berbert went the dis-
tance and recorded 10 saves.
The Techsters have yet to
score a goal in their first sea-
son.
NSU 1, Centenary 2
Courtesy
Sports Information
Northwestern State's John-
na Klohoker, the reigning
Southland Conference Goal-
keeper of the Week, recorded
three saves against the Cen-
tenary Ladies but could not
hold off the overtime game-
winning goal by forward
Tara Sageser as Centenary
downed the Demons 2-1 in
an extra frame.
The Demons started slow,
allowing the Ladies' to score
in the 20th minute of the first
period. The goal came from
Sageser who had an open
opportunity from 10-feet
directly out the box.
"The first period was frus-
Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service
Sophomore midfielder Mya Walsh tries to outrun two Centenary defenders Friday night. The Demons tried
to run away from Centenary, but fell short 2-1 in overtime.
trating. We had a better por-
tion then Centenary (4-0) and
we just let the chance for suc-
cess slip away," head coach
Jimmy Mitchell said.
The second period turned
for the Demons (1-5) when
midfielder Julie Zavala took
advantage of a clean shot
from the left side of the field
at the 53rd minute and
froml5ft away, beating goal-
keeper Lindsay Stafford to
tie the game at 1-1.
"We dominated the play
of the ball. Towards the end
we just couldn't seal the
game," said Mitchell.
With regulation ending,
both teams prepared for an
overtime brawl, the second
one for the Ladies' in a mat-
ter of days.
The game-winning goal
came at the 101st minute
when Sageser outwitted the
defenders and hit 10-feet
from the left.
"We need to find ways to
score," said Mitchell. "The
biggest opponent we have
are ourselves."
The next home game will
be October 1st at 7 p.m. when
the Demons take on rival
McNeese.
This Just In
Courtesy
Sports Information Bureau
Football
Fans need to
pick up free
tickets
Northwestern State stu-
dents have until Friday at
4 to pick up free tickets for
the Demons' home foot-
ball game Saturday
evening at 6 in Turpin Sta-
dium.
Previously, university
students were admitted
free of charge at the stadi-
um with presentation of a
current ID card. Now, stu-
dents are required to have
a ticket for the home foot-
ball games, said NSU ath-
letic ticket manager Josh
Jorgensen.
The student ticket is free
with presentation of a cur-
rent NSU ID. Students can
stop by the ticket office in
the athletic fieldhouse to
pick up their football sea-
son tickets.
Students still are
required to show their ID
at the east side Turpin Sta-
dium gate, along with pre-
senting the game ticket.
Students are limited to
one ticket per person. Stu-
dent tickets must be
picked up by Friday at 4
p.m. at the ticket office.
The Demons play host
to Texas Southern at 6 Sat-
urday evening. The game
is the first of four straight
home contests for the NSU
football team over the
next five Saturdays, with
an open date on Oct. 9.
For more information
about tickets, please con-
tact the NSU Ticket Office
at (318)357-4268 or visit
www.nsudemons.com on
the internet.
Umbrellas
prohibited at
Turpin
Adopting a wide-spread
policy throughout Divi-
sion I football, fans
attending Northwestern
State home football games
will no longer be allowed
to use umbrellas inside
Turpin Stadium, starting
with Saturday night's 6
o'clock home game
against Texas Southern.
In the event of rainy
weather, fans should use
ponchos or other rain
apparel, said NSU associ-
ate athletic director Don-
nie Cox, game manager
for Demon football home
games.
"Umbrellas really cause
problems for people sit-
ting behind those fans
who are using umbrellas.
They block the view of the
field and they can also
easily poke another fan if
the face or even the eyes,
and those are the main
reasons that we've
reached what we believe
is a common-sense deci-
sion to change our policy,
he said. "Ponchos are very
inexpensive and easy to
carry. We hope it never
rains at Turpin Stadium,
but if it does, ponchos are
a more considerate option
for everyone."
Among the other item*
prohibited at Northwest-
ern home games in Turpin
Stadium: whistles, air
horns, pets, coolers, back-
packs, outside food and
drink, alcohol and tobac-
co. Large purses and bag s
are subject to search at the
stadium gates.
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Career Day in Prather Tuesday
Counseling and Career Services will host the Fall
Career Day on Tuesday in Prather Coliseum from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m.
Career Day is targeted toward juniors looking for
internships and seniors looking for jobs. Seniors should
come to the coliseum between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Juniors and others interested should attend from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m.
Representatives from state, regional and national
businesses will take resumes and give information and
applications to students. Some of the businesses
attending are JC Penny, State Farm, the Louisiana State
Police and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife.
Traci R. LaBom, a career counselor at NSU, said
attending the fair is a good way for students to network
with businesses. Her recommendations for students to
make a good impression with potential employers
include dressing in business attire, having copies of a
resume to distribute and researching the companies.
Guidelines for dress can be found in the Counseling
and Career Services department in the Student Union.
LaBom said transcripts and portfolios are not neces-
sary, but could help.
"It's always better to have it than to say v Oh, I wish I
had that,'" LaBom said.
The companies represented at NSU's Career Day will
also travel to other universities throughout Louisiana
and surrounding states, which broadens the competi-
tion for internships and jobs.
LaBom said that employers don't hire people without
meeting them first.
"It's all about exposure," LaBom said. "You want
employers out there to know that you exist."
EmmaLee Jordan
Book of Job discussion Monday
The Louisiana Scholars' College will present a panel
discussion on the Book of Job on Monday at 7:30 p.m.
in room 227 of Morrison Hall.
Panelists will be Rabbi Arnold Task of the Congrega-
tion Gemiluth Chassodim in Alexandria, Sister Marilyn
Vassallo, a canon lawyer with the Diocese of Shreve-
port, and Rev. Kathy Muder of the First Presbyterian
Church in Natchitoches. Jeff Hiseley, a freshman in the
Scholars' College, will serve as moderator.
The panel discussion is part of the Scholars' College
freshmen level Texts and Traditions I course that deals
with Greek, Hebrew, and Roman culture in the classical
Period.
Each panelist will briefly present his or her interpre-
tation of the Book of Job. A question and answer ses-
sion will follow.
"We have done panel discussions of this great book
of world literature every fall for the past several years,"
said Dr. Fraser Snowden, professor of philosophy in the
College. "Students really enjoy hearing alternative
interpretations of Job and discussing the vexing prob-
lem of apparently unmerited suffering in the world."
Admission is free and open to the public.
Rabbi Task's participation is sponsored by the Jewish
Chautauqua Society of New York.
For further information, contact Snowden at 357-
4587.
Courtesy NSU News Bureau
Remnants of Ivan rebuild over
Gulf of Mexico
The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the
remains of Hurricane Ivan moved back into the Gulf of
Mexico, and the storm redeveloped into a tropical
storm.
Wednesday, a tropical storm warning was issued from
the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana west to
Sargent, Texas.
The AP reported that Ivan could strengthen before
'andfall. Ivan is projected to make landfall somewhere
'tear Galveston, Texas, tonight.
The Associated Press
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day during the Student Activities Board Band Extravaganza.
Council to improve
academic advising
By Kyle A. Carter
News Editor
NSU has made plans to
improve academic advising
by creating a council to
address special issues related
to advising.
Anthony Scheffler, vice
president of academic affairs,
said NSU officials met with
the academic consultant
group Noel-Levitz last spring,
who informed the University
that it must improve academ-
ic advising.
He said Noel-Levitz told the
University that student reten-
tion and graduate rates could
increase through assessing
and improving academic
advising.
Mary Edith Stacy, director
of enrollment management,
said Noel-Levitz suggested
that NSU form a council.
"We have to have an aca-
demic advising council, which
was one of the first recom-
mendations Noel-Levitz
made, to raise awareness in
the field of academic advis-
ing" Stacy said. "In address-
ing the making of the council
everything else falls into
place."
Scheffler said he and Sue
Weaver, head of the university
college, formed the Academic
Advising Council to address
the findings from Noel-Levitz.
Scheffler said that under the
leadership of Reatha Cox,
director of the office of stu-
dent success and new student
programs, and Stacy, the
council will meet regularly.
"The intent is to better serve
the students through better
advising" Scheffler said.
Cox said one of the main
objectives is for students to
gain a full understanding of
their field of study. She said
the most important item on
the agenda is expanding stu-
dents' understanding of aca-
demic advising.
Cox said some students
consider academic advising as
just registering for classes, but
through the Academic Advis-
ing Council, they hope stu-
dents will learn more about
the other facets of academic
advising.
"We want academic advis-
ing to be a process where the
student and adviser have a
relationship that will aid the
student in achieving his or her
career, educational and per-
sonal goals," Cox said.
To address this issue, the
Academic Advising Council
has been divided into five
action committees. Each will
address specific items
involved with academic
advising.
Stacy said the first commit-
tee will study the University's
mission philosophy and poli-
cies on academic advising.
She said the second group
will develop plans to create
and govern an Academic
Advising Center. Even
though only a proposal now,
the center will serve as a one-
stop area where any student
can go for advising she said.
The third group, Stacy said,
will take an in-depth look into
the findings of Noel-Levitz.
She said Noel-Levitz gave the
University about 30 recom-
mendations to improve aca-
demic advising and the com-
mittee will study how to
implement them.
The fourth group, Stacy
said, will study how other
universities and businesses
handle advising. She said the
group's duty is to assess how
the University's style of aca-
demic advising compares
with other institutions and to
make suggestions on whether
those methods will work for
NSU.
Stacy said the fifth group
will look at the council as a
whole. It will assess the find-
ings, work and policies made
by the council and decide
what is best for the University,
she said.
Fraternity
students
robbed
By Kyle A. Carter
News Editor
Members of the NSU Theta
Chi fraternity chapter were
the victims of a break-in that
resulted in the theft of their
financial brief case and other
personal items.
On Sept. 11 between mid-
night and 2 a.m., someone
broke into the home of four
members of the fraternity
through the living room win-
dow.
Jonathan Barfield, one of
the residents, said he and his
roommates returned to their
home on Bennett Loop Road
later that morning to find the
window of their living room
open.
After an inspection of their
home, the group discovered
the results of the break- in.
"Whenever we got home, I
saw that my lap-top was
gone," Barfield said.
According to a report of
the Natchitoches Parish Sher-
iff's office, nearly $5,000 of
the fraternity brothers' per-
sonal items, along with the
brief case containing finan-
cial records for Theta Chi
were taken.
The list of missing items
also included two laptop
computers, a cable modem, a
Playstation 2 game console,
video games, DVD's, some
clothes and money.
Barfield said the brief case
contained Theta Chi's check-
book, financial information
and personal checks from
members of the fraternity.
Nothing else in the house
was disturbed, he said.
"They did not go into the
other rooms," Barfield said.
"They just took everything in
the living room. What was
taken was enough for one or
two people on foot."
Soon after realizing what
happened, they called the
police to investigate.
J.C. Townsend, sheriff's
office detective investigating
the case, said that no official
arrests have taken place for
the break-in.
He said the incident is still
under investigation by the
Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's
Office.
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Elections continue today
Students participate in the SGA/Homecoming elections Wednes-
day. From left - Lacey Willetts, senior psychology major, Robert
Silvie II, senior CIS major, Lindsie Brockner, freshman general
studies major, and Brandon Bailey, sophomore nursing major.
Fall 2004 SGA/Homecoming ballot
SGA Freshman Class
Senators
(Vote for Three)
Nikki Booker
Ashley Love Smith
Dolly Kay Temples
Carli Tidwell
Mr. NSU
(Vote for One)
Alan Bass
Eric Dexter
Chris Faist
Jamaal Hill
Miss NSU
(Vote for One)
Abby Brocato
Ashley Dunham
Laura Terrell
Sarah Vitale
These students won
SGA senate seats by
acclamation:
Sophomores:
Kie Boyett
Rodney Clements
Shantel Wempren
Juniors:
Carlos D. Hartwell
LaToya Jones
Seniors:
Shawna Manning
Will Green
Jerry Whorton
Natchitoches Forecast
Friday
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Thunder Storms
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Sunday
Partly Cloudy
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Monday
Mostly Sunny
81°/60°
Tuesday
Mostly Sunny
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Wednesday
Mostly Sunny
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4
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4
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9:15 p.m.
A resident of married student
housing called to report his wife
missing.
9-15-04
2:53 p.m.
A woman reported two suspi-
cious men behind Kyser Hall at
the loading zone. They were
speaking rudely to a woman, but
officers were unable to locate
them.
9-16-04
1:37 a.m.
A residence hall security work-
er from Rapides requested an
ambulance for a student. The
Natchitoches Parish Hospital sent
an ambulance. The student was
unresponsive and inebriated and
statements were taken.
8:00 a.m.
A Honda was broken into
behind the Health and PE Majors'
Building. The glove box and
moon roof were open, papers
were scattered and the dash was
ripped out.
11:15 p.m.
A woman reported that a cou-
ple with a teenage son was fight-
ing at the tennis courts. She said
thev were shoving and hitting
each other and an officer was dis-
patched to talk with them.
9-18-04
9:34 p.m.
A call was made regarding pos-
sible drug use at Bossier, but
nothing was found.
9-19-04
2:03 a.m.
A call was received from an RA
at Rapides regarding two females
who walked into the dorm, con-
tinued down the halls and com-
pletely ignored the RA's orders to
stop.
2:28 a.m.
Two officers shut down a party
at the Kappa Sigma house where
alcohol was present.
11:09 a.m.
A dent was discovered on the
passenger side of campus police
unit 18.
9-20-04
3:48 a.m.
A resident of Sabine reported
someone knocking on her win-
dow.
10:31 a.m.
A maintenance worker report-
ed stolen tools.
11:20 a.m.
A call was received about a
medical situation on the second
floor of the Friedman Student
Union. An officer was en route
with the nurse.
11:24 a.m.
A student in Iberville was
unconscious but breathing. An
ambulance transported the stu-
dent to the Natchitoches Parish
Hospital.
2:45 p.m.
A call was received from Rapi-
des requesting the assistance of
an officer for a fight in the east-
side restroom. The suspects were
not located.
6:46 p.m.
There was a fight in front of
Iberville Dining Hall.
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Thursday, September 23, 2004 — the Current Sauce — News 3
NSU Blue Key one of four to win
Outstanding Chapter Award
By Elizabeth Bolt
Sauce Reporter
Four members of NSU's Blue
Key Club attended the national
convention for the first time, where
they were one of four schools to
receive the Outstanding Chapter
Award.
Sixteen other schools were also
represented at the June leadership
workshop at the University of
Georgia in Athens, Ga.
"The best part about it was that
we got to network with other chap-
ters around the nation," said Can-
dice Detillier, senior English major
and Blue Key Club president.
She said they had the opportuni-
ty to meet Fred Bosarge, the first
Blue Key member to be inducted at
Northwestern in 1959.
"It was a real honor to go
because it really was a big deal,"
said Brandon Cormier, junior
accounting major.
Detillier said the award was a
major accomplishment for NSU
because it is the highest award
given by Blue Key.
"It was really awesome to hear
them say 'NSU'," Detillier said.
Awards were given based on
each chapter's presentation. NSU's
chapter did not know they had to
-give a presentation, so Cormier
said they were "shocked and felt
unprepared" when they found out.
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Greek 1010
Letters today, leaders tomor-
row. Session 1: Sept. 28 7-9
p.m. in the Student Union Ball-
room. Session 2: Sept. 30, 7-9
p.m. in the Student Union Ball-
room. Meetings are for all
Greek new members - Spring
'04 and Fall '04.
Students in Free Enterprise
SIFE is an international
organization that is dedicated
to helping communities gain
financial, technical and com-
munication skills. Our organi-
zation also focuses on helping
other gain knowledge of the
global economy, business
ethics and entrepreneurship. If
you are interested in joining
our organization, or for more
information, please contact
Joshua Williams at joshuaqil-
liams83@hotmail.com. All
majors are welcome, there are
no fees and no GPA require-
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NSU Tutors
Our organizations tutors
younger students in our com-
munity in social studies, read-
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in their studies and providing
them with positive role mod-
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becoming a tutor, or if you
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Society of Professional
Journalists
The NSU chapter ofSPJ
presents "How to bring it
together: The art of building a
resume and resume tape" on
Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. in
Kyser Hall Room 107A (confer-
ence room). Students who are
preparing to do internships
should plan to attend.
Aquatic Exercise Association
Whether your goal is losing
weight, gaining muscle,
increasing endurance, or just
staying healthy, aquatic exer-
cise is fun and effective for
anyone at any level of fitness.
Classes are held at Nesom
Natatorium on Mondays, Tues-
days and Thursdays 5:30 to
6:30 p.m. Classes are taught by
AEA member and certified
instructor Karolyn Pinsel.
the Current Sauce welcomes
submissions for Connections, a
free service to organizations
planning events that will be
open to NSU students. Bring
Connections to Kyser 225, or e-
mail them to
currentsauce@nsula.edu.
Please include a name and
telephone number. We reserve the
right to refuse any Connection.
"I think it'll have
an overall positive
effect when the
word gets out that
one of our clubs is
the best in the
nation."
Candice Detillier
Blue Key Club President
Point presentations like the other
groups, the NSU students talked
about their chapter's past activities
and plans for this year.
"Ours wasn't fancy, but we got
up there and proved ourselves,"
Detillier said.
"We just got up there and
winged it as best we could," Eric
Dexter, senior business administra-
tion major, said.
Detillier said they were all sur-
prised when they won and had
shocked looks on their faces.
"I wasn't going there expecting
to win any awards. It was kind of
surreal because there were some
really good schools," Grant Wood-
son, junior education major, said.
He also said that the convention
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Opinions 1
Why I'm so cynical
Weekend at home relieues stress
By J. Aaron "Q" Brown
I mentioned in my first column
of the semester that I must echo
much of the American populace
by saying that I think both candi-
dates act like the same person in
spite of attempts to convince us
that they are complete opposites.
I'd like to talk about that a little
more as the election approaches.
Bush and Kerry's propaganda
machines have spent the last
months trying to make the two
candidates look as different as
possible, and the stupidest little
things have become huge news.
The other day, for instance, I
picked up and flipped through
Unfit for Command: Swift Boat
Veterans Speak Out Against John
Kerry in a bookstore. When I
looked at its dozen-odd pages of
endnotes, I discovered that a book
which purported to be about the
service of one person in Vietnam
contained less than 10 sources
from before the 1990s. But nobody
cares. Kerry's machine is playing
his Vietnam service against Bush's
National Guard duty, the Bush
machine is fighting back, and the
only thing that matters to either is
the news coverage.
Remember, you can't
think about this in terms of one
person versus another. These are
not individuals running for an
office anymore. These are organi-
zations scrabbling for power and
trying to convince you that their
ideals are the correct ways of life.
Bush has appeared at the
NASCAR pits and on the cover of
Country Music Weekly opposite
George Strait because his publicity
machine knows his audience.
They want you to think that a vote
for him is a vote for biscuits and
sausage gravy, and that Kerry just
wants to abort babies and raise
taxes. Their jobs are to make
someone, who after three years of
coaching still can't pronounce
"nuclear," look like he's compe-
tent to lead the free world. The
Kerry machine is frantically trying
to convince America that a vote for
this horse-faced socialite who's
never held a regular job is a vote
for more civilized behavior as a
nation and that Bush is just a well-
connected redneck who's riding
this cash cow we call a country for
his daddy's oil business.
Of course, none of these carica-
tures can possibly even approach
the truth, but people fall for it all
the same. Bush and Kerry both
want to centralize intelligence
gathering in America (which I can-
not believe is going uncontested
after the discovery of the FBI's
Carnivore e-mail monitoring pro-
gram less than a decade ago), ban
gay marriage (though Kerry
would support the "civil union"
band-aid fix), increase the size of
the government (though govern-
mental downsizing has historical-
ly been one of the strong points of
the Republican Party) and neither
side wants to hear a third-party
candidate talk in the debates
they've scheduled. After all, he
might shatter the carefully con-
structed illusion of dichotomy. He
might have something new to say,
something to show the people that
this is not a war between rednecks
and hippies, between dumb jocks
and sniveling nerds, between cow-
boys and diplomats, but a real
election in a real world where
there are more than two courses of
action available. The current
arrangement is far too convenient
to even risk such a thing.
Go vote! There's a regis-
tration drive in the Student Union
outside of Vic's today, so you've
got no excuse for not registering.
One other item: Jason Cole wanted
it to be known that it was his keen
nit-picking eye which caught my
slip on the Green Party's candida-
cy in these elections. Write to me
at saucefiller@hotmail.com if you
have something to say.
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Scholars' College student. His
column appears weekly on the
editorial page. His opinions do
not necessarily reflect the opin-
ions of the Sauce staff or of the
University.
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By Savanna
Mahaffey
I made the three-hour drive
home last weekend to visit with
my family and attend the Allen
Parish Fair. The fair was great, but
the heat made me feel like a slice of
bubbling cheese melting away in a
toaster oven.
After the fair, my parents treated
me to a medium-cooked sirloin
steak at the local steakhouse. I
don't know what it is about college,
but I crave red meat when I go
home. If I weren't chronically pale,
I would say that my coloration suf-
fers because of all the chicken I eat
here.
My grandmother also cooked me
a roast and some shrimp etouffe.
My grandmother is an awesome
cook, and her Sunday dinners are
so huge that no one within a five-
mile radius of her kitchen could go
hungry.
Sunday dinner consists of at least
two main courses accompanied by
four side items, bread and then
homemade dessert. Where I come
from, using a boxed cake mix is like
breaking one of the Ten Command-
ments.
The food was fantastic, but even
better, my parents also took me to
Wal-Mart to replenish my toiletry
and soda supply. My dad also
washed my car and made sure
everything was in working order.
In a way, I feel like the prodigal
daughter when I go home.
Going home was a nice break
from the hustle and bustle of col-
lege life. Last Sunday, the air condi-
tioner in our dorm suite started
leaking streams of water. My suite
mates and I set a bucket under the
leak to prevent water from soaking
our floor. I filed a maintenance
report on Monday morning in
hopes that the leak would be
repaired shortly since a neighbor-
ing ceiling tile was sagging.
Tuesdav evening rolled around,
and the soggy ceiling tile, as well as
10 pounds of dirt came crashing
down. It was a pretty big mess.
When I went in to report the col-
lapse on Wednesday morning, the
receptionist declared it an emer-
gency and had the air conditioner
fixed right away. By that time, I did
not consider it to be an emergency
anymore.
Besides the air conditioner catas-
trophe, I had to study for four tests
and complete an English essay. I
spent four hours studying for a
physics test, and I cannot tell you
anything about Isaac Newton
except for the myth of an apple
falling on his head. I hate science so
Letters to the Editor
Student complains about
amendment voting results
For those of you not paying
attention, an amendment to the
Louisiana Constitution banning
gay marriage and civil union was
passed Saturday, effectively
dethroning Mississippi as King
Jackass of the South. According to
the last reports I heard, the
amendment passed 79% to 21%.
Basically, this means that 79% of
you are either too ill-informed to
understand exactly for what it is
you were voting or too homopho-
bic to understand that homopho-
bia itself makes you a horrible
human being.
Why is it that the South is per-
petually unwilling to concede an
inch on issues of social reform?
Why is it that we Liberals have to
constantly drag you people, kick-
ing and screaming, into the next
decade, into recognizing those
individual rights you Conserva-
tives claim to respect? Why is it
that you insist on remaining a
dangerous burden on thinking
people?
The crucial mistake this time
around was in allowing the people
to decide whether to extend civil
rights to a minority group. This is
why we don't have a direct
democracy. This is why we don't
ask for a show of hands on every
bit of legislation. It's because peo-
ple like you are wrong. If you
don't believe me, then check the
historical grab bag of public opin-
ion. When was our greatest period
of social reform? Well, I'd suggest
that the mid-1800s (i.e., when we
let Black people out of chains) was
a fairly important time. Yet, for
some reason, we couldn't abolish
slavery until 79% of Louisiana and
the vast majority of the rest of the
South WAS NOT ALLOWED TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE U.S. GOV-
ERNMENT, when the South was
still too involved in the Confedera-
cy, and when the Union could
make Constitutional amendments
to which the South would later be
bound.
Yes, people, when we stopped
asking you for your opinion, we
managed achieve a degree of ben-
eficial social reform. And here we
find ourselves in a similar situa-
tion. Instead of learning from past
mistakes, you insist on reinforcing
the idea that a minority group is
for some reason inferior to the
majority and all under the guise of
Traditional Family Values. How
truly offensive. I come from a tra-
ditional family. My parents are still
happily married and have two
children. I'm about to graduate,
and my sister is saving money to
go to college. We live in suburbia.
We even have a dog. I guess,
though, that we weren't a "Tradi-
tional Family" because homopho-
bia was never one of our core val-
ues. Live and learn.
And so the cycle of reform con-
tinues. Another group asks to be
respected as equals, and 79% of
Louisiana refuses. Nice work. You
people perpetuate the stereotype
of the redneck Southerner by, in
fact, being redneck Southerners.
Just check your history books.
Every society has its historical
atrocities; the difference between
BY Connor Toknson
them and you is that they're sorry
for theirs.
Chad Vicknair
Scholars' College Senior
Student justifies pro-
amendment vote
I enjoyed reading Justin
Shatwell's letter to the editor
opposing the gay marriage
amendment. Justin, as he always
does, presented a through and
convincing argument. However, I
was unconvinced.
I voted for the amendment, not
because I want homosexuals to
change, disappear, or "prove" that
their lifestyle is immoral. Rather I
voted for the amendment because
I didn't want the institution of
marriage changed.
I do not want homosexuals
engaged in long-term relationships
to be "married." Perhaps its
because I am conservative, but I
only see marriage as between one
man and one woman. When I get
married some day soon, I don't
want my marriage to be equated
with the "marriage" of two men or
two women.
That is not to say that I would
deny homosexuals "equal" rights
under the law. If homosexuals
wish to form a long-term relation-
ship that is legally bound, I would
prefer that they be called "civil
unions." These civil unions would
be separate from marriage, and
would be equal except for tax pur-
poses.
I agree with the argument the
government provides incentives
for heterosexuals to abandon the
single life and remain married so
couples will be more inclined to
spawn the next generation. Since
homosexuals are not going to be
rearing a family, I don't think they
share the claim to a federal tax
break. In Louisiana homosexuals
are not allowed to adopt children
through the United Way Agencies
or Catholic Charities.
The more we learn about homo-
sexuality, the more we realize that
it has always been a part of
much that I sometimes refer to it as
the devil.
I spent 12 hours studying for the
next three tests that all happened to
fall on Thursday. I'm not sure if it
was necessary for me to study that
much, but I think it paid off in the
end. My eyes just could not focus
anymore, and I was covered in
highlighter ink.
Other than that, I am getting use
to college life. I have located just
about everything on campus, and I
sort of know my way around
Natchitoches. Most importantly, I
know where the strip of fast food
restaurants is, and it didn't even
take me my whole freshman year.
Savanna Mahaffey is a fresh-
man journalism major. Her opin-
ions do not necessarily reflect the
opinions of the Sauce staff or of
the University.
human nature and will always be
a part of human nature. Efforts to
push homosexuals back into the
closet do more harm than good.
They prevent people from being
able to fully explore, know, and
express themselves. Whenever
someone does not maximize his
fullest potential, then all of society
is adversely affected.
I have seen many heterosexuals
take a strong disliking to homo-
sexuals in general because there is
a vocal minority of gays who
define themselves solely by their
sexual orientation and are flam-
boyant about it. These people do
themselves and their community a
great disservice by focusing solely
on one aspect of their personality.
We all should realize that we are
more than just our sexual orienta-
tion, the fraternity we belong to,
or the clubs we participate in.
These factors along with hundreds
of other factors combine to make a
whole person.
Heterosexuals and homosexuals
both need to look past the sexual
orientation of those we encounter
and relate to them as a complete
being much like civil rights' lead-
ers tried to do in the 1960's. If we
can do that, then I think the nation
will become less divided regard-
ing sexual orientation.
I am more liberal than my par-
ents regarding homosexuals. Per-
haps by the time my children are
making decisions, this debate will
be old hat and society will have
moved past the small differences
between a civil union and a mar-
riage.
However, for now I do not think
homosexuals should be allowed to
marry, I do think that they should
be able to form long lasting legally
bonding civil unions. These
unions will help homosexuals to
become better, stronger people,
much the same way as a married
couple is complemented and reas-
sured by the commitment the
share.
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Welcome to my first column.
This is soon to become a question
and answer forum that will be all
about you and what you care
about the most. But for this to
happen, I need you guys to send
in questions about your relation-
ships, life and whatever else.
Can't get a date? Boyfriend or
girlfriend trouble? Don't know
which condom is best to use? Just
plain stressed out? I'm here to
help and listen to you vent. Since
lam going to learn and try to sort
out all the messy intimate details
of your lives, I thought I would
tell you a little bit about me. In
other words, allow me to intro-
duce myself. My name, for the
sake of my privacy and your
own amusement, is Tallulah. I
am a junior in the English
department, and am minoring in
journalism. I have dated and
been single at different times in
my life, but am currently in a
long-term relationship. I love the
Dave Matthews band and ice
cream, and there will always be a
special place in my heart for all of
Chris Farley's movies.
Introducing the column:
But enough about me, since
this is the first column I thought
we would start off with some-
thing simple: getting the digits.
First of all, do not be shy. Be bold.
And you do not have to be a guy
to ask. Girls, this is no longer the
50s, get a clue. Guys can be just
as shy as you. Also, do not ask
for someone's digits when you
are with a huge group of friends.
This will only make the other
person feel intimidated and
make you look like an idiot if you
are rejected. If possible, let there
be no witnesses to your possible
shame and humiliation. If you do
get rejected, you have the right to
be persistent, but remember:
nobody likes a stalker. Asking
twice is okay, but if you're asking
10 or 12 times a week, take a hint
and let it go. Try not to call names
or say something unforgivably
rude if the person says 'no' (do
this behind their backs from very
far away). Whatever attachment
you might have later formed
with this person will be ruined if
you act childishly. However, if
Ihis person says 'yes' and you do
snag their digits, then congratu-
lations. Just don't lose the num-
ber in the dryer with last week's
pack of Winterfresh gum.
Do not wait forever to call
Because you don't want to seem
desperate. It's cool if you're inter-
ested and excited, so call in a day
or two if you want. In the end, be
yourself, unless you are the type
of person who marvels over their
ability to pick their teeth with
flieir own toes — that type of tal-
ent should be saved for at least
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Students get credit
How to avoid debt when signing on the dotted line
By Raquel Hill
Life Editor
Credit debt can be synonymous
with college.
Acquiring credit while still
young can be extremely helpful
when wanting to purchase a new
car or home in the future. The
biggest mistake many young peo-
ple, mainly college students, make
is attaining too many credit cards,
most of which have high interest or
annual percentage rates. The trick
to acquiring and maintaining good
credit is to think of credit in these
terms: credit is people's financial
reputation, and it follows them
wherever they go.
College campuses are polluted
with offers for "pre-approved"
credit cards. Many times these
offers also come with perks like
mugs or beach towels that, at the
time, may seem too wonderful to
pass up; however, it is critical to be
informed of what you are getting
into before you sign on the dotted
line.
According to the General
Accounting Office, about 70 per-
cent of undergraduates at four-
year colleges carry at least one
credit card in their own names.
Those students without cards are
many times in search of one, in
hopes to start building credit.
Before applying for "plastic," the
National Fraud Informational Cen-
ter suggests that the applicant of
the card read the fine print of the
credit contract. By reading this
sometimes skipped-over informa-
tion, students can find out how
much credit can really cost. If you
receive an offer for a pre-approved
credit card or if someone says they
will help you get a credit card, find
out the details first. Knowing the
facts about your card might save
you. a few pennies in the long run.
The first important fact to be
aware of is the annual percentage
rate, which is the interest charged
along with the other required fees
when you do not pay off your bill
in full each statement. Many com-
panies may try to trap students in
with a percent APR that can soar
to a steep 19.8 percent after six
months.
The second fact to be aware of
America's college
students control more
money than the national
debt of some small
countries. Together they
spend more than $19
billion dollars a year."
Bankrate.com
are late fees. If you cannot pay
your bill on time, you will be
charged a nominal fee. This fee can
range from about $25-$30. If the
credit card holder is habitually late,
it is recorded on his credit history
report and stays there for seven
years. This will make it hard to get
a school loan now or that dream car
or home one day.
The next thing to know about is
the annual fee — something of
which to be particularly aware.
Many companies find it very con-
venient to charge their customers a
fee, even if customers do not use
the card. Like many students, Sara
Davis, a sophomore fashion mer-
chandising major, finds it comfort-
ing to carry a credit card in case of
emergencies.
"A credit card is like a security
blanket. If you have it on you
while you're driving down the
road and you get car trouble, it
comes in handy," Davis said, "You
can't call you parents for little
emergencies like for gas or person-
al things, so it helps with that, too."
For this reason, it is important to
ask a representative of the credit
card company if there is an annual
fee. If there is, keep in mind that
many other card companies offer
plastics without an annual fee —
just remember to read the fine print
for any other fees that may be hid-
den in the contract.
Bankreport.com had a few tips to
help college students keep credit
card debt in check:
• Only have one card. By acquir-
ing many cards, it becomes harder
to keep up with the payments and
to keep track of the statements.
> See Credit, page 6
Impulse purchases affect student bank accounts
Above: Photo Illustration by Leslie Westbrook/the Current Sauce
Photo by: Cheryl Thompson/the Current Sauce
Below: Senior Cedrick Miller uses the ATM outside of the Student Union.
By Victoria Smith
Sauce Reporter
Finances! Finances! Finances!
Are you confident your personal
finances are completely in order?
Do you occasionally on impulse
buy random, unnecessary items
whether you can afford it or not.
Many NSU students fall victim to
this random act called splurging.
Some even go into debt.
Sophomore Tyrome Sweet said
he frequently finds himself going
out to purchase food and clothing.
"Even though I have a meal
plan, I still go out and buy food,"
Sweet said. "I went to the mall in
Shreveport last weekend and I
only had $30 and I bought a hat for
$23."
Michael Gatson admits to
squandering money unnecessari-
iy-
"I spend money on things that I
don't need such as going out of
town and spending money to eat
out, buying alcohol and shop-
ping," Gatson said. "I shop a lot. If
it's not for clothes, ifs for things
for my apartment."
To prevent vast overspending,
Gatson said he regularly monitors
his checking account. When his
balance gets low, he said he asks
his parents to put more money
into his account.
Students spend money on their
personal appearances. Gatson has
his hair cut every week even
though he said it is not necessary.
Sweet said he falls victim to shoes
and clothing when he goes to the
mall.
"If I saw some shoes that I really
wanted I'd write a check and go
cover it the next day before the
check went through," Sweet said.
Because of his overspending he
said he needs to develop better
money management skills rather
than having to get more money
from home.
"If I see something that I want
and the funds are there, I'm going
to get it," Sweet said.
Credit cards are an alternative to
over drafting checking accounts
when students are short on cash,
but misuse can lead to long-term
debt and ruined credit. Many stu-
dents use their credit cards to pur-
chase gas or to go shopping.
Sweet said his Visa Platinum is
completely maxed out from shoe
and clothing purchases.
In contrast, freshman Brianna
Deason said she rigorously budg-
ets her money weekly. If there is a
book she wants to read, she said
she will buy it before anything
else.
"If the book is $10 and I have
$15, 1 will ration the $5 that is left
over because I can't help but buy
books," Deason said.
Deason said if she does not have
enough cash to purchase a book,
she will use her credit card, which
is only supposed to be used for gas
purchases.
Sophomore Keith Scott said he
keeps his finances in perfect order.
Scott said if he is getting low on
cash, he stops spending because
extra expenses are always coming
up.
"If I spend all of my money, I
wouldn't have any money until
my next payday, which would
make me have to struggle to buy
what I need," Scott said.
Scott said he would be willing to
let his checking account go nega-
tive if he were sick and needed
medication.
"I am very careful to make sure
that my account never goes over
so it would have to be a big emer-
gency such as a death in the fami-
ly or me getting sick for me to let
my checking account to go over,"
Scott said. He also said it costs a
lot more to get a checking account
back to normal than it did to use
the money to begin with.
Fashionable
Focus
Stay in style
on a budget
By now you have probably
figured out that staying in fash-
ion while away from any major
shopping malls and daddy's
wallet is pretty darn hard. The
resources we have available to
us in Natchitoches make it very
difficult to find products and
styles that fit our personality
and our budget at the same
time; however, it is not impos-
sible to find what you are look-
ing for in our small town.
Scenario #1:
You and your friends are up
late one night and you decide
that you have nothing to wear
for the next day. The obvious
place you decide to take a road
trip to is the Natchitoches Mall
herself, the Wal-Mart Super
center, open 24 hours. You and
your girlfriends or buddies
find that there is hardly anyone
around — which makes for
shopping without pressure.
Isn't it annoying when you
have saleswomen eyeing your
every move from the time you
walk into the store to the time
you walk out?
At Wal-Mart, that doesn't
happen — especially at mid-
night. At "Wally-world" you
can find cute blouses and tops
for girls and way cool jackets
and cargos for guys. Shoes can
be found on the back aisles of
the store and the racks are
loaded with tons of stylish
footwear for both sexes at
extremely affordable prices.
Your personal style can change
from day to day with the wide
selection of clothes, shoes and
accessories available at Wal-
Mart.
Scenario #2:
You are obsessed with shoes,
just like I am, but you don't
have what you would call a
"normal" sized foot. If you are
a female, I know just the place
for you: Cato. Cato sells
unique footwear, but even
more importantly they retail
shoes in large sizes. If you
wear a size 10 or above, Cato
might just be the place for you.
Oh yeah— guess what? They're
pretty reasonably priced, too!
They also offer affordable
clothing and really fun acces-
sories for the gals.
For the guys, if you are look-
ing for something simple, com-
fortable and LARGE you might
try looking on the Internet.
Bigandtall.com usually carries
some really nice shoe styles for
the guys with big feet. If you
don't feel comfortable receiv-
ing packages from a store with
Big and Tall in the title, check
out the Sears catalog store
located on College Avenue
right as you come into Natchi-
toches from 1-49. You can look
through the catalog and order
the styles and sizes that you
need and your package will
arrive right at your doorstep
shortly.
Scenario #3:
You need a wardrobe update
but don't have the funds to
accommodate your need.
Check out the old store with
the white and blue face on the
sign — Goodwill. Surprisingly,
Goodwill has really great
styles. If you are into the retro
looks, there are tons of looks
from all fashion eras at Good-
will. Guys can find a suit or
even a tuxedo for a formal or a
music performance. Girls can
find really fun costume jewelry
and really unique jackets, pants
and shirts. Keep Goodwill in
mind next time you need an
outfit.
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• Try not to impulse shop. This
means do not place off-the-wall
purchases on the charge card. The
way to beat this splurge is to allow
only one "affordable" treat. This
willpower keeps debt down and
prevents the need to keep track of
random charges to you card.
• Use cash when it is available.
This means do not pull out the card
to purchase bubble-gum at Wal-
Mart and then again later to get
dinner from Sonic. When a person
does this, it is at risk of receiving a
bill at the end of the month with
$100 in "nothing" expenses. To
avoid a bill like this, pay cash for
minor expenses less than $10. By
doing this, there will not be any
unnecessary charges on the state-
ment and it can save hundreds of
dollars in interest over time.
• Pay off the bill quickly. If a
statement for $250 arrives and the
minimum payment is $20, do not
just pay the minimum balance.
Always pay the minimum pay-
ment plus the interest on the total
balance. If this is not taken care of,
the debt will just keep on increas-
ing.
According to Bankrate.com,
"America's college students control
more money than the national debt
of some small countries. Together
they spend more than $19 billion
dollars a year. The average month-
ly debt on a college student's
charge account, according to one
study, is more than $2,000
(although another survey puts the
figure at a more reasonable $584)."
Many college students graduate
with almost $6,000 in credit card
debt, and to sophomore social
work students, Erin Juneau and
Shantell Francis, that statistic is dis
turbing.
"Debt sets you back before yoi
can even start out in life," Juneat
said. "Students don't realize thai
what they spend money on no\<
might hurt them later."
"Debt doesn't only affect you, \
affects your family," Francis added
"If you can't pay your bills on time;
your family ends up helping yon
and that hurts them. Before yen
can get a good start in life, you'n
already a step behind."
Journalism student attends minority conference
By LaTisha May
Sauce Reporter
NSU journalism student Glenn
Tillman Jr. was selected recently to
participate in a conference for
minority journalists in Washington,
D.C.
The UNITY 2004 conference is an
alliance of four professional organ-
izations for minority journalists.
Several thousand journalists, stu-
dents, political and corporate lead-
ers of color attend the conference
each year. Participants work with
professional mentors to build a
working newsroom and produce
three newscasts covering confer-
ence activities.
Tillman learned about the
UNITY conference from the Web
site of the National Association of
Black Journalists. He submitted a
five-minute resume tape, two let-
ters of recommendation, an official
Glenn Tillman Jr.
transcript and an application to
NABJ. Out of 70 NABJ entrants,
Tillman was chosen along with
nine other NABJ members.
News director of Alabama Public
Television and NABJ UNITY TV
lead mentor, Jon Beans selected
Tillman because of his ability and
positive attitude.
"I would not have selected Gleru
if I did not think he would repre
sent NABJ and his school with dig
nity and honor," Beans said.
Tillman said he attended UNIT]
2004 with the hopes of learning an<
expanding his network. "Every
body was friendly and helpful;
felt good to be in my position," Till
man said.
Tillman said his studies at NSl
and his television experience wel
prepared him for the conference
But, he said, it also helps to havt
ambition.
"If you have a dream, stick tt
your dream," Tillman said. "It's nol
what you want; it's how bad yot
want it."
Along with being a reporter fa
NSU 22, Tillman has hostec
"Demon Sports Today," a sport
show on Channel 22 and the inter
view show "Demon Life."
NSU Theater Fall Schedule
Remember to keep checking the Sauce for previews and updated information
• Sophocles' Antigone: Oct. 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. at
the A.A. Fredericks Outdoor Stage.
• Lee Blessing's Two Rooms: Oct. 6 and 8 at 7:30
p.m. in Theatre West.
• Lee Blessing's Patient A: Oct. 7 and 9 at 7:30
p.m. in Theatre West.
• Mike Yionoulis' Medea and Oedipus Rex: Oct. 20-
23 at 7:30 p.m. in A.A. Fredericks Auditorium.
• Daniel Maclvor's Never Swim Alone and This Is a
Play: Oct. 27-30 at 7:30 p.m. in the LOFT The-
atre.
• Noel Coward's Hay Fever: Nov. 10-13 and 16-19
at 7:30 p.m. in Theatre West.
• Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things: Nov. 13-14 at
7:30 pm in the LOFT Theatre.
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ly by running back Shelton Samp-
son who ran the ball for 99 yards
on 10 carries with two touch-
downs. Both quarterbacks for the
Demons, Connor Morel and
Davon Vinson, played well com-
bining for 158 pass yards on 14 of
21 passes.
The Demon special teams
seemed to be progressing well as
kicker Josh Storrs hit two field
goals in the game. Storrs nailed a
kick from 24 yards out in the sec-
ond quarter, which was NSU's
first field goal of the 2004 season.
Storrs also hit a 44 yard field
goal while Demon's kicker
Tommy Hebert's woes continued.
Hebert missed two field goals in
the game from 25 yards and 37
yards out.
"I was pleased to get field goal
tonight," Stoker said. "Storrs
made the field goal and he is our
guy and hopefully he can be con-
sistent for us. I gave Tommy a
chance, but he couldn't make the
field goals."
The Demons look to continue
their 21-game regular-season
Turpin Stadium winning streak
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Demon middle linebacker Brad Parmley picked off Tiger quarterback Tino Edge-
combe in the second quarter Saturday. Parmley returned the interception down
to the one-yard line, which set up a A.J. Franklin touchdown.
vs. non-conference opponents
dating back to 1994 this Saturday
against the Appalachian State
Mountaineers.
"This win most definitely gives
us some momentum for next
week," Demon running back
Sampson said. "We need to put
this game behind us and start to
work on the next one."
Upcoming NSU Demon home games
Football home games
• NSU vs. Appalachian State
Sept. 25 @ 4 p.m.
• NSU vs. Oklahome Panhandle
Sept. 25 @ 4 p.m.
Soccer home games
• NSU vs. McNeese St.
Oct. 1 @ 7 p.m.
• NSU vs. Stephen F. Austin
Oct. 3 @ 1 p.m.
Volleyball home games
• NSU vs. Nicholls St.
Sept. 24 @ 7 p.m.
• NSU vs. Southeastern
Sept. 25 @ 3 p.m.
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Sports
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sportseditorcs@yahoo.com
In every generation,
something magical hap-
pens in sports and history
is changed. I was able to
watch history change last
Friday night on Sept. 17,
2004. On this date, I
watched the best baseball
player ever to play, Barry
Bonds, hit home run No.
700 of his career.
Only two other baseball
players have hit 700,
which is Hammerin' Hank
Aaron and Babe Ruth.
Every time I see the high-
light of Bonds hitting that
blast over the left field
wall at SBC Park in San
Francisco I get chills.
Without Bonds, the Giants
would not be in the play-
off hunt.
Bonds is simply an
amazing hitter who has
patience and waits for his
pitches. He rarely strikes
out and has more walks
than anybody else this
season. Bonds even broke
his intentional walk
record from last season.
He is that good and
opposing pitchers and
teams respect him that
much.
I can now tell my grand-
children that I witnessed
history and I watched the
best baseball player break
record after record. I still
get goose bumps when I
see the highlight of Bonds
hitting No. 600, No. 700 or
his magical season where
he hit 73 home runs in a
season. This is truly amaz-
ing, and I am glad I was
able to see Bonds play.
Demon football
This weekend I wonder
if Demon fans understand
the magnitude of the
upcoming game against
Appalachian State. The
Mountaineers are No. 17
ranked while the Demons
are No. 18 ranked, which
is a huge game.
This game features two
division I-AA powerhous-
es playing a game in
Natchitoches. This game
determines the Demons
future. If the Demons lose,
then they could take a
tumble in the standings
and might need help get-
ting into the playoffs.
If the Demons win, then
this could set the tone for
the rest of the season. This
game looks to be a defen-
sive battle with a few big
plays sprinkled in, so
Demon fans pack Turpin
Stadium and cheer on the
Demons. I hope the stu-
dent section heckles the
heck out of the Moun-
taineers.
Elections
This next topic is not
about sports, but I need to
tell someone about this. I
went to vote for the
SGA/ Homecoming elec-
tion and was turned away.
Why? I take an Internet
class, so that makes me
not a full time student. Is
that not messed up? I paid
$96 in student fees and I
still cannot vote. That
much money is not
enough for me to vote?
Plus, I have to pay to
vote. The SGA, which
does not do much, needs
to do something with this.
Hopefully the SGA will
work on this. If they don't
then how about somebody
at fee payment speak up.
You never know what
will happen at a Demon
sporting event or an SGA
held election.
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(Top) Demon running back A.J. Franklin tries to break the arm tack-
le of a Texas Southern linebacker. Franklin finished the game with
55 yards rushing and one touchdown. (Left) Demon running back
Derrick Johnese gets dragged down from behind by two Tiger
defenders. Johnese rushed for 48 yards on 13 carries. Both running
backs helped the Demons rush for 283 yards against the Texas
Southern defense. The Demons won the game 52-6 at home.
Demons stuff the Tigers
NSU faces No. 17 ranked Mountaineers Saturday
By Patrick West
Sports Editor
The NSU Demons face one
of their toughest challenges
this weekend against the
Appalachian State Moun-
taineers.
The game will pit two top-
ranked teams against one
another at Turpin Stadium
Saturday at 4 p.m.
The Demons are nationally
ranked 18 in the ESPN /USA
Today Division 1-AA, while
the Mountaineers are ranked
17 in the polls.
NSU is coming off a 52-6
rout of the Texas Southern
Tigers while the Moun-
taineers are coming off a
tough win over The Citadel
28-14.
The Demons played their
best as a team last week and
look to continue to improve
against Appalachian State
this weekend.
"We are playing better
than we did in the previous
two weeks," Demon head
coach Scott Stoker said. "We
cannot make mistakes
against Appalachian State
and expect to win."
This is the third meeting
between these two teams
with NSU winning the last
game in 1998. That game
took place in the quarterfinal
round of the I-AA playoffs
with the Demons winning
31-20.
A key match-up in this
game will be the two out-
standing defenses. The Pur-
ple Swarm Defense held the
Tigers last week to minus
nine yards on offense while
the Mountaineers held The
Citadel to 137 yards of total
offense.
"We need to find a way to
execute on offense, which
will be a great task," Stoker
said. "They have an extreme-
ly good front four that is
very athletic and will chal-
lenge us."
Both defenses will be
tough to score on, as the Pur-
ple Swarm is fifth nationally
in total defense with an aver-
age of 187 yards per game,
while the Mountaineers
have allowed 215 ypg.
The Purple Swarm will
have their hands full this
week as they try to stop
Mountaineer quarterback
Richie Williams. The 185
pound 6-foot-3-inch sopho-
more quarterback is ranked
sixth nationally in offense
with a 287 ypg. Williams is
ranked 11th with a 159.9
pass efficiency rating and
was named the Southern
Conference Offensive Player
of the Week for the second
week in a row.
"Their offense goes
through their quarterback,"
Stoker said. "He does it all
for them."
Williams' favorite target is
Davon Fowlkes. Fowlkes is
ranked 11th nationally with
8.7 receptions average per
game, and he is fourth
ranked with 138.7 receiving
ypg-
Offensively, the Demons
will rely on their four run-
ning backs, Derrick Johnese,
Shelton Sampson, A.J.
Franklin and Greg Skid-
more.
Last week, Sampson ran
for 99 yards on 10 carries
with two touchdowns. The
Demons are averaging a 192
ypg on the ground while
totaling 352 ypg in total
offense and scoring 29 ppg.
Besides tough defenses
and explosive offenses, both
teams have dynamic
kick/punt returners.
NSU's kick/punt returner
Toby Zeigler is ranked ninth
in I-AA with a 183.7 all-pur-
pose ypg and owns the best
career punt return average of
any I-AA veteran with a 14.5
average.
The Mountaineer's
kick /punt returner Fowlkes
is tenth in I-AA with a 183
all-purpose ypg and is sec-
ond in career punt return
yards.
Another factor in NSU's
favor is the Demons are 4-0-
1 against the Southern Con-
ference while the Moun-
taineers are 0-4 vs. current
Southland Conference mem-
bers.
Appalachian State is also
0-6 in games west of the Mis-
sissippi River.
Remember, students, to
pick up your free tickets
before the game on Saturday.
This will allow you to get
in the stadium faster than if
you had to wait in line for a
ticket. Also umbrellas are
prohibited, so bring a pon-
cho if it rains.
NSU 52, TSU 6
The Demons were firing
on all cylinders Saturday
night against the Texas
Southern Tigers as NSU won
in a blowout 52-6.
The Demons were rolling
on offense and defense as the
offense racked up 441 yards
of offense while the Purple
Swarm held the Tigers to
minus nine yards on offense.
"We executed a lot better
on the offensive side of the
ball tonight," Demon head
coach Scott Stoker said. "We
have been inconsistent on
offense the last couple of
weeks but we looked a lot
better tonight."
The Purple Swarm defense
set school and Southland
Conference records by hold-
ing the Tigers to negative
yards on offense. The
Demons also tied a Division
I-AA record by recording
two safeties.
NSU blew the game wide
open in three-touchdown
flurry in the second quarter.
The first touchdown came
on an eight-yard run by
Demon running back Der-
rick Johnese to put the
Demons up 21-6.
On the ensuing drive,
middle linebacker Brad
Parmley picked off a pass to
set up the Demons on the
one-yard line. NSU running
back would then punch it in
for the touchdown.
On the Tigers next offen-
sive series, Demon defensive
lineman Carlos Stephons
caused a fumble, which line-
backer T.J. McMillan
scooped up and ran to the
end zone.
That score sealed the win
for the Demons as NSU was
See Stuffed, page 7
NSU legend Joe Delaney honored
Courtesy
Sports Information
www.nsudemons.com
Haughton native and leg-
endary two-sport NSU Ail-
American Joe Delaney will
be posthumously honored
Sunday at halftime of the
Kansas City Chiefs-Hous-
ton Texans NFL game when
his name is added to the
fagade of Arrowhead Stadi-
um on Hall of Fame Week-
end.
In ceremonies last March,
Delaney officially became
the 34th member of the
Chiefs Hall of Fame. A
standout running back for
the Chiefs in 1981-82,
Delaney drowned on June
29, 1983 while trying to save
the lives of three children in
Monroe.
His wife, Carolyn, and
other family members will
participate in Sunday's cer-
emonies. Also on hand will
be his college coach at
Northwestern, A.L.
Williams, and former
Demon teammate Jack Brit-
tain Jr.
Delaney already is
enshrined in the College
Football Hall of Fame, the
Louisiana Sports Hall of
Fame and the Graduate N
Club Hall of Fame at North-
western State.
The Demon football
team's permanent team cap-
tains as voted by the play-
ers each year receive the Joe
Delaney Leadership
Awards.
The Demons' spring foot-
ball game is called the
Delaney Bowl, and an
annual spring celebrity golf
event, the Joe Delaney
Memorial, generates funds
for athletic scholarships.
He is immortalized with a
permanent shrine under-
neath the west side grand-
stand at NSU's Turpin Sta-
dium and his retired No. 44
Demon jersey hangs on the
wall in the NSU football
offices.
A group of Chiefs fans
three years ago formed "The
37 Forever Foundation" to
provide water safety infor-
mation and swimming pro-
grams to underprivileged
youths in memory of
Delaney, who wore jersey
No. 37 for Kansas City.
The group, whose web-
site is www.37forever.org
on the internet, is "dedicat-
ed to the lasting recognition
of a true sports hero who
selflessly gave his life in an
attempt to save three chil-
dren," one who survived.
The 37 Forever Founda-
tion will hold its annual
dinner at Arrowhead Stadi-
um on Monday night, with
proceeds to help benefit the
American Red Cross Learn
to Swim Program.
In Maryland, the
"Delaney Athletic Confer-
ence" took its name to
honor his memory in the
fall of 1983, and today 13
north Virginia high schools
comprise the DAC.
Delaney burst onto the
NFL scene as the AFC
Rookie of the Year in 1981
when he earned a trip to the
Pro Bowl and earned Chiefs
MVP honors after establish-
ing then-franchise records
with 1,121 rushing yards
and seven 100-yard rushing
games.
Delaney (5-10, 184)
appeared in 23 games (17
starts) in two seasons with
Kansas City after entering
the NFL as the Chiefs' sec-
ond-round pick in the 1981
NFL Draft.
In his too-brief pro career,
which covered the entire
1981 season and the strike-
shortened 1982 campaign,
Delaney rushed for 1,501
yards on 329 carries (4.6
avg.) with three TDs. He
also caught 33 passes for
299 yards (9.1 avg.).
Delaney's legs helped
propel the '81 Chiefs to a 9-
7 record, the club's first
winning season since 1973.
After coming off the
bench to record 101 rushing
yards in his initial NFL
action at New England, he
ran for 106 yards and regis-
tered 104 receiving yards in
his first pro start against
Oakland.
His 193-yard rushing per-
formance vs. Houston on
Nov. 15, 1981, remains the
third-highest single-game
rushing output in franchise
history.
The outburst by Delaney
led Oilers Hall of Fame end
Elvin Bethea to say after the
game: "I've played against
the best - O.J. Simpson, Gale
Sayers, Walter Payton and
(Delaney) ranks right up
there with them. He is great
with a capital G."
During a brilliant four-
year career at Northwestern
State, Delaney rushed for a
school-record 3,047 yards
on 615 carries (5.0 avg.)
with 27 TDs and twice
earned NCAA Division I-
AA All-America honors.
A standout track per-
former, Delaney also earned
All-America status after set-
ting school records in the
100 and 200-meter events
and was a member of the
400-meter relay team which
won the NCAA title in 1981.
He still holds the Demons'
200 meter dash school
record, 23 years later.
Delaney was born on
October 30, 1958 in Hender-
son, Texas and was buried
on July 4, 1983 in
Haughton.
He was posthumously
awarded the Presidential
Citizen's Medal by Ronald
Reagan on July 13, 1983 and
received the NCAA Award
of Valor in 1984. Vice Presi-
dent George H. Bush pre-
sented the presidential cita-
tion to the Delaney family.
The 20th anniversary of
his heroic death last sum-
mer produced a sea of
national media attention,
including features that
appeared on ESPN and in
national publications such
as Sports Illustrated and
The Sporting News.
This Just In
Courtesy
Sports Information Bureau I
FOOTBALL
Students need
to pick up free
tickets
Northwestern State stu
dents who have not already
picked up their free football
season tickets have through
Friday afternoon to claim
them at the NSU Ticket
Office in the Athletic Field-
house at the south end of
Turpin Stadium.
The NSU ticket office is
open in the athletic field-
house from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
daily.
With an unprecedented
number of NSU students
already having claimed
their football season tickets,
availability for student tick-
ets is dwindling. Student
season tickets guarantee
seating in the east side
stands housing the festive
student section at Turpin
Stadium.
The NSU ticket office wiD
be handing out NSU stu-
dent season tickets through
this week. After Friday, stu-
dents will have to get rickets
for the football games on a
game-by-game basis.
Students still can use
their current NSU ID cards
at the stadium on game day
to obtain a single-game tick-
et for admission to tra
home games. However,
there may be a line for shi
dents using ID cards, result-
ing in a delay in entrance to
the stadium.
NSU beats ULM
3-1 in SLC play
Northwestern State
brought Louisiana-Monroe
back down to earth on Tues-
day night with a 3-1 wJ
over the Lady Indians to
open Southland Conference
soccer play.
The Lady Indians (5-2-1
entered the game riding a
school record five-game
winning streak to go along
with a school record five
consecutive shutouts but it
was the play of one sopho-
more and three freshmen
Demon players thai
knocked ULM off theii
perch.
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goal from sophomore Julii
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travel to take on Texas Stal
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Saturday during NSU's football game against
Appalachian State, six vehicles were vandalized and
robbed.
Detective Doug Prescott of the NSU police said the
only thing stolen was money.
All other items that are usually the targets for rob-
beries were left undisturbed, many of which were in
plain sight, Prescott said.
The campus police are currently investigating the rob-
beries.
"Please take stuff out of the passenger compartments
of vehicles," Prescott said.
Prescott also advises students to lock any valuable
items in the trunk or place them out of sight.
Lora Sheppard
"Antigone" to run Saturday and
Sunday in outdoor setting
The NSU theatre department's first production of the
semester, "Antigone," will run Saturday and Sunday at
7 pm.
Senior theatre major Tabatha Roy will direct the
show, which is Sophocles' sequel to his play "Oedipus
Rex."
"I've directed one act, but this is my first time direct-
ing a full show," Roy said. "I really wanted to do a
Greek tragedy outside. I just knew I wanted something
with a strong female lead, and "Antigone" is a really
good one for that."
Roy said the play will take place on the rarely-used
A.A. Fredericks Outdoor Stage, which is actually the
Greek stage.
"I wanted to do it right, she said. "There is no set;
Greek plays didn't really have sets. The costumes and
everything are very traditional."
Roy said she has also taken a minimalist approach to
the lighting design.
"We're going to put torches up around the stage to do
shadow lighting," she said. "We're going to have some
lights but it's only enough to where everyone can be
seen. It's just very simple."
Roy said Mary Watson will play the lead role of
mtshot tin Antigone, a woman who defies her king in an attempt
in the con to honor her dead brother.
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to run in Theatre West
On Oct. 7 and 9 at 7:30 p.m., students in the NSU
theater department will present "Patient A" by Lee
Blessings in Theatre West.
The play is about three characters who come back to
life and talk about the final moments of their lives.
'ent will bj Matthew and Kim, two of the characters, both died of
AIDS. Matthew was a homosexual male who contracted
the disease, presumably, through sexual activity, while
helps rati Kj m contracted the virus through a routine dental oper-
JSU basebaf atjon Matthew talks about "dying in oblivion" and how
the homosexual community is basically ignored in this
epidemic, while heterosexuals like Kim receive tons of
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cast.
Another Lee Blessings play, "Two Rooms" will run Oct.
6 and 8 at 7:30 pm in Theatre West.
Dorothea Wilson
Detectives in the making:
New forensic entomology class gives students hands-on
experience studying insects on rotting pig corpses
Leslie Westbrook/the Current Sauce
Jessica Cox, a forensic entomology class member, collects insects from around the site of a decompos-
ing pig the class placed in the Grady Erwin History Reserve on Sept. 13.
By Kyle Shirley
Sauce Reporter
NSU students have a
chance to learn about crime
scene investigation from
some surprising teachers:
insects and rotting pigs.
Fifteen students are
enrolled in a new course
called forensic entomology.
The class deals with the use
of insects in legal investiga-
tions and focuses on teaching
students how to obtain infor-
mation on dead bodies by
studying the insects on and
around them, associate pro-
fessor and biology depart-
ment head Michael Bodri
said.
Bodri, who teaches the
course, said it was his idea to
■ See Entomology, pg. 3
Shooting
One student dead, another hospitalized;
police continue to investigate incident
Two NSU students were
the victims of a shooting that
left one dead and the other
wounded Friday morning.
At 2 a.m., Roger Lockhart,
18, accounting major from
New Orleans, drove himself
to the Natchitoches Parish
Hospital with a gunshot
wound in his back as docu-
mented in a press release
from the city of Natchitoches
Mayor's Office.
Upon arriving at the hos-
pital, Lockhart informed the
medics that his roommate
was still at their apartment.
Officials from the Natchi-
toches Police Department
arrived at the students'
apartment in the White
Columns Apartment com-
plex.
They found Gregory
Franklin, 19, sophomore
industrial engineering tech-
nology major from New
Orleans, dead from a gun-
shot wound.
Upon investigation, the
police did not find any signs
of forced entry into the
apartment, Hornsby said.
The Natchitoches Police
Department also invited
members of the crime lab
unit in Shreveport and mem-
bers of the Rapides Parish
Sheriff's Office crime scene
unit to aid in the investiga-
tion of this crime as docu-
mented by a press release
from Hornsby.
At press time, the police
had no leads into the cause
of the shootings or any sus-
pects. Natchitoches Police
Chief Keith Thompson has
asked for anyone with any
information on the shooting
to call the police department
at 352-8101.
Week of activities to
raise awareness of
sexual assault risks
By Kyle Shirley
Sauce Reporter
Combating sexual assault
is a new part of the Student
Safety Committee's project
Mission: Demon Safety.
Related courses and activi-
ties will be open to students.
NSU counselor and chair-
woman of the committee
Leah Lentz said Sexual
Assault Awareness Week
will take place Monday
through Friday.
The "purple ribbon cam-
paign" starts Monday. Stu-
dents across campus will
hand out purple ribbons,
which are often used to rep-
resent sexual assault, Lentz
said.
On Tuesday, the theater
production "Drawing the
Shades" will run at 4 p.m., 6
p.m. and 8 p.m. in the LOFT
Theatre.
"This is a multimedia
event where theater students
are performing monologues
that originally came from
interviews of other students
at universities throughout
the nation," Lentz said.
The production will
include a slide show of statis-
tics and information about
sexual assaults on college
campuses.
Senior theater major Dal-
las Bird is a member of the
four-person cast performing
the monologues. Bird said he
was attracted to the show
■ See Assault, page 3
Surveillance cameras installed on campus
By Savanna Mahaffey
Sauce Reporter
Surveillance cameras were
installed at Turpin Stadium,
Rapides Hall and Sabine Hall
two months ago.
Fourteen cameras were
installed around Sabine Hall
in high-volume areas such as
the lobby, parking lot and
between wings. Sabine Hall
was chosen as a site for the
surveillance cameras because
it is highly populated.
A high-definition rotating
camera is positioned at the
top of Turpin Stadium. The
camera allows University
police to view nearly every
inch on campus. The cameras
record at all times, and tapes
are viewed by campus police
when necessary.
The camera at Turpin Stadi-
um allows campus police to
Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce
Here is an arial view of Dodd Hall (front left), the Student Union (right), Kyser Hall, and the Family and
Consumer Sciences building.This view from the upper deck of Turpin stadium is similar to one of many
angles the new security camera is capable of recording.
zoom in on something as itary Science building. It also
small as a license plate in covers Rapides Hall, Caddo
front of the James A. Noe Mil- Hall, Greek Hill, Sibley Lake,
Columns Apartments, tennis
courts and the baseball field
among others.
University police chief
Rickie Williams said the cam-
eras were not installed at
Turpin Stadium specifically
for football games but
because it is a high point on
campus. The cameras can
watch a larger area if they are
elevated.
"There really isn't a lot of
crime at football games
except for an occasional
fight," Williams said. "If there
is a fight, we can zoom in and
recognize the involved par-
ties."
If people can be identified,
Williams said they will be
brought in for questioning,
and the proper procedures
will take place.
Williams said if certain
areas on campus become fre-
quently hazardous, the cam-
eras come in handy.
■ See Cameras, pg. 3
Natchitoches Forecast
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Partly Cloudy
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Saturday
Thunder Storms
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Partly Cloudy
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Monday
Partly Cloudy
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Over 700 turn out for elections
Mr. and Miss NSU runoff continues today until 4:30 p.m.
By Darren Lewis
Sauce Reporter
During the past months leading
up to the presidential election, the
importance of young voters, who
could play a vital role in determin-
ing the next leader of the United
States, has been emphasized.
Voting in the SGA and Home-
coming Court elections on Oct. 22
and 23 served as practice for stu-
dents who will be voting in the
November election.
Y'esha Jackson, a senior Home-
coming Court nominee, said, "Stu-
dents need to use their right to
vote, especially this year with
another presidential election that
will be close."
More than 700 students voted in
the elections to determine new
class senators and members of the
homecoming court, including Mr.
and Miss NSU. The numbers
showed an increase in student vot-
ing. Speaker of the Senate Alan
Sypert said there was a good voter
turnout this fall.
To get more students involved in
the elections, SGA members
increased focus on promotions
prior to the election.
"We put up more fliers, promot-
ed on the radio and emphasized
the importance of voters," Brandon
Bailey, SGA senator at large, said.
A student needed to receive
nominations from three student
organizations to become a candi-
date for Homecoming Court. Can-
didates for Mr. and Miss NSU
needed to receive four nomina-
tions.
All sophomore, junior and senior
class senator seats were won by
acclamation, but the winners of the
freshman class senator seats were
determined by last week's election.
Mr. and Miss NSU
runoff candidates:
Jamaal hill
Chris Faist
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Laura Terrell Ashley Dunham
• Freshman Class Senators
elected: Nikki Booker, Ashley
Love Smith, Carli Tidwell
• Homecoming Queen and
King: Ashley Dunham, Bran-
don Cormier
Math software to improve student success
By Derrick Doyle
Sauce Reporter
The department of mathematics
is focusing on improving the reten-
tion and success of students in
developmental math courses this
semester by providing math soft-
ware designed to improve their
skills.
The instructional software used
primarily in Math 920 and 1021
classes is part of a comprehensive
strategy that Noel-Levitz, a nation-
al academic consultant group, rec-
ommended to keep struggling
math students in classes.
Kathy Autrey, assistant mathe-
matics professor and developmen-
tal math coordinator, explained
that the software is a series of mod-
ules that cover different math con-
cepts, which includes lecture mate-
rial, examples of how /to work
problems and specific problem
sets.
"The examples that come up take
them through step-by-step and
show them exactly what to do and
they can choose examples that are
progressive and more complicat-
ed," Autrey said.
Autrey, who also works with
high school teachers to prepare
their students for college place-
ment tests, discussed the software's
usefulness in developmental math
courses when reviewing fractions,
decimals, percents and other math
issues that might not be addressed
in class due to time restraints.
"They can go back in and look
through the material and work
through the problems and build
their confidence and ability,"
Autrey said. "Particularly, non-tra-
ditional students who have diffi-
culty just because they may have
been out of school a while and also
for some of the other students who
just missed some of the concepts as
they were going through their high
school years."
Student registered in the devel-
opmental math courses are auto-
matically registered into the soft-
ware system by their NSU enroll-
ment data. When the math stu-
dents log on to the software, they
have access to the content that
matches what is going on in their
class.
The cost of the license to use the
software is incorporated into the
math student's lab fees.
"The whole point of the software
is to make it easier to do homework
because sitting down doing home-
work with pencil and paper is
tedious and dull," said Frank Serio,
Jr., associate professor and mathe-
matics department head. "Most
people find time spent working
with the computer to be less
tedious than pencil and paper."
Technical problems have risen
with the new software, but Serio
has received positive remarks from
students about the software and he
is sure the occurring technical
problems are only temporary.
"I have only spoken to a couple
of students and they seem to like it
well enough," Serio said. "Mostly
we are having some technical diffi-
culties, but that's pretty typical for
a new piece of software."
However, some math students
are already reaping the benefits of
the instructional software.
"I'll use it because it helps me out
100 percent of the time," said Colby
Bizette, a freshman business major
enrolled in the Math 1021 course.
"It allows you to do more work
at home and at school," Colby said.
"It helps me when I can't get in
touch with my teachers, I can go on
the Internet and when I'm doing
something wrong, it points it out."
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elevator out of order
By Blade Marcantel
Sauce Reporter
The 128E elevator in Kyser Hall
is out of order this week. The door
is partially pried open and deco-
rated with bright yellow tape that
warns, "Caution: Do Not Enter,"
as if one would attempt to enter
the twisted doors and step on the
upraised floor.
Detective Doug Prescott said
that a malfunction occurred, trap-
ping one female on the elevator.
The Natchitoches Fire Department
was called to remove the victim
from the elevator. The distress call
was sent at 10:30 a.m., and the vic-
tim was freed at 11:28. a.m.
Prescott did not know what
caused the malfunction.
Randy McCormick, utilities
supervisor at the Physical Plant
said that the elevator worked cor-
rectly by engaging the safety and
stopping the door from opening,
preventing any tragedy from hap-
pening. McCormick said the ele-
vator's age is likely to be the cause
of its malfunction. He said the ele-
vator is so old that the manufac-
turer is no longer in business.
"The elevator like much of the
facilities here need to be replaced,
the men at the Physical Plant do
the best they can to hold every-
thing together with band-aids,"
McCormick said.
He said if the Physical Plant is
unable to find a replacement for
the elevator, a new one be fabri-
cated.
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Chris Reich/the Current Sauci
j the damaged elevator in Kyser Hall that was placed out of order last
week. A woman was trapped in this elevator for nearly an hour before she was
rescued by police.
NSU Police Blotter
9-21-04
10:29 a.m.
There was a wreck reported at
the Columns and both vehicles
were moderately damaged.
7:52 p.m.
Two men were thought to be
stuck in the Kyser Hall elevator,
but they just couldn't get the door
to close.
9:28 p.m.
Five men ran from an officer. It
was a possible drug use. The offi-
cer could smell it and requested
assistance.
9-22-04
12:01 a.m.
The fire alarm went off at
Dodd. The members of the fire
department were en route.
2:07 a.m.
A call was received concerning
a hit and run in front of Rapides
involving a motorcycle.
3:04 a.m.
A woman from the Columns
called to report that another
woman had knocked out the win-
dow to her apartment and was on
the front porch refusing to leave.
At 4:26 a.m. the same woman
returned, causing another distur-
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8:43 p.m.
Damage to the entry gate of the
Columns was reported.
9-23-04
12:03 p.m.
The fire alarm at Rapides went
off, and members of the fire
department were en route.
1:22 p.m.
There was a medical emer-
gency in Kyser. An officer was en
route with the nurse, and employ-
ees from the Natchitoches Parish
Hospital were also en route.
6:47 p.m.
There was a fight at South Jef-
ferson.
10:55 p.m.
The Sabine area coordinator
called to report two men trying to
get into the building after hours.
9-24-04
12:21 a.m.
A CA from the Columns called
because a pitt bull was running
loose in the area.
5:06 p.m.
A male student requested to
speak with an officer after anoth-
er student walked up to him and
slapped his cigarette out of his
mouth. The two exchanged
words, and they were advised
that they would be brought to the
station if they had to be dealt with
again.
5:28 p.m.
A student called because the
license plate on his motorcycle
had been ripped off.
9:22 p.m.
A resident of Rapides called to
report drug use on the south
wing.
9-25-04
5:40 p.m.
There was a report about a man
in a white Chevrolet in front of
Sabine harassing females.
7:15 p.m.
There was a possible car break-
in. What appeared to be residue;
from a brick or hard object was,
found on the right rear passenger
door where entry had been
attempted. A window was 1
cracked.
9-26-04
12:07 a.m.
An officer spoke with a student
who said he was taking pictures
of the moon through the trees
when he was facing Caddo Hall.
He was advised to go back to his
dorm.
9:58 a.m.
The Rapides fire went off.
Members of the fire department
were en route. It was a result of
burned popcorn on 4th East.
12:13 p.m.
A call was received in reference
to a blue Toyota at Rapides with
slashed tires and its alarm going
off.
9-27-04
3:52 p.m.
There was a call from Watson
Library in reference to a man
harassing a woman on the second
floor.
7:06 p.m.
Someone from Sabine called to
report a woman who kept passing
out. Paramedics were en route.
10:12 p.m.
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suicidal student.
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foblem with break-ins at the
lossier Hall parking lot, we can
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Uliams.
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the cameras is not for campus
lice to spy on people but to be
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pons of those cameras have not
let been determined.
NSU holds science symposium
Courtesy NSU News Bureau
A collection of world-renowned
scientific leaders will assemble at
Northwestern State University for
an symposium on interdisciplinary
science Oct. 6-8. The International
Symposium on Interdisciplinary
Science (ISIS) will host the most
elite collection of interdisciplinary
scientists ever to assemble in north
Louisiana.
The 40 plenary speakers are all
discipline-leading researchers
from the fields of physics, biology,
chemistry, and mathematics.
Among the distinguished speaker
list are a Nobel Laureate in
physics, the directors from several
international research institutes,
premier scientists from six differ-
ent countries, and 14 faculty from
Louisiana academe.
The conference also boasts the
first regional demonstration of a
new microscope technology creat-
ed by Richardson Technologies,
Inc., a Canadian microscope engi-
neering company.
The group is assembling to pres-
ent primary research in the context
of interdisciplinary science, which
is an emerging world-wide scien-
tific trend. All major funding agen-
cies and research corporations are
facilitating interdisciplinary
research in hopes of combining
unique scientific perspectives to
overcome the current limitations
facing each individual discipline.
"An event of this stature is a
major boost for research and tech-
nology-based economics in this
region," said Dr. Nathan Hutch-
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at NSU and co-director of the sym-
posium. "The conference will have
a positive impact on academia,
economic development, and work-
force training in this region by pro-
moting new interdisciplinary
research collaborations, exhibiting
the latest advancements in micro-
scope technology, and by provid-
ing students and faculty cutting-
edge knowledge of discoveries
from some of today's most press-
ing scientific questions."
Assault
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Students in Free Enterprise
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communities gain financial, tech-
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Our organization also focuses on
helping other gain knowledge of
the global economy, business
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organization, or for more infor-
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All majors are welcome, there are
no fees and no GPA requirements.
NSU Tutors
Our organizations tutors
younger students in our commu-
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math. We are dedicated to help-
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studies and providing them with
positive role models. If you are
interested in becoming a tutor, or
if you need community service
hours, contact Joshua Williams at
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Students for a Free Tibet
i It has been more than 50 years
jsince the People's Republic of
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! Since that time, over 1.2 million
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little bit safer."
On Wednesday the committee
will host the program "NSU Men
Against Sexual Assault" at 7 p.m.
in the Student Union ballroom.
Lentz said the program will be
for all men.
"It's not just men sexually
assaulting women," she said.
"Rape can happen to anyone. One
in four men are sexually assaulted
in their lives. We want men to
know how to protect themselves as
well and how to respond."
Lentz said the week also will
include Rape Aggression Defense
Systems, a nine-hour basic self-
defense course for women.
The course will meet in the
Health and PE. Majors' Building
on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 8
p.m., Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8
p.m. and Friday from 4 p.m. to 7
p.m.
Lentz said women participating
in the course will "learn everything
from actual attack response to how
to survey the environment, and
information about rape and date
rape drugs, which include alco-
hol."
have been exploited, and monks
and nuns continue to be detained
and tortured for daring to raise
their voices for freedom.
Students for a Free Tibet is an
international organization fight-
ing for the rights of the Tibetans.
Students for a Free Tibet meets
Wednesdays at 5pm in the front
lobby of Morrison Hall.
Society of Professional
Journalists
SPJ is scheduled to hold a Free-
dom of Information Forum on
Oct. 7 at 5p.m. in room 106 in
Kyser Hall. Linda Lightfoot,
executive editor of the Advocate in
Baton Rouge will speak. Journal-
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hold this new class.
"It was part of our approach to
trying to change the medical tech-
nology program to bring in more
students," Bodri said. "Our idea
was to incorporate forensics as a
component into it. We have more
and more students that are interest-
ed in doing crime scene investiga-
tion."
Bodri said the class consists of
three lectures and one lab session
each week. The lab involves the
study of pig carcasses in the woods
of the Grady Erwin History
Reserve near NSU.
Bodri said the class started with
two dead pigs.
"One is completely gone at this
point, while the other one is still in
a state of decay," Bodri said. "We
go out at the beginning of every
(lab) class to observe and collect
insects."
Monday, Bodri asked his class to
stand several feet away from the
carcass and remain silent, so that
any insects or predators that may
have been feeding on the corpse
wouldn't be driven from the area.
He then asked the students to
discuss what changes had occurred
since their last visit a week before.
One student, Robert Lockwood,
noticed that part of the skeleton
had changed.
"The jaw's been removed; I
know the flies didn't do that,"
Lockwood said.
Obviously, a strong stomach is a
prerequisite for this course. Med-
ical technology major Tiffany
Doucette said dealing with the
insects living in a decaying pig is
"not as nasty as you think it is.
More than you're disgusted, you're
amazed. It's interesting more than
it's nasty."
Bodri said forensic entomology
is useful in investigating a crime
scene involving a dead body for
two main reasons.
"The primary reason is to try to
determine post-mortem interval,"
Bodri said. "How long has this
person been dead?
"The second thing is location. In
some instances you can prove that
a body was moved, and you might
even be able to tell where it was
moved from, depending on what
types of insects are on it. An ento-
mologist is an expert witness if
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Michael Bodri (right) examines a decomposing pig carcass with members of his
class Monday. The class observes and collects the insects around the carcass.
"Obviously, if one of your
relatives was in a home and you
went to visit them and they had
maggots crawling around on
them, you should, and I think
you probably would, sue."
Michael Bodri
they go to court. They basically
present the scientific evidence."
Although the class concentrates
on forensic entomology as it
applies to crime scenes, Bodri said
the students are learning other
applications of the science as well.
He outlined three aspects of it.
First, urban entomology deals
with insects associated with
humans and their habitats. This
area is useful in investigating law-
suits involving factors such as ter-
mite infestation.
The second asj. set, he said, is
"stored-products pests like flour
beetles in your flour." Experts in
this field are often used in food-
contamination lawsuits.
Bodri said: "Then there's the
medical criminal entomology,
which is the insects that are typical-
ly associated with dead bodies, or
live bodies, too. We deal with all
three aspects, but the bulk of the
course is on medical criminal ento-
mology. Most people associate
forensic entomology with looking
at insects on dead bodies. But it's
not just that."
According to forensicentomolo-
gy.com, the science can also be use-
ful in investigating cases of abuse
in children and neglect of the elder-
ly. The Web site cites cases of par-
ents intentionally using wasps and
bees to sting their children as a
form of punishment.
Bodri said: "People who live in
old folks' homes, if they're not get-
ting the proper standard of care,
they can get infestation of their tis-
sues with fly larvae. Obviously, if
one of your relatives was in a home
and you went to visit them and
they had maggots crawling around
on them, you should, and I think
you probably would, sue."
In a case such as this, an ento-
mologist would have to prove that
the infestation was indeed due to
neglect on the part of the nursing
home, Bodri said.
And when it comes to corpses,
forensic entomologists are not lim-
ited to examining humans.
"Poaching is a huge problem,"
he said "If you think someone
poached a bear, you can use insects
to determine time of death on that
bear, and you may be able to place
somebody at the crime scene."
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Bush 's hypocrisy
By J. Aaron
"Q" Brown
Bush and company have
bashed Kerry over his inability to
pick one side of an issue, magni-
fying the fact that he voted for the
war with Iraq but against fund-
ing it.
Poor Kerry is stuck with the
politician's nightmare: trying to
prove that he doesn't change his
stance in response to voter opin-
ion. So this week I'm turning the
floodlight of Mr. Bush's own
accusations back on him to show
how his administration has not
needed to flip-flop; the gulf
between his words and actions
widens every day as stated poli-
cies give way to partisan goals.
I speak, of course, of North
Korea, the country the Bush
administration wishes would
stop screaming. Through three
years of outlining and rabidly
defending a policy of preemptive
counter-terrorism, the adminis-
tration has gone so far as to
defend the invasion of Iraq on the
grounds that Iraqi scientists knew
how to build a nuke and could
have passed on the information
to terrorists. The Bush regime has
quietly and persistently ignored
the nuclear development of
North Korea. This rogue nation,
which Bush included in the so-
called "axis of evil," now has the
capability and the materials (in
addition to simply the knowl-
edge, which is available in the Q
section of Watson Library) to con-
struct nuclear weapons. At the
time we went to war with Iraq,
North Korean ambassadors had
actually admitted to the assistant
secretary of state that they had a
uranium-enrichment program
capable of producing six nukes in
six months, and National Intelli-
gence Estimate said that "Iraq
probably would not be able to
make a weapon until 2007 to
2009."
So why did we bomb Baghdad
instead of Pyongyang? That's the
fun part, boys and girls! You see,
North Korea told us of the urani-
um-enrichment program on
October 4, 2002, about a week
before Congress voted on the Iraq
resolution. The Democrats
weren't given this particular
piece of intelligence , though,
until October 17, far too late to
change any votes for war. Even
the head of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, who
should certainly know about
such activity immediately,
learned of the news only two
hours before the press did.
In this context, John Kerry's
later vote on funding is even
vaguely defensible, though still
politically stupid. Watch the
debates tonight. They'll be pre-
digested, well-rehearsed, polite-
ly-mediated question-and-BS ses-
sions, but watch anyway, and
remember: your government lies
to you, America, and they play
politics with the truth.
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J. Aaron Brown is a Louisiana
Scholars' College student. His
column appears weekly on the
editorial page. His opinions do
not necessarily reflect the opin-
ions of the Sauce staff or of the
University.
Cleaning bathrooms opens sinuses
By Savanna
Ma naff ey
I am a typical germophobe. I
hate public restrooms, carry hand
sanitrzer in my bag and flush the
toilet with my foot. My suitemates
and I rotate out cleaning our bath-
room, and it was my turn this past
week.
I like to clean because it relieves
stress. However, I don't like the
idea that I could potentially come
into contact with someone else's
bodily fluids even though all of
my suitemates are very clean.
So I slid my hands into some
rubber gloves and sprayed every-
thing with disinfectant spray.
Then, I mopped. Newsflash: mop-
ping first does not work because
your shoes track dirt.
Next, I started on the shower
and toilet. I didn't realize it at the
time, but I used way too much
bleach. My roommate said she
could smell it all the way down
the third-floor hall.
I took a shower later that night
and got sick because the steam
contained bleach, and it opened
up my sinuses. I know I sneezed
25 times in a row, and I had to
blow my nose every five seconds.
When I woke up the next morn-
ing, it looked like I was gift
wrapped in tissue paper because
all of my used tissues were still in
bed with me.
That is not a good situation for a
germophobe. Still, I had to go to
class even though I just did not
feel like getting ready.
Since college, I had never taken
advantage of being allowed to
wear pajama pants to class. I
decided to try it out by wearing
my green cotton Dr. Seuss pajama
bottoms all day, and it was fantas-
tic. Ironically, people even told me
that I was cute, which is not some-
thing I hear on a regular basis.
I had to wear uniforms in high
school, and it was awful. I have
been dressing comfortably since I
graduated. There is no way I am
going to walk around campus in
high heels or a dress.
Sometimes jeans are even too
uncomfortable. I hate the way blue
jeans are made for girls. Even
though some girls might enjoy it, I
do not want to look like I airbrush
my jeans onto my legs.
For the most part, I am very low
maintenance. I shower, brush my
hair and teeth, throw on some-
thing comfortable and head out
the door. It takes me about 30 min-
utes. People take a double take
when I actually take the time to fix
my hair and put on makeup
because it is such a rare occur-
rence.
It is actually pretty cool being
able to go from one extreme to the
other. It is like I have an alter-ego.
It is just too bad one of me cannot
stay in my bed asleep while the
other goes to algebra at 8 a.m.
Savanna Mahaffey is a fresh-
man journalism major. Her opin-
ions do not necessarily reflect the
opinions of the Sauce staff or of
the University.
OpinionsI
Presidential debate: "scripted beauty contest"?
By Justin Shatwell
The two major candidates for the
presidency of the United States will
meet tonight for the first of 3
debates, or at least that is what we
are told. Upon closer inspection of
the rules, one discovers that the
event scheduled for this evening is
more of a candidate showcase than
anything resembling a debate.
The lackluster quality of the
event this evening is not surpris-
ing. Presidential debates in the
past haven't exactly been the kind
of rhetorical showdown that one
would expect in a competition for
the most powerful position in the
world. However, this year's
debates have reached a new level
of ridiculousness that is nothing
less than a slap in the face to that
ever shrinking portion of the
American people that actually care
about the issues.
The rules governing this
evening's festivities (which were
negotiated and agreed upon by
both candidates) ban the two men
from addressing each other. They
are not allowed to ask each other
questions or call on the other to
make any kind of pledge or com-
mitment. In fact, they are not even
allowed to appear on camera at the
same time. The two candidates
will have so little interaction this
evening that it will be difficult to
tell that they are even in the same
room.
Although this format is repug-
nant, it makes perfect sense politi-
cally. Generally, people are not
interested in who is more intelli-
gent or a quicker thinker. They do
not care about the candidates' wit
or ideas. Rather, people judge the
winner of the debate based on who
looks more "presidential." As
proof, just think of the great debate
mistakes of American history: Al
Gore's visible sigh, which made
him look snotty; George Bush Sr.
checking his watch, which made
him look disinterested; and
Richard Nixon not wearing make-
up, which made him look like a
zombie. Political analysts have
sighted these instances as major
mistakes that helped solidify their
opponents' victories, not because it
betrayed some inadequacy of that
candidates plan for leading the
country, but because it contradicted
the pristine wax image Americans
hold of what a president should be.
The aim of the event this evening
is not to prove who is a better
leader, but to give each candidate
the chance to look as presidential
as possible. The rules have been
tailored to create this effect. Each
candidate will only be on screen
when he is speaking, removing the
chance of stray sighs or gestures
being caught on film. The candi-
dates will not be shown standing
together, a major concern for the
Bush camp since the taller candi-
date has won every election but
one in the TV age. There are even
rules ensuring that each candidate
will have access to the make-up
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Student complains about
police apathy
Dear Editor:
I am writing in concern to the
recent robberies in the parking lot
behind the Creative and Perform-
ing Arts building. For those who
are not informed, there were
many cars that were broken into
during the football game this
weekend.
I, a performing arts student,
was in shock when I heard from
my fraternity brothers and friends
that car windows were broke,
wallets were stolen, and stereo
systems were taken. The victims
of these crimes were immediately
told to contact the authorities and
explain their situation. All the
police that did show up only
asked general questions and real-
ly did not assess the victims with
concern and sympathy. They
acted like it was nothing - and
unimportant.
As for an investigation, the
police notified the victims that
they could not do an extensive
search for the criminals who com-
mitted these acts because they
"did not have the funds to pay for
the investigation." Excuse me?
No funds? Where the heck is the
hard earned money of the college
student going if our own campus
police so quick to write out tickets
for "improper parking" or "non-
registered vehicles" and collect
money for those minor offenses
and then reluctant to perform and
investigation for students that
have been robbed.
For instance, I received a ticket
for not having my vehicle regis-
tered (which it was, they just did
not bather to check) and the
police were unwilling to take any
pains with me and my situation.
It really upsets me that with a
small situation like that, the police
are willing take for themselves,
but in a bigger one (like the rob-
beries) they shrug their shoulders
and act as if it does not apply to
them.
Aren't campus police here for
our safety? How safe is it when
our own police do not attempt to
help out the student, but the stu-
dents who make non-moving vio-
lations are required to fork out
money for fees (that have been
raised, mind you) and help the
police and the university?
In my opinion, our campus
security should take into mind the
needs of the students, especially
when an extreme situation where
money and valuables are taken.
This is college, and not everyone
can afford to pay a $75.00 ticket or
have their sound system taken.
Isn't Northwestern's motto
"where the students come first?"
Doesn't look like it to me.
David S. Steele
Sophomore music education
major
Letters to the Editor
Student reacts to Vicnair
On behalf of the 79% of
Louisianans, who are backward
homophobic rednecks, I would
like to reply to Mr. Vicknair's let-
ter in the September 23 edition of
the Current Sauce. I would like to
invite Mr. Vicknair to leave
Louisiana if he is so unhappy
with the moral and political
beliefs of the fine people of this
state. If he can't afford to leave,
please contact me and I will give
him a free ride to Los Angeles,
San Francisco, New York or any
other city where his views will be
appreciated. I can't believe that a
SENIOR in the SCHOLARS' COL-
LEGE can only resort to name
calling and stereotyping to make
his point. Surely such an educated
man can come up with something
better than "redneck southern-
ers." In short sir, "I know you are,
but what am I?"
I am not homophobic. I have
several acquaintances that are gay
(or whatever the politically correct
term of the week is); while I do
not agree with their lifestyle, I feel
it is their choice - not mine. How-
ever, I feel the concept of marriage
has always been and should
remain between a man and a
woman. While I will not try to
impose my religious beliefs on
you, marriage is more or less a
religious institution. All major
religions (not just Christian reli-
gions) have established marriages
between men and women. I am
not aware of any religion that
supports the union of two men or
two women. Why should we
change our beliefs and practices
to support a known minority?
In Mr. Vicknair's letter, he
compares the gay marriage issue
to slavery and the equal right that
black people fought for. To this I
can only say, "HOW DARE
YOU!!!" You have belittled the tri-
als and tribulations that countless
African Americans endured to the
level of such a trivial cry for atten-
tion. Please Mr. Vicknair, get a life
and please get more value out of
the education that mommy and
daddy are paying for. Your com-
parisons should offend and out-
rage every person whose ances-
tors have ever had to fight for the
right to eat at a restaurant, drink
from a water fountain, or ride on
a bus. It offends me and I am not
a minority.
While I find Mr. Vicknair's let-
ter repulsive, I believe there is a
lot to be learned from it. The liber-
als don't believe in democracy.
They believe they know what is
best for us and they are going to
"fix" society for us whether we
want them to or not. They try to
impose their beliefs on us at every
turn, from gay marriage to gun
control; they try to tell us we are
not smart enough to make deci-
sions for ourselves. I say it is time
for the conservatives to stand up
and push back. We have shown
that we are the majority (at least
in the south) if we become as
proactive as the liberals, we can
stop the influx of liberal view-
points and preserve our heritage
of having at least some degree of
common sense and moral value.
Lastly, this ole' guntotin' knu-
cledraggin', Bible thumppin', butt
scratching redneck would like to
say, I am not sorry for my beliefs
nor the beliefs of my fellow south-
erners. We have just as much right
to our beliefs as anyone else. So
Mr. Vicknair, I've got the truck
warmed up. When is our road
trip?
Eric Cason
NSU Sophomore
Student responds to
Shatwell and Boudreaux
I agree with Mr. Shatwell's
argument raised two weeks ago
that marriage is a religious institu-
tion and, according to the separa-
tion of church and state, the gov-
ernment has no business making
policy regarding religious prac-
tices. Marriage is only defined as
a union between man and woman
due to religious context, a consid-
eration that should bear no
weight in the creation of legal pol-
icy. According to the first amend-
ment of the U.S. Constitution,
"Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of
religion or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof." The law ban-
ning gay marriage passed several
weekends ago was a federally
unconstitutional act constraining
the right to practice religion freely
in this country.
If you're wondering whether or
not any religions would actually
recognize a same sex marriage as
valid the answer is yes, they exist.
Yes, they already do acknowledge
homosexual marriages as valid.
They can also be found in this
state. If you look really closely,
they can even be found in this
town.
Of course, gays and lesbians
will continue to marry in
Louisiana. It is an entirely foolish
notion to think otherwise. What-
ever imagined threat to the sancti-
ty of heterosexual marriage oppo-
nents of gay marriage fear it is
still there. It even calls itself by
the name 'marriage.'
Last week, Mr. Boudreaux
admitted that he did not "want
homosexuals engaged in long-
term relationships to be 'mar-
ried.'" He also said that his posi-
artist of their choice and be si
plied with ample facilities to be
tify themselves for the camera.
What will we see this even
The best we could hope for is
candidates better explaining the
stances on several issues, though
doubt it. What is more likely is "
the moderator will lob a pi,
dictable question over the plau „• ,
and the candidate will recite the \ i S3
prepared remarks on that subje< ^ • ° V '
sticking to broad vague sound bit , y tr j, enc
that sound impressive but expla
little. Afterward, the press wi f ,
have experts analyze their tone < 7 CV f
voice, word choice, and hand gej m % , r
tures, and arbitrarily declare the " y
party's candidate the winner. r
So in short, if you want to watc W '
a heavily scripted beauty contes ' ma ^ ^
tune in this evening. If you actua ^ crusn '
ly want to learn about the issue
that will affect the lives of million
of Americans and countless other
around the world, pick up a news
paper and read it with a grain c D 631 "
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conservative. I did not realize " e P
that voting for big government W&V* 1 ?*!
make policy on religious practices ,
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homosexuals are already married ro ^ shl PP
and no amendment will change J° -
that. Mr. Boudreaux's forthcom- ^ be a
ing wedding will be "equated romant
with the 'marriage' of two men or Hve Als<
two women" whether he likes it on 8 dlsta
or not. If that equation is a mattei E 3 " ext
of his marriage being compared tt rV 1 " 6 !
a loving same-sex couple that
cares for, depends on, and trusts
one another, then he should be
glad for it. All the amendment
has done is deny a minority of
people equal economic rights
under the law.
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around.
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the economic gains of marriage. 1 , 1J
am a heterosexual uninterested in ^
having children. I suppose he El * eeven ]
intends to exclude me the right to J J, 10 ^
leave my earthly possessions to
my spouse should I die before het * )me T ran '
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breeder. Furthermore, he seems Y ou
to forget that many homosexuals ^ ™ ust ,
not only have children but are J our bo >' t
capable of conceiving new ones. ° n 8 0e ^
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option for lesbian couples.
Uncharacteristically, Mr.
Boudreaux ends his letter on a
rather liberally optimistic note.
He supposes that "by the time
[his] children are making deci-
sions, this debate will be old hat
than you 1
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that you i
way to
boyfriend
if you lie a
and society will have moved past *° u pursi "
are bound
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the small differences between a
civil union and a marriage." It
would almost have been a worth- * r ° n y ? 1
while statement had it not been uptrc
followed up by, "for now [he fcg innin £
does] not think homosexuals
should be allowed to marry."
Well, it is a wonderful thing when
you implicate yourself in stifling
the social progress of your own
society. It saves the rest of us the
trouble.
The gay couples that were mar-
ried before the amendment came
to a vote are still married, so I
guess Mr. Boudreaux's hope that
the institution of marriage would
not be changed has been reward-
ed. (What his marriage has to do
with anyone else's is beyond me,
but whatever the case, marriage is
the same). However, Mr.
Boudreaux has prevented the gay
elderly gentleman whose hus-
band just died without a will from
inheriting the possessions that his
partner left him. Congratulations.
Paul Jannise
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he past? Was this a mutual
ittraction that never saw the
t of day because one of you
was involved? Or did you skulk
lehind trees just to catch a
rlimpse of him and hide a shrine
worshipping his hotness in the
ack of your closet? In either
case, be aware that people tend
to romanticize what they do not
have. Also, you are involved in a
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you must instantly break up with
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stage and it is affecting your feel-
ings for your significant other,
than you have a problem.
So, Stumped, if this is the point
that you are at then there is no
way to avoid hurting your
boyfriend. It will hurt him more
if you lie and stay with him while
you pursue your crush, and you
are bound to get caught up in a
tangled mess. So it would be eas-
ier on you if you are just honest
and upfront with him from the
beginning. You must let him
know that you have feelings for
someone else. The way you deal
With this is up to the both of you.
You may either want to take a
break from each other for a
While, and see other people, or
just break it off completely. But
before you do this, find out how
your crush feels about you. If he
Wants nothing to do with you,
you may want to rethink telling
your boyfriend. Otherwise you
■nay ruin a great relationship for
absolutely no reason. But keep in
mind that if you are willing to
break up with your boyfriend
over this crush then you might
not want to stay with him even if
your crush rejects you.
Right now, you are in college,
and you are going to meet a ton
of new people everyday and a lot
of them are going to be very
interesting and attractive. A lot of
them will be really weird, too,
but that is beside the point. If you
are ready to settle down that is
fine and it is great that you found
Someone who really captures
your attention. But be aware that
this is one of the few times in
your life that you will be virtual-
ly surrounded by thousands of
available guys your age, and it
Will be tough to stay loyal. Good
luck and write me back to let me
know how it all works out.
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Diets: worth the weight?
Trendy diets take their place among NSU students
Chris Reich/ the Current Sauce
Three Phases of South Beach
> Phase one: Banish your crav-
ings - three meals a day with
two snacks, cut out bread, rice,
potatoes, pasta, baked goods,
fruits and alcohol
'Phase two: Reintroduce carbs -
add back the foods you crave
little by little and very gradual-
ly
•Phase three: A diet for life - the
final phase lasts the rest of your
life, eating normal foods in
smaller portions
Source: www.southbeachdietcom
By Samantha Foley
Sauce Reporter
Low-carb. Low-fat. Quick fix.
Katie Haynes, a registered nurse
from a Shreveport obstetrics clinic,
says exercise is always the key to
staying fit, and people need to
choose a diet that fits their
lifestyle.
A few popular diets among stu-
dents are the Atkins Diet, the
South Beach Diet and the Cabbage
Soup Diet.
Atkins.com states that the diet is
a four-phase eating plan in con-
junction with vitamin and mineral
supplementation and regular exer-
cise.
"My grandparents got on Atkins
for health reasons and it was real-
ly successful," says senior journal-
ism major, Chelsea Smith. "They
could eat luxurious meals that
included steak and shrimp. It was
not a huge change in their regular
diet."
Some dieters cannot live with-
out carbohydrates. Northwest-
ern's Lady of the Bracelet, Alicia
Schulz, says her prior experience
with the Atkins Diet was unsuc-
cessful. "I hated it because it made
me dizzy and pass out," she says.
"If 1 don't have carbs I don't have
energy."
Another popular diet is the
South Beach Diet, created by cardi-
ologist Arthur Agatston. The diet
is neither low-fat nor low-carb; it
teaches dieters the right carbs and
the right fats, according to south-
beachdiet.com.
Some find this diet a bit easier to
follow than the Atkins Diet.
The Web site cites the May 3,
2003, article in Newsweek "It
retains the best part of the Atkins
regime, meat, while losing the
tenet that all carbs should be
avoided. Instead, Agatston
encourages a well-balanced diet
that includes plenty of fruit, veg-
etables and whole grains, plus
nuts and healthy oils.
While the Atkins Diet and the
South Beach diet are long-term
weight loss plans, a quick solution
to weight loss is the Cabbage Soup
Diet. This low-fat, high fiber diet
should be followed for seven days.
After a week, dieters take a two-
week break.
Each day on the Cabbage Soup
Diet, the dieter eats cabbage soup
with other designated foods.
According to the Web site, cab-
bage-soup-diet.com, this diet is
not suitable for long-term weight
loss; it is a "kick-start" for a more
moderate diet.
The Web site also claims that the
diet can help you lose up to 10
pounds in only seven days.
"I tried this diet in high school
and lost weight really quickly, but
I do not know if it was only 10
days," Smith says.
With so many dieting options
available choosing the right one
can be tricky. Schulz says she
advises others to exercise, follow
the food groups and watch sugar
and fat intake.
Haynes says she also agrees.
"Exercise and watching what you
eat is old-fashioned, but one of the
best ways to lose weight and have
you feeling better."
Seven Days of Cabbage Soup Four Phases of Atkins
•Day one: Eat as much fruit as
desired, except bananas, and
drink unsweetened teas, cranber-
ry juice and water.
•Day two: Eat as much vegeta-
bles as desired, including a baked
potato with butter at dinner.
•Day three: Mix days one and
two.
•Day four: Eat up to eight
bananas and drink as many glass-
es of skim milk as desired. This
day is supposed to lessen your
cravings for sweets.
•Day five: Eat 10 to 20 ounces of
beef, up to six fresh tomatoes and
drink six to eight glasses of water.
•Day six: Eat as much beef and
vegetables as desired.
•Day seven: Eat brown rice,
unsweetened fruit juices and veg-
etables.
Source: www.cabbage-soup-diet.com
► Phase One: Induction - Restrict
carbohydrate consumption to
20 grams daily.
•Phase two: Ongoing weight loss
- Increase carbohydrates by five
grams weekly until weight loss
stops.
• Phase three: Pre-maintenance -
Make the transition from
weight loss to weight mainte-
nance by increasing carbohy-
drate intake to 10-gram incre-
ments each week.
Phase four: Lifetime mainte-
nance - Select from a wide vari-
ety of foods while controlling
carbohydrate intake to ensure
weight maintenance and sense
of well-being.
Source: www.aikins.com
Students eat healthy on a budget
By EmmaLee Jordan
Sauce Reporter
Deep fat fried, triple cheese,
gravy-smothered, and add bacon
please!
Let's face the facts. It is cheap to
eat what is bad for us. We get the
message daily that good nutrition
is critical for a healthy lifestyle, but
is it really possible to have a filet
mignon diet on a chopped beef
budget?
Juanice Moses, nutrition educa-
tor for the LSU Agriculture Center,
said the answer is yes. The center
has a detailed plan on how to man-
age meal money. Moses said there
are several ways to save money
when buying healthy foods, and
they all center around smart plan-
ning. She said start by setting a
food budget and planning meals
for the week. Then make a list to
help you remember what you need
and keep you from buying what
you do not. Check the newspaper
for special buys and coupons.
Moses said to compare unit prices
and nutrition labels of similar
items in the store.
Amanda Roberts, the clinical
dietician at the Natchitoches Parish
Hospital, said some basic staples,
such as beans and rice, provide
good nutrition, and few calories
and grams of fat. Roberts said to
buy large pieces of produce when
it is sold per piece and small pieces
when sold by the pound. She also
said people should watch sale
papers for deals on fresh fruit and
vegetables. Canned vegetables are
often a good value, but Roberts
said rinsing them under cold water
and re-covering them with fresh
water lowers the sodium content.
Grain products are also inexpen-
sive and contribute healthy fiber to
the diet. Roberts said to buy whole
wheat bread. She also said pasta is
very healthy if vegetables and low-
fat or fat-free dressing is added.
When buying meat, Roberts said
the best choices are chicken, tuna,
turkey or loin portions of pork and
beef. She said shopping in the
evening is a good idea because
meat markets often mark down
prices at the end of the day. Roberts
also said substituting Canadian
bacon or imitation bacon bits for
regular bacon is another good idea.
Roberts said eating healthy can
be more expensive, but the benefits
outweigh the cost. She said,
"Making healthy changes in eat-
ing will save you money down the
road in healthcare even it it's a dol-
lar more expensive now," Roberts
said.
Lucy Dowden, junior education
major, said she is counting calories
and cash. Dowden said she has
some hints when it comes to eating
healthy on a budget.
First, she tries not to eat out often
because it can get expensive and
usually is not very healthy. When
she does eat out, Dowden said she
chooses less expensive restaurants
that offer low-fat choices, like Sub-
way and Quizno's.
Dowden said she keeps her
apartment stocked with canned
vegetables and fruit, cereal and
sandwich supplies. She said
canned produce is less expensive
than fresh, and has almost identical
nutritional value.
Dowden said cereal is inexpen-
sive and when the right choices are
made, is low in fat, calories and
sugar. Many cereals are also high in
fiber. Dowden said her favorite
cereal is Special K with red berries.
Sandwiches can be very healthy
when made with proper ingredi-
ents. Dowden said she likes turkey,
which is low in fat and high in pro-
tein. She also said whole grain
bread is a better choice than white
when making sandwiches.
When satisfying her sweet tooth,
Dowden said a smoothie does the
trick.
"I like nonfat yogurt, milk and
strawberries," Dowden said.
"They're so good and a lot better
for you than ice cream or cookies."
Carly Williams, senior health
and exercise science major, said she
is very health conscience. She said
her kitchen is stocked with wheat
pasta, fruit and frozen vegetables.
When at a fast food restaurant,
Williams said she opts for a salad
or grilled chicken sandwich. She
said food is not the only thing to
consider when trying to stay
healthy. Williams said exercise
plays a vital role in a healthy
lifestyle.
"I exercise a considerable
amount. I ride my bike, take
weight-training class and aerobics
class, use hand weights, walk the
track and play IM sports,"
Williams said.
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She said exercise is important for
appearance and helps reduce the
risk for disease. Williams said exer-
cise also raises metabolism and
increases muscle mass, which
allows the body to burn more calo-
ries.
Students bum calories walking
to Iberville, Vic's or the Ren-
dezvous, but when they get there,
what are the healthy choices?
Nutritionists say salad is an
obvious choice for a healthy meal.
It's a great way to load up on the
recommended daily servings of
vegetables. A good idea is to add
some lean meat or eggs for protein
and iron. Also, try not to ruin a
good thing by adding a heavy
dressing.
Wraps are also a healthy choice.
Get lean meat on a wheat tortilla.
Go light on the mayo, or replace it
with a fat-free substitute like mus-
tard or salsa. Pile on vegetables
and you have yourself a meal.
It is always smart to be healthy,
so keep these valuable tips in mind
and it will be easy to watch your
wallet and your waistline!
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Food is for
beauty,
not thought
Ok so we all know that diet
and exercise are the easiest way
to maintain a healthy lifestyle —
that's a given; however, did you
know that some of the foods that
we eat everyday can be extreme-
ly harmful to your appearance?
By appearance, I don't mean
your shape; I mean your hair,
skin, nails, teeth and eyes. Many
times the mistakes we make in
our diet can have a drastic effect
on our how we look. Although
physical appearance might not
be your number one priority
right now, the health of your
appearance should be.
During the stressful time of
studying for an important exam,
you may be tempted to order a
late-night pizza for sustenance.
After scarfing the entire thing
down, you will probably feel full,
bloated and super-uncomfort-
able — but worst consequence
does not come until you wake up
in the morning. A massive col-
lection of little creatures we all
despise called bacteria collabo-
rate with the grease from your
previous meal and produce
something we dread: pimples.
Keeping a healthy diet in your
life is important to your com-
plexion. By getting into a routine
of drinking plenty of water, stay-
ing away from greasy foods like
pizza or fatty hamburgers and
keeping veggies on your appetite
you'll keep your risk of clutter-
ing your skin at a distance and
possibly prevent some future
skin diseases.
This week I hope to peak your
interest with fruits, veggies and
other mandatory elements for
your diet.
Water:
This first element that I cannot
stress enough about is water.
Water is the purest beverage the
human body can take in — know
why? The human body is made
up of between 45 and 60 percent
water. Water helps keep the
body hydrated, obviously, but it
also does more than that. Drink-
ing lots of water keeps your skin
from shriveling — especially your
face. Once your face starts shriv-
eling, its only a matter of time
before the wrinkles will appear.
It is important to drink water to
keep skin supple and moist, lev-
eling out your complexion.
Keeping water in your system
also lessens your chance of a
breakout — the fluid lets the
impurities in your body flow out.
Kiwi:
This fruit looks a lot like a
small brown fuzzy egg on the
outside, but the inside is a sweet,
delightful and green "meat."
This fruit is a native of New
Zealand and brings its exotic
homeopathic benefits along with
it. Kiwis are loaded with vitamin
C, which helps keep your
immune system strong; however
is also helps keep your face full
of pigmentation. Ever get the
feeling that you are starting to
look a little pale? Grab a nice
fuzzy kiwi and enjoy!
Avocados:
Many people might consider
avocados a really fatty food, but
look at it this way. Avocados are
packed with unsaturated fats
which are the "good" fats — so
don't worry about the calorie or
fat intake. According to the Cali-
fornia Avocado Advisory Board,
an 8-ounce avocado only con-
tains 139 calories. It also contains
high amounts of vitamin C, thi-
amine, riboflavin and potassium.
Potassium helps prevent dermal
(skin) bruising and also aids in
healing bruises.
Dairy Products:
For some folks, anything dairy
can be severely harmful to their
gastrointestinal system. For
those people who CAN digest
dairy products, I suggest adding
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anything like milk, cheese or
yogurt to your diet. Milk and
cheese contain protein which is
vital for healthy muscle mainte-
nance and to keep hair and nails
shiny and smooth. Yogurt is really
important for your facial com-
plexion — it contains useful bacte-
ria that keeps pores open and
clear. Whatever dairy product
you choose, know this: it all has
massive amounts of calcium,
which is vital for bone structure
which includes teeth, keeping
your chompers healthy and
strong.
Tomatoes:
According to the Food Net-
work, tomatoes are members of
the "nightshade" family which
also includes the potato and egg-
plant. Tomatoes are rich in vita-
mins A, B and C, potassium, iron,
phosphorus and lycopene.
Lycopene is probably the most
beneficial element found in these
"love apples." Lycopene helps
eyesight — it is a proven fact!
Improving your eyesight helps
bring out the gleam in your eyes.
Tuna:
Tuna is not just the chicken of
the sea. Tuna has some really
awesome elements in it that are
really good for you. First off, it is
packed with Omega-3 fatty acids
which are great for preventing
heart attacks and obesity. It also
has more protein in it than beef
does, which is great for your nails
and hair-not to mention that it is
also great "brain food."
These diet elements are not the
only things that are great for you,
but they are some of the most
important. If you are wanting
more information on food for
beauty, go to www.food.com or
grab the book "Beauty Food" by
Dagmar von Cramm which is
available at major bookstores.
If you have any questions or
comments about fashion, trends,
or products, contact Raquel at
SaucyFashion@aol.com.
The skinny on eating disorders and one student's success story
By Jonathan Newell
Sauce Reporter
Being healthy does not necessar-
ily mean being thin.
More than 35 percent of college
women use bingeing and purging
to control their weight, according
to the American Psychological
Association,.
However, about 10 percent of
those with eating disorders are
male, according to the Anorexia
Nervosa and Related Eating Disor-
ders, Inc.
Eating disorders are complex
conditions arising from a combina-
tion of long-standing psychologi-
cal, interpersonal and social condi-
tions.
Scientists are still researching the
primary causes for emotional and
physical damages, although they
know about some general issues
that can contribute to developing
eating disorders, according to the
National Eating Disorders Aware-
ness and Prevention Program. Eat-
ing disorders go beyond the issue
of just food. People use food for
emotional reasons, trying to relieve
overwhelming issues in their lives.
Different Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders such as anorex-
ia, bulimia and binge-eating disor-
der include extreme emotions, atti-
tudes and behaviors surrounding
weight and food issues, which can
have life-threatening conse-
quences.
Anorexia Nervosa is characterized
by self-starvation and excessive
weight loss.
"For me, it is easier
to just say that when
I had an eating
disorder, I merely
existed. Because we
have the pressure of
society to be thin, we
diet and starve
ourselves."
"Stephanie"
a former bulimic
Symptoms include:
Refusal to maintain body weight
at or above a minimally normal
weight for height, body type, age,
and activity level
Intense fear of weight gain or
being "fat"
Feeling "fat" or overweight
despite dramatic weight loss
Loss of menstrual periods
Extreme concern with body
weight and shape
Bulimia Nervosa is characterized
by a secretive cycle of binge eating
followed by purging. Bulimia
includes eating large amounts of
food — more than most people
would eat in one meal — in short
periods of time, then getting rid of
the food and calories through vom-
iting, laxative abuse, or over-exer-
cising.
Symptoms include:
Repeated episodes of bingeing
and purging
Feeling out of control during a
binge and eating beyond the point
of comfortable fullness
Purging after a binge, (typically
by self-induced vomiting, abuse of
laxatives, diet pills and /or diuret-
ics, excessive exercise, or fasting)
Frequent dieting
Extreme concern with body
weight and shape
Binge Eating Disorder (also
known as compulsive overeating)
is characterized primarily by peri-
ods of uncontrolled, impulsive or
continuous eating beyond the point
of feeling comfortably full. While
there is no purging, there may be
sporadic fasts or repetitive diets
and often feelings of shame or self-
hatred after a binge. People who
overeat compulsively may struggle
with anxiety, depression and loneli-
ness, which can contribute to their
unhealthy episodes of binge eating.
Body weight may vary from nor-
mal to mild, moderate or severe
obesity.
Other eating disorders can
include some combination of the
signs and symptoms of anorexia,
bulimia and /or binge-eating disor-
der. While these behaviors may not
be clinically considered a full syn-
drome eating disorder, they can
still be physically dangerous and
emotionally draining. All eating
disorders require professional help.
One Student's Break-
through
"For me, it is easier to just si
that when I had an eating disordj
and I was bulimic, I merely exJ
ed," said a former bulimic at Na
referred to as Stephanie. "I jj
functioned at a high enough lev
to go to school, to work go hod
and deal with my eating disorden
She would go to bed knowd
that when she got up the next da]
the same cycle would repeat itsa
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and improve her life, but the cycj
was overpowering, she said.
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Stephanie says. "It was somethin
that I had to do, and I pretty muc <|
hated my life because of it."
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women and men are pressured t
look a standard way - thin. Every
where you look, she says, maga
zine covers, TV shows and movie
depict the stereotypical images
lean men and thin women.
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Getting help
For help or information, call the
Office of Counseling and Carea
Services at 357-5621 during offia
hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In ar
emergency, contact the Universitj
Police at 357-5431 and ask them to
contact a counselor for you.
General eating disorder statistics
Over one person's lifetime, at least 50,000 individuals will die as direct result of their eating disorder.
• 0.5%-3.7% of females suffer from Anorexia Nervosa
• l.l%-4.2% of females suffer from Bulimia Nervosa in their lifetime
• 2%-5% of the American population experience Binge Eating Disor-
der
10%-25% of all those battling anorexia will die as a direct result of
the eating disorder
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Belo and Whitney King each had
11 spikes as the Lady Demons
won convincingly 30-21, 30-24
and 30-26.
"We're playing extremely well
right now," said NSU head coach
Leigh Mullins. "We knew we had
the chance to come in here and
get a good win. Now we get to
return home for a couple more
matches."
This is the first time in the vol-
leyball team has won three
straight conference matches.
The Demons will return to
action on Friday when they host
McNeese State in a 7 p.m. match
inPrather Coliseum. The first 200
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In what was a big weekend for
NSU athletics, the Lady Demons
volleyball team came up huge in
their first two home matches of
this season.
Northwestern defeated the
defending Southland Conference
champion Nicholls State
Colonels 3-0 Friday night, in
front of almost 400 fans in
Prather Coliseum. They contin-
ued Saturday to blank the South-
eastern Louisiana Lady Lions 3-
0.
The Lady Demons improved
their record to 6-7 overall and
evened their Southland Confer-
ence record to 2-2 with the wins
over Nicholls and Southeastern.
Both Nicholls and Southeast-
ern entered their games this
weekend undefeated in SLC play.
Friday was a reunion night for
NSU volleyball alumni, as the
Demons dominated the Colonels
with a strong performance from
freshman outside hitter Whitney
King.
King compiled 15 kills in the
match including kills for the final
four points. Two weeks ago, she
also tied the school record for
kills with 31 at Centenary Col-
lege in Shreveport.
Sophomore Janel Fisher, who
had 13 kills, and senior Beth
Freeland, who had 10 kills, led
NSU against Southeastern to win
the three games 30-22, 30-27 and
30-25.
NSU also got help from many
other players to sweep the two
games of their opening home
stand.
Junior outside hitter Isabela
Duarte, delivered 21 kills and 29
digs, while, senior libero Ashley
Hadley hustled to total 34 digs in
the two games. Junior Flavia
Belo added 43 assists to her stats
for the weekend.
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FROM PAGE 2
Just pretty much like any athlete
would."
Vic works hard all year to better
himself and better the fans
around him so NSU athletics can
receive the most support possible.
It is an extremely tough but
exciting job, and the rewards are
always reaped in the end.
In March, during the NSU and
Duke game at the Women's
NCAA Tournament, Vic got really
crazy as the NSU Band, who he
says is his greatest compliment,
played "Shout It Out."
Vic stole the spotlight from the
Duke Blue Devil as he danced,
jumped up and down and ran
through the crowd.
Vic received what could be his
greatest compliment from an
ESPN camera crew who had been
covering events for twenty years.
"The ESPN camera crew came
up to me and said I am the best
mascot they have ever seen in
their lives. That just made my
head swell. It was awesome man,
it's awesome," Vic said.
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Vic the Demon celebrates at a game.
FOURTH WIN
FROM PAGE 2
week's game was the field goal
unit and NSU's lack of scoring in
the third and fourth quarter.
The Demons have scored only
seven points in the second half in
four games this season.
We have got to get consistent in
the second half of football
games," Stoker said. "We don't
stay focused throughout the game
and we are just not a good third-
quarter football team."
The field goal kickers are a com-
bined three for nine on field goals.
Demon kicker Josh Storrs
missed an extra point and a field
goal last weekend while Tommy
Hebert hit a 34-yard field goal, his
first of the season.
The Demons are also banged
up, so several key players will not
play this week.
Some injured players are cor-
nerback David Pittman, defensive
lineman Gary Wesley, running
backs Sampson, Johnese and A.J.
Franklin and tight end Mark Mor-
ris. There are several other
Demon players hurt, but all are
probable.
"We are worried about injuries
and we are really banged up this
weekend," Stoker said. "We are
not for sure how long some of
these injuries will last but hope-
fully guys will step up for us.
Some things might go bad when
you mismatch guys but that is
what we have to do."
Kickoff time for this week's
game is at 4 p.m. Students should
remember to get their free tickets
before the game and no umbrellas
are allowed in the stadium.
NSU 40, ASU 35
The NSU Demons withstood a
late second half rally by the
Appalachian State Mountaineers
to pick up their third win of the
season 40-35.
The Demons won the contest
between the nationally ranked
teams thanks to a 31 -yard first
half offensive outburst.
Then the second half rolled
around and the Demons forgot to
show up as the Mountaineers
scored on their first two posses-
sions to make the game interest-
ing.
The game came down to a final
drive by Appalachian State as the
Mountaineers were down by five.
The Demons blitzed quarterback
Richie Williams on a fourth down
conversion and sealed the win for
NSU.
NSU was led by their running
game as the Demons finished
with 381 yards rushing on 61 car-
ries. The Demons had 538 yards
of total offense.
Quarterbacks Connor Morel
and Davon Vinson combined for
15 of 25 passes for 157 yards with
two touchdowns.
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If all NSU football
games are like the one
against Appalachian State,
I am not sure I will physi-
cally be able to handle
watching another game.
NSU's 40-35 victory
over Appalachian State
was definitely one of the
craziest games I have seen
in my college career. If you
did not see the game, then
I will tell you why I need-
ed aspirin afterward.
NSU dominated
Appalachian State in the
first half like they were a
junior college intramural
team.
We out gained the
Mountaineers offensively
349-99 yards in the half,
and our running backs
were acting like Emmitt
Smith in his glory days.
At one point, NSU was
up 31 points and sitting
pretty. However,
Appalachian State scored
on a long drive right
before halftime, and I
began to feel uneasy about
the situation.
The offensive explosion
of Appalachian State and
NSU's inability to move
the ball or stop them in the
second half made the
game much closer than it
should have been.
The Mountaineers
scored on their first two
possessions and things
started to look bad.
During the game I had
flashbacks of the movie
"Rocky:" NSU pummeled
them like Apollo Creed,
but ASU just would not
quit.
ASU's quarterback
Richie Williams played
like his life was at stake in
the second half. I was
especially impressed with
the 89-yard pass he threw
to receiver Davon Fowlkes
to cut the lead down to
five.
He was cool and calm,
but in the end, NSU's
defense saved the day
with a fourth down sack
of Williams.
NSU cannot expect to
win the Southland Confer-
ence championship if they
play like they did in the
second half. I do not want
to downplay the heroic
effort that NSU showed
when their backs were
against the wall, but it
never should have gotten
to that point.
When championship
teams build big leads they
keep the game out of
reach. NSU just needs to
learn how to be more con-
sistent.
NSU cannot blow leads
against Nicholls State,
Stephen F. Austin and
McNeese State. The South-
land Conference is wide
open this year, and NSU's
ability to hold leads will
be vital.
NSU's close games
against Appalachian State
and Jackson State (NSU
won 28-20, but blew a 21-6
lead) should serve as
wake-up calls.
Here is a message to the
team. You guys are a real-
ly good and are fully capa-
ble of winning the cham-
pionship, but this needs to
stop.
Ram the ball down the
opponent's throat and
make 'em cry with the
Purple Swarm.
The heart that you all
showed on Saturday is big
and worthy of a title. Play
smart, hard football and
good things will happen.
Cheryl Thompson / the Current Sauce
Vic the Demon watches a home football game at Turpin Stadium where he roams the sidelines. Vic likes to excite the crowd and to get the Demon faithful on their feet.
Vic is for Victory!
By Justin Hebert
Sauce Reporter
He came into existence 82
years ago as a result of a stu-
dent contest that had a $10
grand prize.
His name originated in a
student contest 22 years ago,
in which the grand prize
was an all-expense paid
weekend at the Louisiana
State Fair Classic.
He was created for the stu-
dents, by the students, and
he exemplifies the essence of
what every NSU student,
athlete and coach strive to
obtain.
"Vic is for victory," Vic the
Demon exclaims!
That's right, it is Vic the
Demon who has been part of
the heart and soul of this
University and has bled pur-
ple and orange for almost 82
years.
Under University Presi-
dent V.L. Roy and coach H.
Lee Prather, the demon that
everyone in this town has
come to welcome was born.
Almost 62 years later, he
was finally given his name
by an NSU alumni.
Vic has been working
many years to get the stu-
dents and fans of NSU to
cheer, yell and scream for
the Demons, and, as all great
mascots should, the more he
gets people going, the fur-
ther he goes.
"The more the crowd acts,
the more Vic can act," Vic
said. "So, the more hype the
crowd gets, the more hype I
get."
Although Vic has always
been the one demon in the
hearts of NSU students, he
admits he has seen many
changes in himself.
"Vic has changed a lot
over the years. I've changed
from a slow, droopy demon,
to now I am a big, buff,
hyperactive demon," he
said.
But no matter how much
he has changed, the Vic
everyone here has come to
know and love is still the
same little devil he has
always been.
He is the same Vic every-
one sees running up and
down the sidelines at games
or pep rallies, picking on
fans and players, dancing
with cheerleaders and bring-
ing smiles and laughs to all
of the people in the crowd.
"To get the crowd on their
feet and everything, I get
into cheers with cheerlead-
ers," Vic said. "To make the
crowds laugh I pick on peo-
ple, steal hats, steal purses, I
mean, just something a little
devil would do."
Another passion of Vic's,
if you haven't noticed, is
dancing.
"I love to dance. I dance a
lot. A lot of people think it is
funny. A lot of people get up
and start dancing with me,"
he said.
You can always expect Vic
the Demon to be up to some
sort of mischief.
He admits that at the Uni-
versity of Louisiana at
Lafayette football game this
year he managed to make
his way to the big UL bush
sign on their field and gave
it a few kicks.
Although he is a loveable
mascot to the kids and fans
of NSU, he shows no love
for other mascots, especially
Southland Conference rival
mascots.
"I really want to take
down the lumberjack. I do
not like Stephen F. Austin -
Stephen F. Austin and
McNeese," Vic said.
"Rowdy Cowboy - Rowdy
is going down."
Vic said there was no com-
petition from the Appalachi-
an State Mountaineer this
past weekend.
"He was an old man pret-
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Vic the Demon helps the ROTC fire the cannon after a Demon
touchdown. Vic likes to run around and act mischievous.
ty much," he said. "He did-
n't wanna mess with Vic."
It may seem like there is
nothing but fun and smiles
for Vic the Demon, but he
said that it is not always as
fun as you think to be the
center of attention.
It takes a lot of exercise
and a health-conscious mind
to stay in good enough
shape to entertain the
crowds, especially on game
days.
"Being Vic is very, very
strenuous on your body. I
pretty much rest all week,"
Vic said. "Before I go out
there, I drink a lot of water.
■ See Demon, page 7
NSU looks for fourth win
By Patrick West
Sports Editor
The NSU Demons look to
extend their three-game
winning streak this Saturday
against the Oklahoma Pan-
handle State Aggies at
Turpin Stadium.
After NSU's win last
weekend against Appalachi-
an State, the Demons
jumped up five spots in the
Division I-AA Top 25 polls.
NSU is now ranked 14th in
the Sports Network's media
voting and 15th ranked in
the ESPN /USA Today
coaches poll.
Besides the three-game
winning streak, the Demons
also look to improve their
22-game regular-season
Turpin Stadium winning
streak vs. non-conference
visitors dating back to 1994.
The Demons are also try-
ing to post back-to-back-to-
back 40 point or better scor-
ing totals for only the second
time in school history.
Last season, the Demons
Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce
Demon fullback Issa Banna hurdles over corner back Jerome Touch-
stone and lands on the one yard line against Appalachian State. The
Demons beat the Mountaineers 40-35 at Turpin Stadium.
shut down the visiting
Aggies, beating OPSU 59-0
at home.
The Purple Swarm
Defense allowed minus one
yards and one first down,
then a Southland Conference
record.
That record was broken
last weekend when the Pur-
ple Swarm held the Moun-
taineers to minus nine yards
of offense.
The Aggies have turned it
around since that blowout
loss, winning seven of their
last nine under former
Nebraska player and gradu-
ate assistant coach Ryan
Held.
The Aggies are ranked
16th in rushing offense aver-
aging 245.6 yards per game
and 24th in total offense
averaging 430.2 ypg.
Quarterback Ty Sellers
who is ranked 18th in total
offense with a 272-yard aver-
age per game leads the
OPSU offense. Sellers was
injured in the first quarter of
last season's game and the
Aggies never recovered.
"He is a really good play-
er," Demon head coach Scott
Stoker said. "He is a great
competitor and we will have
to play aggressive to stop
him."
The Purple Swarm
defense looks to shut down
Sellers and the Aggie
defense again this year. The
Purple Swarm is ranked No.
1 in Division I-AA rush
defense after allowing
minus 24 yards the past
weeks.
The Demons are allowing
a meek 46.3 rushing ypg and
are ranked fifth nationally in
total defense, allowing 232
ypg-
The Demons will look to
their running game, which
had 381 yards of offense on
the ground on 61 carries last
week to help carry them past
the Aggies.
Both Demon running
backs Shelton Sampson and
Derrick Johnese had 100-
yards rushing in the first
half before leaving with
injuries.
Johnese had 125 yards
rushing with one touch-
down while Sampson had
109 yards rushing with one
touchdown.
Johnese was named
Louisiana Sports Writers
Association state college
offensive player of the week.
The only blemish in last
■ See Fourth Win, page 7
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Tennis
Tennis wins i
opening week
end
Highlighted by a 9-8 (7.
win from Anneline Zerwj
and Alexandra Nieto in |
No. 1 doubles against
host school, Northwest!
State took five of six do
bles matches Sunday
wrap up a successful
season debut at
Arkansas-Little Rock E
Invitational tennis tourt
ment.
Zerwick-Nieto prevail
over Parekh Bindiya a:
Negrete Rosario of UAl
Magali Van den Bergh a |
rookie Marcia Alcantai|Q jjg
rolled over Katie Proki
and Ellie Vicary in the No,
match, while Catalina VJ ,
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named thi
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gas and Camila Prado vn tt
narrow 8-6 losers at No. 2;
UALR's Burgeon Laetj
and Barbara Aldredge.
The Lady Demons sw«
their doubles matcli
against Central Arkans
Zerwick-Nieto breezed !
at No. 1 over Maja Kovao
and Toral Pareckh. Villegi
Prado posted an 8-5 win
No. 2 over Danijela Bo
danovic and Milii
Radovic. Van den Berg
Alcantara gave NSU an
nies in Na
Stude
blanking of Kirby Crojbe placed
and Jenna Malloy.
NSU defeated Arkans
State, Central Arkansas a
Oral Roberts during
three-day tournament I
UALR took five of six 1 r
gles matches with the La
Demons Saturday to ti
that match.
Cross Country
posts second
straight win
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for the Northwestern St ? .°'Kelly s
women Friday as the La
Demons dominated a foi
team field to win their 9
ond consecutive cross cot
try meet, taking the title
the Louisiana Tech Invi
tional.
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perfect score of 20 to outf ^olarshi
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Louisiana Tech (83).
The Lady Demons
five of the top eight fini platform a
ers, led by Salomon, »'
covered the 4,000-me
course in 16:23.
Salomon was also NS <
top runner last Saturday
the Lady Demons won
Louisiana-Lafayette.
In the men's divisi
ULM won with 28 poiJ
edging Louisiana Tech I
and outpacing NSU
over a four-mile cot
The Lady Demons'
ers, along with Salon
were Margeaux FisheC
seconds behind her
mate in second place; 1
ka Johnson, third in \6
Lesley Lambert, sixth
17:33 and Marcie W« Acuity do
eighth in 18:24. Also ' ty, I'll have
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ning for NSU was We*
Popik, 14th in 19:42.
For the Demons, Aaia^onn
Heflin was the second several
isher with a 24:14 time ^ason Srr
14th. Phillip Hattaway I brents liv
17th in 25:17, Gid< *J f e teach
Rotitch was 18th in 25 jj^t his i
and Andrew Newman ^ 9 reate:
19th in 27:28.
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Demons next compete
home Monday, Oct. 4 in
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Thursday, Oct. 7, 2004
Volume 90 • Issue 9
Students serving students at
Northwestern State University since 1914
First copies free to NSU students and staff
50 cents per copy otherwise
Sauce on the Side
Aspiring singers in the central Louisiana area could be
named the next Natchitoches Idol. Based on the
"American Idol" television series, local sponsors are
iila Prado wj Peking the best singer-entertainer in the area.
Dsers at No. 2
The first round of competition will take place Oct. 16,
at Boogie on the Bricks in downtown Natchitoches.
Renn Ardoin, the first Natchitoches Idol, will perform
with the Johnny Earthquake and the Moondogs on Sat-
urday night.
Anyone interested in competing for the title of
Natchitoches Idol should contact Gloria Young or Julie
.Abbington at People's State Bank at 352-9089 or 256-
ireckh. Villegi 2Q71
There is a $25 entry fee. Participants must be
d an 8-5 win % years of age or older.
The final winner will be announced at the Annual
Natchitoches Jazz and R&B Festival April 2, 2005. First
place receives $300 in cash and up to four hours free
time in a recording studio to record a demo, which will
le placed in the hands of at least two record compa-
nies in Nashville.
City of Natchitoches
Student wins Miss City of Lights
An NSU student is one of this
year's Christmas Festival queens.
Lauren O'Kelly, senior second-
ary education major, was crowned
Miss City of Lights 2005 on Sept.
12.
Lauren O'Kelly
As Miss City of Lights, O'Kelly
will have the honor of being the first
to turn on the Christmas lights in
November. She will ride in NSU's
Homecoming parade as well as the
Christmas Festival parade.
Zountryj
second
it win Jjj^J
re Ab
d a 1-2-3 fini
•thwestern St! °' Kel| y said sne was not expecting to win the pageant
la as the La Since it: was one °^ the ^ rst P a 9 eants °* tne season -
av as e She worked hard practicing her talent, tap dancing,
mmated a M ry Ke||y sajd evef| though sne made one minor m j Sta ke
o win their s( ^ e trjed t0 keep sm j|j n g and no t the people know,
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ikine the title ^ er P lat form is suicide prevention, which she feels is
na Tech Invi avery irn P° rtant issue because suicide is something
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many people deal with at some point in their lives.
Prizes for winning the pageant include a full-tuition
scholarship to NSU for one year, and $1000.
Smith named music coordinator
"When I was little," O'Kelly said, "I saw Miss City of
Zollege (75) ajLights and thought 'I'm going to be her."
ech (83). H e| . advice about competing in pageants is: "It is a
y Demons n wonderful opportunity to meet other girls, get out your
top eight fini platform and make money for school."
Salomon, w" ., .. .
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he 4,000-me|
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last Saturday
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with 28 pofl
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with Salorrt
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;mons and V
lext compete
iday, Oct. 4 in
itional.
Professor Tony Smith, who
has taught at NSU for 28
years, was recently promot-
ed to music coordinator.
Director of the School of
Creative and Performing Arts
Bill Brent said he decided
that he needed help, so he
offered the position to
Smith, who accepted the
position because he wanted
to help the music faculty
further their excellent teach-
ing.
Tony Smith
"If I can help the music
Marcie W* fec u)ty do wnat tnev do best/ wnic h j S teach beautiful-
n'V. I'll have done my job," Smith said.
Before NSU, Smith was the principle oboe player in
."le Navy band in Washington. However, he said his
Demons, Ambition in life was to teach at college. After applying
several colleges he was offered a job at NSU. One
a 24:14 time r eason Smith said he was glad to take the job was his
ip Hattaway 1 brents live three hours away in Hope, Ark. Also, his
Gid< W|f e teaches History at NSU. Smith said the best thing
^out his new position is that he does not have to stop
s greatest love, teaching.
Corey Chase
Future parking
rules to favor
juniors, seniors
By Courtney LaCaze
Sauce Reporter
The University Traffic and
Parking Committee met
Tuesday to discuss the new
parking regulations for next
school year, and juniors and
seniors might soon have the
upper hand concerning
parking.
Under a new program
implemented by the SGA,
anyone classified as a junior
or senior by the University
will be assigned parking lots
according to their major.
When the assigned parking
areas are full, students will
park in overflow parking
areas by Prather Coliseum.
Residents already have
designated parking areas,
and with the new plan, fresh-
man or sophomore com-
muters must park at Prather
Coliseum.
In 2006, NSU faculty and
staff are expected to have
new parking areas.
The SGA passed the bill
last spring but due to late
communication and timing,
the University Police had
already ordered the existing
parking tags so implementa-
tion of the program was
pushed back a year.
Jeff Mathews, SGA adviser
and chairman of the Traffic
and Parking Committee, said
implementing new parking
rules will be a lengthy
process done in steps.
This year, NSU residents
were the first to see the
changes. Next fall, new
parking tags will be issued to
students according to classi-
fication and major.
University Police Chief
Rickie Williams said parking
has always been a problem,
and he has high hopes for the
new program.
Williams said the main
problem with traffic at NSU
is students changing parking
areas between classes.
SGA Sen. Matt Bartley said
NSU is one of the only uni-
versities without strict park-
ing regulations. At some uni-
versities students cannot
park on campus.
Students must park in
assigned lots between 7 a.m.
and 3 p.m. Students not in
their designated parking
area or the overflow lot will
be subject to tickets and fines
by the University Police.
Greek drama starts season
Leslie West brook/ the Ci rri n i Sun
During a production of "Antigone" Sunday at NSU's outdoor Greek theater, Haemon (Bryan Lee)
argues with his father Creon (Jamaal Hill) while the Choragos (Liz Maxwell) watches. Haemon is
arguing against the future execution of his fiancee, Antigone. Senior theatre major Tabatha Roy
directed the play. Roy said she took a minimalist approach to the lighting design of the play,
which was mostly lit with tiki torches. "Antigone" was the first theater production this semester.
SGA refuses to invite feminist speaker
By Victoria Smith
Sauce Reporter
Elaine Broussard
Editor in Chief
The SGA senate over-
whelmingly disapproved a
proposal to invite a feminist
speaker to NSU.
Academic Affairs Commis-
sioner Shantel Wempren pro-
posed a resolution to bring
Gloria Steinem to NSU as
part of the Distinguished Lec-
turer Series.
Steinem is a feminist who
was actively involved in
human, civil and women's
rights liberation in the 1960s
and 70s. The resolution pro-
posed offering Steinem
$10,000 to speak at NSU.
Wempren said Steinem's
usual fee is $15,000.
At the meeting, Wempren
said that Steinem may some-
times make male audiences
uncomfortable, but she
argued that the majority of
the NSU student population
is women.
Wempren said considering
that the two speakers that vis-
ited NSU last year, consumer
advocate and current presi-
dential candidate Ralph
Nader and former profession-
al wrestler and conservative
speaker Warrior are male, "it
might be interesting to hear
someone for the women."
"Steinem is controversial,
but controversy puts people
in the chairs," Wempren said.
Before the meeting, the Fis-
cal Affairs Committee unani-
mously opposed the resolu-
tion.
SGA Treasurer and Fiscal
Committee Chairman, Beau
Boudreaux said he is con-
cerned about draining the
Distinguished Lecturer budg-
et.
Boudreaux suggested that
the SGA focus on bringing
smaller speakers to NSU who
demand less money for their
visits and only bring in larger,
more expensive speakers
every other year.
"It's a delayed gratification
thing," Boudreaux said. "If
we spend that much this year,
we will have to start all over
with the budget."
Student Affairs Commis-
sioner Matt Bartley opposed
bringing Steinem to NSU
because he said she blames
society's problems on "white
male dominance."
"She has the right to
express her opinion," Bartley
said. "I just don't feel this is
the right place to do it."
Wempren said she was dis-
appointed that her resolution
did not pass. She said that
she and her committee "will
start from scratch and find
someone that's not as good
for less money."
New members of the sen-
ate, Natasha Bennett, Becky
Norton and Brian White,
were appointed and sworn in
at the meeting.
All applications for Organi-
zational Grants are due on
Oct. 15 and Meet Your Sena-
tor Day is Oct. 26.
Next week is Homecoming
week at NSU, and the SGA is
sponsoring Campus Spirit
Day on Wednesday. Students
are encouraged to wear pur-
ple to show their school spir-
it.
Policing ourselves
Students write tickets to students
Special to the Current Sauce
Stephen Rachal writes a parking ticket as part of his student job.
By Victoria Smith
Sauce Reporter
Students are writing more
than research papers this
semester; some are writing
parking rickets.
The SGA created the new
student job to assist campus
police officers, who previous-
ly spent most of their patrol
time writing tickets.
SGA President Mindy
McConnell said: "There was
not University funding for
more police officers. Student
ticket writers write tickets in
order to help provide student
jobs and to help the police do
their main job."
Lt. Donald Racal said that
having the student ticket
writers has allowed patrol
officers time to do other
things. The ticket writers can
work 80 hours a month
allowing the campus police
to have more time to focus on
other patrolling aspects.
"They might come in and
work for an hour," Lt. Racal
said. "Thev work in between
classes. They fill in their own
schedules and come in and
work them."
Student ticket writers
Stephen Rachal and Randall
Ferguson both enjoy the job.
Rachal said he hopes to be a
state trooper so he is gaining
experience by writing tickets.
Ticketing students who are
illegally parked does not
bother Ferguson either.
"I'm a student, too, and I
know how hard it is to find a
parking spot," Ferguson said.
"But when somebody does
something that they aren't
supposed to do, I'm going to
write them a ticket."
Racal said that at the begin-
ning of every semester, many
ticketed students file appeals,
because they do not know
the rules. He said he expects
about a third as many
appeals next week.
In order to avoid tickets,
students can find the Cam-
pus Parking and Driving
Regulations pamphlets in the
University Police station.
They outline the rules for
campus car movement and
parking.
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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, October 7, 2004
BPCC to open branch on NSU'S campus
By Kyle A. Carter
News Editor
As the coming selective admis-
sions standards draw closer to
implementation, universities
around the state have been trying
to develop means to provide access
to four-year institutions to all stu-
dents. NSU has decided, through
their push to admit transfer stu-
dents, to set up a branch of Bossier
Parish Community College on the
Natchitoches campus.
Since last spring, President Ran-
dall Webb and Anthony Scheffler,
university provost, have been talk-
ing with members of the BPCC
administration to develop a branch
of BPCC on NSU's campus.
The plan is to have a BPCC facil-
ity on the main campus, which will
allow students wanting to attend
NSU to do so regardless of selective
admissions. Scheffler said the Uni-
versity wants to provide access to
NSU to anyone who wants to come
to the University. He said for those
students who could not meet the
admissions standards, having a
presence of BPCC here still allows
them to enter the University as a
transfer student from BPCC.
"It is a convenience for people
who can't go to Shreveport but
want to be able to enter a four-year
university," Scheffler said. "It is
just an opportunity for people
regionally to experience the college
life before entering a four-year uni-
versity."
Webb said the plan is part of a
whole process to ensure that the
University enrolls the best possible
students. Despite the admissions
standards coming in the fall of
2005, he said the University still
wants people to know that they
have options before they give up all
hope of entering the University.
"We want to attract students who
want to go to NSU," Webb said.
Stan Wilkins, vice-chancellor for
academic affairs for BPCC, said
BPCC is only developing a branch
of the community college here.
Wilkins said the branch in Natchi-
toches would only offer enough
classes to meet the core require-
ments needed for enrollment into a
four-year university as a transfer
student. This state requirement has
been set for 12-hours of non-devel-
opmental courses to allow student
enrollment as a transfer student.
"We are helping Northwestern
better prepare those who want to
enter into the University," Wilkins
said.
Scheffler said the plan with
BPCC has not been to develop a
full community college setting in
Natchitoches, but to provide a
streamlined process for transfer-
ring and enrolling of students into
NSU as from a community college.
Scheffler also said there will be no
difference between NSU and BPCC
students if the plan goes into effect.
Instead, students who cannot meet
selective admissions will still get to
become acquainted with life as an
NSU student by taking classes with
BPCC on campus.
BPCC will be a completely inde-
pendent institution from NSU once
it has been set up Scheffler said.
BPCC has been expected to devel-
op plans to hire its own faculty and
staff for the Natchitoches branch
meaning anyone hired to work for
the BPCC branch will be an
employee of BPCC, not NSU.
Scheffler said BPCC is still work-
ing on final approval of the project
from their governing bodies, but
NSU has gotten all the final
approvals to go ahead with the
project. The University has been
working with the Board of Regents
and Supervisors through the
process by keeping them informed
of the progress and plans to take
place. He said it is hoped that the
final approvals will be met soon so
that BPCC can start admitting stu-
dents during the spring for the fall
of 2005.
Scheffler also said BPCC would
not have a full presence here until
the fall of 2005, but they should
have a representative here during
this spring semester to help in
admitting students.
Students voice their opinions on voting
By Kyle Shirley
Sauce Reporter
Fuel from the debates is heating
up the presidential race, but Amer-
icans are still divided on who the
next Commander in Chief should
be.
At NSU, students' opinions
range from being apathetic and
uninformed to passionate and
knowledgeable, and no two are
exactly alike.
Shermaine Evans, a senior biolo-
gy major from Alexandria, regis-
tered to vote in Natchitoches Mon-
day at the College Democrats
Membership Drive in the Student
Union.
Monday was the last day to reg-
ister for the November elections.
"I already had the forms in my
room, but I never had a chance to
mail them off," Evans said.
Although he is unsure who he
will vote for, Evans said he is lean-
ing toward democratic candidate
John Kerry.
"Ifs all about who is a good
speaker and who can persuade you
to vote for them," Evans said. "I
watched the debates the other
night, and I liked what Kerry said.
If s not just because he's a democ-
rat."
On the other hand, Ashlie Fisher,
a senior general studies major from
New Orleans, is registered in
Natchitoches and plans to vote for
President George W. Bush. Fisher
acknowledged that her decision is
not definite, but said, "I don't think
I'll change my mind."
Although most Americans will
likely cast their votes for either the
Republican or Democratic candi-
dates, some voters choose to sup-
port lesser-known third party can-
didates.
Chris Ryan, a sophomore math
major from Covington, said he will
not vote for Bush or Kerry.
Ryan said he originally regis-
tered in Covington, but recently
switched his registration to Natchi-
toches.
Ryan said he will probably vote
for Ralph Nader if he appears on
the Louisiana ballot.
"I'm not even sure if he is,"Ryan
said. "If he's not, then I'm going to
vote for the Libertarian."
Ryan is not the only student who
plans to vote but is unsure about
the electoral process.
Robert Stewart, a freshman from
Jennings, is uncertain where he is
registered to vote. Stewart said he
registered in both Jennings and
Natchitoches, and said he believes
that he is free to vote in either city.
He said he plans to vote in Natchi-
toches, but has not decided which
candidate to support.
"I've got to look at them some
more and see what's going on with
their opinions and stuff," Stewart
said.
Alexandria native Jennifer Hud-
gens, a senior liberal arts major at
the Scholars' College, is also unsure
about her registration status.
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"I registered a few years ago. I
don't know if it still applies now,"
Hudgens said before adding that
she "definitely" plans to vote.
Other students have little or no
interest in the election process.
Krishna McBride, a junior Eng-
lish major from Mandeville, is not
registered and does not have plans
to register soon.
"I just never had the time to reg-
ister," McBride said. I think about
it, and then I don't do it. "Usually I
just don't care."
Students who are registered in
their hometowns have the option
of voting absentee either by mail or
in person.
According to Louisiana Secretary
of State Fox McKeithen's website,
sec.state.la.us, in-person absentee
voting takes place twelve to six
days before the actual election at
the local registrar of voters office.
To vote by mail, visit McKeithen's
website to download a mail-in bal-
lot.
9-28-04
10:43 a.m.
A wreck was reported involv-
ing a black Ford F-150 and a green
Dodge Neon.
9-29-04
12:09 a.m.
A student called to report stu-
dents burning leaves in front of
Sabine. The officer dispatched did
not see anyone burning anything.
The student who reported it
showed the officer a burned spot
on the ground at the south end.
12:52 a.m.
An officer was sent to the three
Columns because people were try-
ing to climb them. It was five
women with nothing better to do.
6:57 p.m.
The fire alarm at Bossier was
going off. The fire department
responded.
7:33 p.m.
The fire alarm at Sabine was
going off. The fire department
responded.
7:42 p.m.
A man and woman were argu-
ing over a hat. Both said it
belonged to them, and both
claimed to have receipt for it.
7:54 p.m.
A wreck involving a cyclist,
who fell off the bike trying to
dodge a vehicle, was reported in
front of Kyser.
10:14 p.m.
Domino's called to report that a
deliverer had a pizza stolen out of
his car at Sabine.
10:16 p.m.
A resident called from Bossier
requesting an officer patrol the
parking lot all night because he
was having trouble with his ex-
girlfriend who he feared would
damage his car.
9-30-04
1:35 a.m.
The Natchitoches Parish Hospi-
tal went to Sabine for a medical
emergency.
9:47 a.m.
A vending machine was report-
ed left open with the money and
contents stolen in Rapides.
1:43 p.m.
There was a wreck reported in
front of Sabine.
2:32 p.m.
The money box from the vend-
ing machine was found along with
two dime bags of drug parapher-
nalia.
5:41 p.m.
An officer was sent to the
Complex because someone w
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driving in donuts on the
greens.
9:25 p.m.
A driver in a white Honda Wj
reported for throwing eggs on Taj
ton near the PE Majors building.
10:09 p.m.
An RA from Varnado called
report a suspicious man in the ba<
parking lot.
10-1-04
12:03 a.m.
There was a call from Sabi
reporting about 20 people outsi<
possibly engaging in drug use.
1:10 a.m.
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report a possible fight outside.
1:50 p.m.
A student's mom callt
requesting the assistance of an ofj
cer for her daughter who Wi
being harassed by another fema
student in a computer lab.
2:02 p.m.
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report a stolen bike.
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1:03 p.m.
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engaging in drug use
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nesses.
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It has been more than 50 years
since the People's Republic of
China invaded and illegally occu-
pied Tibet.
Since that time, over 1.2 million
(1 out of 6) Tibetans have died as
a direct result of China's occupa-
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monasteries have been destroyed,
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have been exploited, and monks
and nuns continue to be detained
and tortured for daring to raise
their voices for freedom.
Students for a Free Tibet is an
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Students for a Free Tibet meets
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lobby of Morrison Hall.
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SPJ is scheduled to hold a Free-
dom of Information Forum on
Oct. 7 at 5p.m. in room 106 in
Kyser Hall. Linda Lightfoot,
executive editor of the Advocate in
Baton Rouge will speak. Journal-
ism and political science majors
are encouraged to attend.
J.U.M.P Week
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Opinions 1
And If You Don't Like It,
You Can Just Get Out
By Justin Shatwell
I was deeply disturbed last
week by a letter in the paper that
responded to Mr. Vicknair's tirade
on the gay marriage amendment.
Though I disagreed with the
respondent, I uphold his right to
his opinion on the matter and his
right to be upset with Mr. Vick-
nair. However, I was very upset to
see him resort to the "If you don't
like it, you can just get out" argu-
ment. Rather than have another
discourse on gay marriage, I
would like to discuss the dangers
of the mindset that the majority is
always right.
The United States rhetor-
ically prides itself on its heteroge-
neous population. We have often
claimed this to be the haven for all
those who seek freedom and the
land where, even though we dis-
agree, we can still live together in
peace. We take the tour of Ellis
Island, thump our chests, and
with a tear in our eye proclaim
what a mighty experiment this
nation is, what a testament to the
brotherhood of man. Yet when we
return home, we immediately
split into our distrustful and
divided subpopulations.
The idea of a united
national community in this coun-
try is a myth. Certainly there are
common threads held by all citi-
zens, such as the devotion to free-
dom and democracy. However
these likenesses hardly make a
community. The fact of the matter
is that we divide ourselves based
on location, wealth, religion, race,
and numerous other criteria.
Though we may rally together in
times of crisis, these subpopula-
tions seem to be the comfort zones
to which the majority of the nation
always returns. I do not wish my
reader to think that I am denying
that there is ever any crossover
between groups, or that I am mak-
ing an argument that this state of
affairs is good or bad. I am mere-
ly painting a general picture of the
realities of our society.
The fact of the matter is that
there are minorities and majorities
in our society, and more often than
not, prejudices and mistrust exist
between them. Because of the
structure of our government, it is
quite easy for majorities to amass
a great deal of power. For exam-
ple, the President, Vice President,
and every member of the Con-
gress is Christian. However, this
hardly reflects our population.
There is a very large population in
this country that follows other
faiths or no faith at all, but there is
seemingly no section of this coun-
try where these minorities exist in
numbers large enough to capture
political power. As a result, these
minorities are at the mercy of the
majority.
If this country is to
remain a haven for freedom where
a diverse population can exist in
peace, it is the duty of the majori-
ty not to enshrine its beliefs in law.
Last week's respondent took
offense to Mr. Vicknair's allusion
to the Civil Rights movement.
Though I admit they are two very
different cases, both are instances
where a majority is attempting to
preserve the social structure
which they are most comfortable
with through legislation at the
expense of a minority that is seek-
ing equality. The majority does
not have ownership of our coun-
try. Minorities have every right to
their beliefs and should be
allowed to flourish. This country
will always have those who
oppose the majority, but if we are
to stay true to our national charter,
no one has the right to ask them to
leave.
Justin Shatwell is a Louisiana
Scholar's College student. His
column appears weekly on the
editorial page. His opinions do
not necessarily reflect the opin-
ions of the Sauce staff or of the
University.
The benefit of being illogical
By Savanna
Mahaffey
Coming to college has taught
me a lot about responsibility. I
have always had to be responsible
since I grew up the oldest of three
girls. My parents relied on me to
take care of my chores, make good
decisions and help out as much as
possible with my sisters.
My youngest sister is nine years
old so I spent my last three years
of high school getting her dressed
and groomed for school. I also
brought my sisters to and from
school so they did not have to go
through the dusty and bumpy bus
ride.
When I came to college, I
assumed I knew how to take care
of myself pretty well. I was so
wrong. I nearly had a nervous
breakdown in the beginning
because nothing seemed to go
right.
I would like to have faith in
human kind and the world, but all
that seems to do is set me up for
more disappointment.
A friend of mine was a victim of
a really stupid and gross prank
last week. Someone urinated on
his Nintendo Game Cube. Not
only is that a disrespectful thing to
do to someone's property, but it's
disgusting. Animals urinate on
things; people aren't supposed to.
I went to Chick-Fil-A to grab a
bite to eat, and $15 fell out of my
coin purse. There were people
around me, and they had to see
the money on the floor. Apparent-
ly, someone realized it fell, but
whoever found it just added some
money to his pocket. It would
have been really nice for that per-
son to ask everyone around if the
money was lost. Now I know to
hold on to my money a little
tighter.
Then, I went to Wal-Mart the
other night and bought a pack of
sour peach ring candies. My
boyfriend and I pulled into Sonic
to get slushes, and I realized that
the back of the candy bag was slit
right down the middle. I was
going to eat them, but my
boyfriend said that someone or
something might have tampered
with them. By the time he said
that, I had already stuck one in my
mouth. If it wouldn't have been
stale, I probably would have eaten
the rest.
I don't know how I didn't notice
that the bag was slit open. It's hard
to be responsible when you're
absent-minded. I attribute things
like that to my being left-brained.
Left-brained people are creative,
but I figure I can use it to my
advantage for other things. If I for-
get something, wear a funky out-
fit, mispronounce words or do
poorly on science homework, I
can just say I'm left-brained.
I can also be as illogical as I
want because it's entertaining for
other people as well as myself. My
arguments and rebuttals are as
funny as something you'd see on
Comedy Central. They make
absolutely no sense, but I don't
care.
Making no sense is a blessing
sometimes. It makes people laugh,
and it can lighten a mood.
Savanna Mahaffey is a
freshman journalism
major. Her opinions do
not necessarily reflect the
opinions of the Sauce staff
or of the University.
The Sauce is STILL looking for a conservative colum-
nist to help balance out the liberal viewpoints of J.
Aaron "Q" Brown. If you want to battle it out with Q
once a week, let us know. E-mail Elaine Broussard,
Editor in Chief or Lora Sheppard, Opinions Editor at
currentsauce@nsula.edu or call 357-5381.
Lincoln-Douglas it ain't
By J. Aaron "Q"
Brown
I hope those of you wise enough
to grab last Thursday's Sauce hot
off the presses (looking for your
weekly Filler fix, no doubt) were
also wise enough to watch the
debates. For those of you who
missed them, I can't say enough
good things about C-span.org's
unflagging coverage of the critical
election issues.
The debate was predictable,
more photo-op and media frenzy
than discussion. I can tell Kerry
won, and I've only read the tran-
scripts (my poor computer can't
handle C-Span's streaming con-
tent). I'm sorry I missed all the
nuances of Bush's stupidity,
though; can someone tell me if he
did that thing where he wiggles his
ears when he's confused? Neither
candidate supposedly knew the
questions in advance, so I know
Bush had to be a lot more off-bal-
ance than comes across in writing.
The thrust-and-parry was prac-
ticed, Kerry using the word "bet-
ter" more times than I had the
patience to count and Bush riding
his terrorism hobbyhorse for all it's
worth. What I want to talk about
this week are the people who threw
the party.
The event was put together by
the Commission on Presidential
Debates, which was established in
1987. It's run by former chairmen
of the Republican and Democratic
parties and has been responsible
for every presidential and vice-
presidential debate our generation
has been old enough to under-
stand. In fact, the Federal Elections
Commission dismissed a com-
plaint, filed by third-party candi-
dates including Ralph Nader and
Pat Buchanan, that the CPD was a
partisan organization.
The candidates cited their exclu-
sion from the 2000 debates, which
they were not even allowed to
attend as audience members, as
evidence that the CPD supports the
Democrat-Republican agenda and
is therefore violating campaign
rules by taking the large sums of
corporate money that fund its
activities. The more attention I pay
to this election and the more I infor-
mation I dig up, the more I begin to
understand how we as a nation get
collectively suckered.
Something random: I've taken
up is listening to snippets of Rush
Limbaugh on my way to and from
class recently (1450 AM, Christian
music by night and conservative
propaganda by day as far as I can
tell), and I heard him attacking
Kerry because he got a haircut and
a manicure before the debate.
What? Rush actually used the
words "primp" and "coiffure." I
was flabbergasted, though I sup-
pose I shouldn't have been. As
though Bush wasn't rubbed down
like a thoroughbred racehorse
before the debate! Rush, please, for
the good of all America, die soon.
Letters to the Editor
SGA President responds
to election troubles
Fellow Students,
SGA faces apathy as much as
every other organization, but
unlike most organizations we face
a lot of criticism and complaints.
As your student advocate and pri-
mary liaison to the administration,
I would like to honestly answer
your most frequent questions and
respond to your complaints. I'd
also like to inform you of what the
SGA is able to do, what we have
done recently, where your money
is going, and how you can get
involved in SGA. Originally, this
letter was a few pages long. I have
a lot of information for you. I
broke my long letter into seg-
ments, which hopefully will be
printed every week. I will get to
parking, the Wellness Center,
security, and more but first I'll
respond to the complaints about
the voting rules of NSU elections.
As some of you know, you must
be a full time student, with twelve
hours on campus, excluding inter-
net classes, to vote in NSU elec-
tions. The reason is that if you
have less than twelve hours that
are physically on the Natchitoches
campus, you pay only $95.25 in
Student Association Fees, opposed
to the $134.50 that everyone else
pays. Included in the $39.25 fee
exclusion is the SGA fee. The
SGA's reasoning is if you don't
pay the SGA fee, then you should-
n't be allowed to participate in an
SGA activity, such as the Honor
Court/ Class Senator Election.
The problem is students, who
have nine hours on campus and
three hours on the internet, don't
pay full Student Association Fees.
The registrar considers internet
classes "off campus." Students
who live off campus and take pri-
marily internet classes don't par-
ticipate in student activities on
campus. Although a student may
be full-time, it doesn't make sense
for an off-campus student to pay
the full Student Association Fee.
Those students only pay the fees
for the services that they are most
likely to use or be able to use,
such as the Current Sauce,
KNWD, theatre productions, SAB,
the Wellness Center, etc. While a
student who has nine on campus
hours and one internet course is
most likely on campus, the com-
puter system doesn't categorize
them with the full time students
who have all of their classes on
campus. However, if any student
who falls into this category would
like to pay the full $134.50 they
can. The Vice-President of Student
Affairs can arrange for the student
to be placed with all of the on
campus students.
The SGA internal Affairs
department is currently address-
ing the problem. We are working
out rules for students who aren't
paying the SGA fee, but who are
full-time students. By the spring
election, this problem will be only
a memory and every full time stu-
dent should be able to vote. When
the issue is resolved I will inform
you of the new policy.
If you have any problems or
questions please see me in the
SGA office, located on the second
floor of the Student Union, Room
222. We also have a few Senate
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Alumnus comments on
Campaign 2004
Dear Editor,
We have arguably one of the
most important elections of our
lives coming up on November
2nd. On this important day, we
will have a choice to make. Do
we want to "stick to our guns" or
do we want to make a change in
the leadership of this country?
It boils down to this: Bush or
Kerry? I'll stop beating around
the bush (no pun intended) and
let you know that my choice, and
I believe the only smart choice we
can make, is to elect John Kerry as
our next president.
John Kerry has the ability and
the conviction to lead America in
this new era of history. We find
ourselves in a very different place
than we were four years ago.
Kerry is going to make solid deci-
sions based upon our current situ-
ation and using the best judgment
of the day, not just stubbornly
sticking to decisions made years
ago.
We have to wonder, what
would four more years of Bush
bring? 1,000 more young Ameri-
can lives lost? 2,000? How many
families do you know that have
been affected by this war? How
many more will be in the future
under Bush?
As we send our money to
rebuild other countries, how
many of us are affected by poor
conditions right here in America.
We are watching as the American
dream slowly slops from our
grasp. I know several people
close to me who have not been
able to find good jobs and who
are struggling everyday. In my
work, I see people everyday that
must choose between eating and
taking their medicine because
they can't afford both.
What is it going to take before
we stop trying to rebuild other
countries and start trying to
rebuild our own?
John Kerry has given his life to
public service, both in the military
and in the government. Whether
we agree with all the stands he
has taken, we must agree that he
has been standing up for what he
believes in since he was a young
man. I have not been able to find
one instance of George W. Bush
standing up for anything he
believed in his entire life, until he
decided to run for Governor of
Texas in the 1990's.
Let's not stay with a system that
is not working. How many more
wars will we fight and how much
farther will our quality of life go
down with four more years? It is
time to choose, and the only rea-
sonable choice is John Kerry for
our next president.
Sincerely,
Matt Bailey
NSU Alumnus, Spring 2003
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whether your girl or boyfriend is
laving a secret sexual relation-
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have to constantly physically
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Dancing the game away
NSU hosts annual Spirit Day for high-schoolers
Eva Sterling
Sauce Reporter
The sound of screaming young
cheerleaders filled Turpin stadium
Saturday at the NSU football game.
High school and middle school
spirit groups traveled from all over
Louisiana and neighboring states
to participate in the NSU Spirit
Day, Saturday at the Northwestern
vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State
football game. Cheerleaders and
dancers arrived on campus at 8
a.m. to start the clinic and were
done after the halftime show per-
formance.
Spirit Day gives high school and
junior high cheerleaders and dance
teams the opportunity to perform a
cheer and dance with NSU spirit
groups. At this year's competition,
each participating team came with
a prepared dance and the chance to
win the first place trophy in five
categories.
Cheerleaders and dancers were
then separated and taught different
routines. The cheerleaders learned
a short pom routine and cheer they
performed pre-game with the NSU
cheerleaders. The dance teams
learned a routine preformed at
halftime with the Demon Dazzlers
and Spirit of Northwestern Band.
Of the 475 registered partici-
High-school dancers rehearse their routine under the inspection of a Demon Dazzler instructor.
Chris Reich/ the Current Sauce
pants, 360 came.
"We had less people show up
than we expected since it rained
and people were traveling from out
of town," Abraham Anthony, spon-
sor of the Demon Dazzlers and
Pom Pom Line, said. Each partici-
pant ate lunch at Iberville dining
hall and got a free water bottle.
Spirit Day is held every year dur-
ing football season. Letters were
sent to spirit group sponsors in
Louisiana and neighboring states
inviting teams or individuals to
participate in the free clinic.
April Jordan, assistant director of
high school relations, also sent
information to newspapers in
Louisiana and did radio spots for
local radio stations.
"Spirit Day is a great recruiting
tool for Northwestern.," Jordan
said. "For most students this is
their first opportunity to be on our
campus, and most seniors come
and then come back to audition in
the spring."
Jordan predicted Spirit Day to be
an even bigger success next year .
Students back governor's position on abstinence
Darla Williford
Sauce Reporter
GPA is a common acronym used
around campus, but now it has a
different meaning.
The Governor's Program on
Abstinence is a program to educate
young adults on STDs and teen
pregnancies. It was developed
under the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconcilia-
tion Act of 1996 under Gov. Mike
Foster.
The federal government allots
$50 million for the five-year pro-
gram. The amount of money each
state receives annually is based on
population and teen pregnancy
rates. Louisiana is ranked ninth in
the nation with one of the highest
rates and receives $1.6 million each
year. State and local governments
also fund the program.
According to abstinence.edu, 24
percent of citizens in Natchitoches
Parish have an STD.
Sophomore Ragan Waites intro-
duced GPA to NSU. Waites is a
computer information systems and
business administration major and
president of NSU's GPA.
"The purpose of GPA is to get the
word out on campus about STD's
and be a spokesman for the
Women's Resource Center," Waites
said. GPA works closely with the
Women's Resource Center, which
is the crisis pregnancy center in
Natchitoches.
GPA was brought to NSU's cam-
pus in fall 2003 and became a rec-
ognized student organization in
spring 2004.
Currently, there are 10 members
of the organization.
"Our main goal right now is to
get the word out about info on
STD's and the consequences," said
sophomore education major Cori
Beth Gordy, vice president of GPA.
"GPA is not a religious organiza-
tion," Waites said. "Everyone stays
abstinent because of the STD rate
in Natchitoches."
Each member of GPA signs absti-
nence cards every year pledging to
remain abstinent until marriage.
"This organization is open to all
students, it doesn't matter if you
weren't always abstinent-you
always have a second chance,"
Waites said.
The main way GPA gets informa-
tion out to students is by posting
fliers around campus. The next
meeting is Thursday at 6 p.m. in
Room 107 of Fournet Hall. During
the meetings, students come up
with ideas for surveys to give to
students, discuss service projects
for the Women's Resource Center
and get to know each other better.
"Please participate in surveys
and look for facts on the wall given
by GPA," Gordy said.
Morning-after pill:
Important information on newest
form of emergency contraception
By Elizabeth Bolt
Sauce Reporter
The morning-after pill is a
quick, easy form of emergency con-
traception. It is also a source of con-
troversy.
Megan Jordan, a freshman gen-
eral studies major, said: "I think it
should be over the counter because
if you need it, you need it. There's
birth control. It's pretty much the
same thing. It prevents you from
being pregnant."
While the morning-after pill has
become a popular topic of conver-
sation, not many people know
what the pill is or how it actually
works.
According to the American Col-
lege of Obstetricians and Gynecol-
ogists pamphlet, the morning-after
pill is a higher dosage of normal
birth control pills that helps pre-
vent pregnancy by disrupting the
normal flow of hormones in the
menstrual cycle.
The two types of morning-after
pills are made up of either a combi-
nation of oral contraceptives con-
taining the hormones estrogen and
progestin or progestin alone.
The pill is prescribed to patients
in three forms: a combination of
regular birth control pills contain-
ing estrogen and progestin, a kit
with a pregnancy test and four pills
containing estrogen and progestin,
or two pills with progestin only.
The pill is given in two doses.
The first dose must be taken within
72 hours of unprotected sex, and
the second dose is taken 12 hours
after the first.
Taking the pill may cause nau-
sea or vomiting but it should dis-
appear in one to two days. If vom-
iting occurs within one hour of
either dose, contact a doctor imme-
diately because that dose may need
to be repeated.
Other side-effects include
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering allowing
emergency contraception, the so-called morning-after pill, to be sold
without a prescription.
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abdominal pain and cramps,
headache, tender breasts, dizzi-
ness, or an irregular menstrual
cycle.
Using the pill within 72 hours of
unprotected sex greatly reduces the
chance of getting pregnant, but it is
not a guarantee. The morning-after
pill is not as effective as taking
birth control regularly and does not
protect against STDs. The pill will
not work if conception has already
occurred.
A common misconception
about the morning-after pill is that
it is the same as the non-surgical
abortion pill RU-486. According to
the About Inc. website, RU-486
causes early termination of preg-
nancy within the first seven weeks
after conception. It prevents the
embryo from every being implant-
ed in the womb.
William Fell, sophomore politi-
cal science major, said: "This is not
a pro-life or pro-choice question. It
simply has to do with whether you
believe that people need another
excuse to be able to have sex."
NSU Health Services and the
Natchitoches Women's Resource
Center are two places that students
can easily obtain information about
the morning-after pill; however,
neither facility offers the pill.
Stephanie Campbell, director of
health sendees, said maybe two or
three students a semester come in
inquiring about the pill. Because
health services does not distribute
the pill, students are provided with
a list of physicians in town and
referred to proper practitioners.
Judy Sluppick, executive direc-
tor of the Natchitoches Women's
Resource Center, said that not
many women inquire about the
pill, but occasionally a few call in.
She said more tend to call than
come in person.
"There was a time we were
never getting calls about it, and
now we are more and more," Slup-
pick said.
The center does not distribute
the pill because they are not med-
ically qualified to do so.
If a woman inquires about the
pill, they provide her with informa-
tion on it that covers the basic facts
of what it is and how it works.
"They think they can just take a
pill, but it's not that easy. We edu-
cate them," Sluppick said. "We dis-
tribute the truth. It's not our opin-
ions, it's the facts."
The Women's Resource Center
also offers free pregnancy tests,
birth control and information on
sexually transmitted diseases.
Martin Aviles, a gynecologist at
Natchitoches Women's Care, pre-
scribes the pill. He said he gets
about four or five college students
a month inquiring about the pill.
When patients want the pill, he
talks with them personally and
does an interview counseling ses-
sion which includes information on
STDs.
He does not prescribe the pill if
there is potential for it to cause
complications with any other med-
ication the patient is already taking
or if the patient has a history of
blood clots.
Rite Aid is the only pharmacy in
Natchitoches that fills prescriptions
for the morning-after pill. They
carry the Plan B type, which costs
$38.99.
The Natchitoches Health Unit
offers Plan B to clinic patients when
they come in for annual or medical
exams.
Margie Gibbs, public health
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Fashionable
Focus
Boys want to
have fun, too.
I know that this semester I
have neglected the guvs a little
bit.
Well, this week, it's all about
you! Let me do some introduc-
tions first: back home I have a
stylist that helps me with every-
thing from picking out dresses
and shoes, to choosing what col-
ors will be the best for me each
season. He's a personal friend of
mine and super-great at what he
does. He helped get me started
modeling, many moons ago.
Since then, he has kept his eye on
me, letting me know when I go
to see him what he likes and dis-
likes about my style — then we
have a makeover. He has a real-
ly excellent sense of style, which
benefits most women and men.
Sadly, to protect his privacy (and
to keep him to myself) I will not
reveal his entire name in this col-
umn (sorry!) — so I'll just call him
Kyle X.
I called him this past weekend
and got a few tips just for the
guys. Here are a few of the things
he expressed to me with utter
style-passion. Take Kyle's word
for it, boys — he knows what he's
talking about.
As for grooming, here are
his tips:
-Shaving is one of the simple
things you can do to make it look
like you have given some
thought to your look. The best
time to do so is the morning
after your shower so the warm
water will help soften your
beard. Razor burn can be a real
drag but it's easy to avoid no
matter how rough your beard is.
Always use a sharp razor with at
least two blades and a moveable
head. Start with the sides of your
face, and save your lip and neck
for last. When you shave, you're
actually creating your sideburns.
You want to make sure they are
even, so take your index finger
and put it at the very bottom of
your sideburn on both sides, step
back and have a look.
-Good grooming means wash-
ing your hair every day, right?
Wrong. Sometimes your hair can
look its best on the second or
even third day after shampoo-
ing.
-If you don't want a "typical"
haircut, find someone who really
knows how to cut hair. It takes
training and an artistic eye to
give you a different look and
keep it extraordinary - some-
thing your wife or girlfriend
can't do.
As for fashion, Kyle says:
-Don't be afraid of color. Big
colors this fall are Kelly-green,
pumpkin and almond. Many
stores offer button-down shirts
in these colors, and they go great
with jeans, khakis or trousers.
When wearing clothes, you want
to be approachable. When you
wear black from head to toe, you
might look like you're part of a
cult, which is not particularly
welcoming. Add color, and get
some things that are textural,
fabrics that invite touch.
-You don't have to wear bor-
ing, ugly clothes just because
you happen to big or tall. There
are resources out there where
you can get some good looking
shoes and clothing for people
who are bigger and taller, such as
Davis' Big & Tall. It's an amazing
resource because they sell
designer outfits like Versace and
Ralph Lauren.
-A cool ball cap is a great acces-
sory, but you do not want to look
like a trucker at the "all-night
adult gift emporium." Try stor-
ing your cap with the brim
curled in a coffee mug; that way,
it will frame your mug nicely.
-Everyone should have a tradi-
tional corduroy blazer in their
wardrobe, especially for the fall
season. The best looks for fall
come in navy, olive and tan.
-You want a little break on
your pant legs. If the back gets all
stepped on, that is great because
it will look worked in.
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advice column, recognize that I am
fallible. 1 am not a professional psy-
chologist or psychiatrist, and 1 base
my advice solely on my own personal
experience and research that I have
done. In other words, be aware that
any important decisions regarding
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Sauce Reporter
The NSU Jazz Ensemble has
something to toot their horns
about. This year's Jazz Concert
Series kicks off Oct. 13 in a Count
Basie meets Duke Ellington style.
The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in
Magale Recital Hall and features 10
pieces performed by the NSU Jazz
Orchestra and the NSU Big Band.
"This one's going to be big," said
Galindo Rodriguez, associate pro-
fessor of music and jazz ensemble
director. "It will definitely be
something to look forward to."
The ensemble meets three times
a week and has been preparing
tunes from such composers and
musicians such as Duke Ellington,
Count Basie and Thad Jones. Some
pieces to be showcased are "Tip-
toe," "Jack the Bear," "Harlem Air-
shaft," and "In a Mellow Tone."
The group does not do it alone.
With help from local merchants, the
student government and the Cre-
ative and Performing Arts Depart-
ment, Rodriguez said he and his
ensemble bring in at least two
major artists each year.
"We're excited about the line up
of artists this year," Rodriguez said.
"There are quite a few from New
Orleans to Memphis to Washington
D.C."
He said that for the past seven
years, the NSU Jazz Concert Series
has brought in many vvell-knovvi
artists while staying true to the ta]
ents of Northwestern students.
Mel Richey, senior and solo from
bonist, said the concert on Oct. I
will be very energetic with a vajj
ety of styles.
Dusty Pigg, senior trumpet play,
er for the ensemble, said thosi
interested should come earl
because seats will go quickly.
The concert is open to all
dents.
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After two successful compact
discs, "Country Grammar" and
"Nellyville," Nelly has made his
hometown St. Louis proud again
with the release of "Suit" and
"Sweat."
"Sweat" offers catchy dance
songs that will stay in your head
long after you have stopped listen-
ing. Most of "Sweat" is sub-par, but
there are a few gems like "Heart of
a Champion" which uses the beat
from the "NBA on NBC" theme
song and "Na-nana-na," which is
sure to be a major club hit. Unfor-
tunately, on "River Don't Runn"
Nelly's lyrics become ridiculous
with rhymes like, "I hate to hate a
hater, in fact I hate to hate, hatin' is
hatin' you should never hate con-
gratulate." Someone should have
told him that "hatin"' is just as
awful as that rhyme.
Christina Aguilera joins in on the
fun with a guest appearance on
"Tilt ya' head back." Other big-
league artists Nelly enlisted help
from are Missy Elliot on "Playa,"
and LIT Flip on "Boy." Both would
barely be tolerable without their
appearances.
"Suit" is by far the better of the
two albums. Nelly shows off his
soft side for the ladies, but it has
something that the fellows will
enjoy too. On "Pretty Toes," Nelly
thanks all the fine girls around the
world with pretty toes. When I first
saw that Nelly collaborated with
country singer Tim McGraw on
"Over and Over," I was a little
skeptical. However, this song actu-
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There was opportunity for
everybody on the Northwestern
State football team Saturday as
the 14th-ranked Demons demol-
ww^ished Division II Oklahoma Pan-
11 \V handle State 63-14.
"^All our players' parents had to
be happy" said Demons coach
ty favorite dScott Stoker, "because every one
tie more senjof their kids got to play."
Northwestern (4-1) spread the
workload throughout the roster.
All 66 players who dressed got
iow he wanllinto the game. No linebacker
better thai played more than 17 snaps. Top
end that yoi tailbacks Shelton Sampson (11
and if yoi plays) and Derrick Johnese (13)
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jinces.
Third-team fullback C.J. Lot-
aJ linger got in 29 snaps while
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high totals of 28 carries and 141
yards rushing, scoring a pair of
touchdowns.
"We took care of business, did
what we were supposed to do
against a team that just wasn't as
good as us," said Stoker. "We
played OK. We didn't execute all
that great, but it was good to get
a lot of young guys on tape so we
can use it as a teaching tool. You
need a game like that somewhere
along the way."
The Demons can also use the
open date coming up this week
to help heal an abundance of
bumps and bruises accumulated
since preseason practice began in
early August.
"The break comes at a good
time, right before the start of our
(Southland) conference season,"
said Stoker. "We've got to get
some guys healed up, but at the
same time, we have some work
to get done this week and some
improvements to make."
The team will take Friday and
Saturday off, then begin prepar-
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The Way
I See It
Winning
Season
sportseditorcs@yahoo.com
It was a busy weekend
in Demon sports as vol-
leyball, soccer, baseball,
football and cross country
all played this weekend.
Baseball did not play a
game, but did have a
home-run derby on Satur-
day.
I would like to thank the
baseball team for the new
baseball I picked up out-
side the center field fence.
This is my second free
baseball from the NSU
Demons, as last season I
was lucky and picked up a
home-run ball hit by Tig-
ger Lyles.
The volleyball team
swept both opponents this
weekend beating Lamar
and McNeese St. at home.
This was the Lady
Demons fifth straight vic-
tory which puts has NSU
in a three-way tie for first
place after the University
of Texas at Arlington lost
Tuesday night. The other
team in the three-way tie
is Texas State.
If the Lady Demons
keep up their winning
ways, NSU might do
something they have
never done: have a win-
ning season in the South-
land Conference.
The most games NSU
has won in the SLC is five,
which the Lady Demons
posted last year under
head coach Leigh Mullins.
The Lady Demons have
already won five games in
the conference this season
and look to win a few
more.
Do not pop the cham-
pagne bottles yet; the
Lady Demons still have to
play Texas State twice,
UTA once and Sam Hous-
ton State.
Both teams beat NSU on
their home courts in Sep-
tember. The Lady Demons
have a long, winding road
ahead of them, but I think
they will have a record-
breaking season.
Former Demon football
players also had an amaz-
ing weekend in the NFL.
Former cornerback Ter-
rence McGee had a 98-
yard kickoff return for a
touchdown against the
defending Super Bowl
champion New England
Patriots.
This was McGee's first
touchdown of his young
professional career as a
kick off /punt returner.
Also making news was
former quarterback Craig
Nail, who had a pass in
the Green Bay Packers loss
to the New York Giants.
Nail threw a 24-yard com-
pletion to Robert Fergu-
son for his first NFL pass.
Nail also made the jump
to the No. 2 quarterback
on the Packers depth chart
after back-up quarterback
Doug Pederson was
injured.
Also, Packer quarter-
back Brett Favre is hurt, so
Nail may see some play-
ing time in the upcoming
weeks.
NSU fans, watch Mon-
day Night Football to see
if Nail gets any playing
time against the Tennessee
Titans.
Check out some soccer
action this weekend, and
also tune in to the Florida
vs. LSU game as the
mighty Gators beat the
Tigers for consecutive sea-
sons. You never know
what will happen.
Gary Hardamon / NSU Media Service
(Top) Junior setter Flavia Belo sets up the volleyball for one of her
Demon hitters against Lamar on Saturday. The Demons beat Lamar
at Prather Coliseum 3-0 as NSU won their fifth game in a row. Belo
finished with a double-double recording 11 digs and 28 assists.
(Left) Sophomore middle blocker Janel Fisher hits the ball over the
McNeese State middle blocker Friday night. The Demons beat
McNeese 3-2 in five sets.
Demons sweep at home
By Justin Hebert
Sauce Reporter
The NSU Lady Demons
Volleyball Team extended
their school record of con-
secutive Southland Confer-
ence wins to five, after tak-
ing down McNeese St. and
Lamar this weekend in
Prather Coliseum.
NSU defeated McNeese 3-
2 Friday, in front of 348 fans,
in an amazing match that
lasted all 5 games.
The Lady Demons fol-
lowed behind the young,
hard-hitting duo of sopho-
more Janel Fisher, who
totaled 17 kills, and fresh-
man Whitney King, who
had 16.
Head coach Leigh Mullins
said she believes their suc-
cess is attributed to how
closely knit the Lady
Demons team is.
"I give it all to team
unity," Mullins said. "We
are a true family on and off
of the court."
NSU turned around and
did it again Saturday after-
noon blanking the Lamar
Cardinals 3-0 in Turpin,
improving to 9-7 overall
and 5-2 in the SLC.
The Lady Demons used
13 kills and a .500 hitting
percentage from junior
Isabela Duarte and an 11 dig
and 28-assist performance
from junior Flavia Belo.
Mullins says she was
impressed with her team's
ability to win such a tough
game Friday night and still
have enough for another
match.
"It really showed a lot for
them to play five Friday
and turn around and win 3-
on Saturday," Mullins
said.
The Lady Demons look to
extend their consecutive
league-winning streak to six
when they take on the Texas
State Bobcats away, Friday
at 7:30 p.m.
With the two teams at the
top of the SLC, Mullins said
she believes this will be a
big game for her team.
"It's going to be a dog-
fight," Mullins said.
Gary Hardamon / NSU Media Service
Freshman outside hitter Whitney King hits the ball past McNeese St.
NSU loses to SFA at Soccer Complex
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Gary Hardamon / SSU Media Service
Junior midfielder Stephanie Miller tries to kick the ball past the
McNeese State defender. The Demons won the soccer match up 3-2.
By Flavia Belo
Sauce Reporter
NSU women's soccer fell
short to Stephen F. Austin
with a goal scored by the
Ladyjacks in overtime last
Sunday at the Demons Soc-
cer Complex.
SFA, 8-3-1 overall and 5-0
in the Southland Conference,
was led by goalkeeper
Natascia Michalezki, who
had a strong performance
with four saves.
Lady Demons' goalkeeper,
sophomore Krystle Donald-
son played strong and had
two saves and nearly saved
SFA's Lauren Matkin's per-
fectly placed kick into the
upper left corner of the net.
Junior defender Ashley
Hadley said that even
though they lost, the team
did many positive things.
"It could have gone either
way. It was a tough match,"
Hadley said. "It was one of
the best matches we had
played so far. It was the first
time we played the full 90
minutes hard. It was
intense."
Senior middle-fielder
Danielle Thomas said the
Lady Demons played hard.
"After the match we were
emotionally drained because
we thought we deserved to
win," Thomas said.
The Lady Demons will try
to bounce back against
Southeastern on Friday.
Thomas said that they
expect a tough match.
"Southeastern is very
physical," Thomas said.
"They run a good offense."
Hadley said that they are
expecting a great crowd for
the upcoming match.
"It is exciting playing in
front of lots of people,"
Hadley said.
The contest between NSU
and Southeastern will be on
Friday night, under the
lights at 7 p.m. at the Demon
Soccer Complex.
NSU 3, MSU 2
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www.nsudemons.com
The NSU Demons kept
pace with the top teams in
the Southland Conference
soccer race Friday night with
a dramatic 3-2 win over
heated-rival McNeese State.
Erin Hebert scored the
game-winner 34 seconds
after McNeese tied the game
2-2 with four minutes left in
regulation. The Lafayette
freshman also scored NSU's
first goal, giving the Demons
a 1-0 halftime lead.
Natalie Waguespack
helped NSU retake the lead
in the 79th minute on a long
shot from in front of the
Demon bench.
NSU outshot the Cowgirls
21-14 in the game, including
a 12-3 advantage in the first
half.
Cross Country teams fall at home meet
Courtesy
Sports Information
www.nsudemons.com
Louisiana-Lafayette
avenged a home meet loss to
Northwestern State's
women's team, ending the
Lady Demons' two-meet
winning string, and the ULL
men completed a sweep of
the team titles by the Ragin'
Cajuns at the NSU Cross
Country Invitational in
unseasonably cold and wet
conditions Monday after-
noon.
Thunderstorms ushered in
a 20-degree drop in tempera-
tures and delayed the start of
the meet by 20 minutes, but
the hilly path at the Demon
Hills Golf Course handled
the rain well and times were
quick in the nine-team meet.
ULL's men had all five
scoring runners in the top 11
while the Lady Cajuns did
their scoring in the top 13
places.
The host Lady Demons
ran second with four of their
top five runners finishing in
the top U.
The Lady Demons were
once again paced by Abby
Solomon, who finished in
fifth place overall (24:05:9),
trailed immediately by team-
mate Breeka Johnson
(24:28.1).
NSU newcomer Ruth
Kinyanjui took eighth in
24:56.9 and Lesley Lambert
was 11th with a 25:01.4
clocking. Marci Ward
capped the scoring card for
Northwestern with a 26:32.5
time for 25th.
The Northwestern
were led by Jeff .
whose 27:08 time was 14th
Other Demon scorers
Aaron Heflin (32nd,
Phillip Hattaway
31:22.2), Gideon
(47th, 31:24.5), and Andrew
Newman (52nd, 33:13.7)
Northwestern will
action again on Oct
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Lamar Invitational,
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Friday, Oct. 22.
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Demons climb
in polls, wins
awards
After cruising to a 63-
rout of Division II Okjj
homa Panhandle State o
Saturday, Northwester
State jumped to No. 11 j
both major Division
Top 25 football pol
released Monday whil
Greg Skid more, Josh Bu
ton, Jamall Johnson an
Brook Adams gave NSU
sweep of Southland Confa
ence "player of the weeli
honors.
Skidmore won the SLC ,
award for top offensiv
player after rushing
career-high totals of 14
yards on 28 carries, scorir CrinM
two touchdowns. CM y 1 1
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Catholic, the Demons' N
tailback, posted his seed
career 100-yard game.
Burton took the SL
defensive player of
week award after makjj
10 tackles in only 15 plays
A second-team senfl
linebacker from Bossj
City- Airline, the 6-1, 2C
pound Burton had a tad!
and a half for lost yards a
NSU limited Oklahora
Panhandle to only six fin
downs and 143 total yard*
Johnson, a 6-0, 210-poun
senior linebacker froi
LaPlace, and Adams, a 6^
189-pound sophomore safl
ty from Marrero-Archbisl
op Shaw, combined to giv
the Demons their thill
touchdown and won th
SLCs award for sped
teams play.
Johnson blocked a purt I
the second blocked punt i
as many seasons for run
and Adams returned it 1
yards for a 21-0 first-quart
lead.
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for the fourth straight wet
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English professor receives grant
Julie Kane, associate
professor of English, was
the recent recipient of a
Louisiana Division of the
Arts Artist Mini-Grant for
2004-2005.
Kane said she submitted
a formal proposal in order
to receive the $500 grant.
The proposal included a
manuscript of 10 poems
from the last five years
and a narrative of goals
for the grant's use.
Julie Kane
Kane said she plans to use the grant money to help
pay for a trip to the West Chester Poetry Conference
held every June in West Chester, Pa.
The conference is a gathering of poets and scholars
who study contemporary formal poetry.
Kane has recently been working on poetry and liter-
ary criticisms and is an associate editor of the Long-
man Anthology of Southern Literature. She studied
English at Cornell University, earned her master's in
creative writing at Boston University and obtained her
doctorate from LSU.
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Potpourri wins national award
The 2004 Potpourri yearbook received first place in a
national contest for scholastic yearbooks, magazines
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content preservation, general page design, general
photography, publication structure and creativity.
Darla Williford, editor in chief of this year's Potpourri
said: "I was happy to hear that last year's yearbook
won such big awards. I definitely have big shoes to fill.
Claire Mayeux, this year's assistant editor said she
was excited when she found out the news.
'All of our work last year paid off in an exceptional
way," she said.
The Potpourri received 895 points out of a possible
State-McNeestlOOO with a perfect score in the creativity category.
11 showdown f Steve Hortori( nead of the journalism department,
ium, NSL on ^ the s c h | asr j c p re ss Association awards are strong
ouraging tans indicators f now the Potpourri compares to other year-
me tickets earl books throughout the United States,
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seats remai Samantha Foley
of Wednesda
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^TMedea" and "Oedipus Rox"
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1 the west sid P-tn. in the A. A. Fredericks Auditorium.
Oedipus Rox is a loose adaptation of the Greek classic
time McXeei "Oedipus Rex." The play is a rock musical in the genre
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Yionoulis' hard-driving music, the play promises to
stimulating to the eyes, ears and soul.
For ticket information, call (318) 357-5814.
Courtesy NSU News Bureau
C to show political programs
The Louisiana Scholars' College will show Michael
loore's Fahrenheit 911 on Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in Room
lea # hnefc
rence play as ^ rf Morrison Hall. The program will be followed by a
bringing a
discussion featuring Greg Granger, acting director
°f the Louisiana Scholars' College, Alex Aichinger, associ-
winmn S stre ' at e professor of political science and Rocky Colavito,
itest. Both tean|( lead Qf thg Department of Language and Communic
mecoming
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Northwestern George W. Bush: Faith in the White House will be
cel^own on Oct. 28 followed by a panel discussion featur-
'ig James Picht, assistant professor of economics, John
Dnal cable spor 1 ^ster, assistant professor of speech and LSMSA teacher
CSTV (Collej tadney Allen.
vision) will tel< A|| jnterested persons are inv jted to attend,
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The Molly Ringwalds perform a synchronized dance while they play the 80s hit "Come on Eileen" in
front of the Student Union Monday. They performed at the Homecoming Kick Off party sponsored by
the Student Activities Board. The Molly Ringwalds performed at last year's homecoming festivities,
and according to the SAB, they were invited back this year due to popular demand.
Regents cut
three degree
programs
By April Dickson
Sauce Reporter
After an extensive evalua-
tion, the governing board for
all the state universities, the
Board of Regents, decided to
discontinue the anthropolo-
gy, social sciences and med-
ical technician degree pro-
grams at NSU.
Every few years, the Board
of Regents applies a formula
to each degree program at
every state university com-
paring the cost of maintain-
ing the program, to the num-
ber of graduates in each pro-
gram. If the number of pro-
gram completers is below the
state's standards, that pro-
gram is placed under review
for discontinuation.
Anthony Scheffler, vice
president of academic affairs,
said the low completion
review is used "to see if there
are enough people finishing
those programs to justify
those programs existing."
University President Ran-
dall Webb said he does not
like when NSU loses any aca-
demic program, but there
was simply not enough stu-
dent demand for these pro-
grams.
Any student who has
already declared a major in
any of the ceasing programs
will still be able to complete a
degree. However, no one will
be allowed to declare those
areas as majors starting this
Resource center
opens in Watson
Unlimited color copying provided to
students; other services in the works
By Savanna Mahaffey
Sauce Reporter
The Student Government
Association and the Student
Technology Center have
planned to open a student
resource center.
The center will be in the
rear of the Watson Library
computer lab. It will include
free access to a color copier,
fax machine, laminating
machine and binding
machine.
Free printing services are
currently available from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays,
but the other services will not
be offered until the end of the
fall semester.
The printing services allow
students to make free unlim-
ited copies or to print infor-
mation from the lab's com-
puters.
Copyrighted information,
tests and quizzes may not be
copied.
SGA President Mindy
McConnell said the resource
center will be valuable to stu-
dents because many teachers
require them to make copies,
and they have to spend their
own money.
"I'm a political science
major, and I have to go every
week and pick up copies from
the Ink Spot and Mail Boxes
and pay $3 here and there,"
McConnell said. "Three dol-
lars doesn't seem like a lot of
money, but it's still aggravat-
ing, and I think students will
really appreciate the free
services."
Funding for the center
comes from student technolo-
gy fees. SGA has budgeted
$20,000 to supply materials
such as copy paper and lami-
nating material to the stu-
dents.
"We put the resource center
Leslie Westbrook/the Current Sauce
A new free printing service for students was introduced in Watson
Library this fall. Students now have access to unlimited color copy-
ing. Free faxing, laminating and binding will be added soon.
in our budget, and we had to
sit down and estimate how
much materials the students
could use," McConnell said.
"Everything is going to be
unlimited at first. We'll see
how it goes before we set lim-
its."
McConnell said that if the
budgeted money runs out,
the services will be post-
poned until the budget can be
replenished.
The resource center must
be used for academic purpos-
es, so organizations are not
allowed to use the free
resources.
Whether or not something
is academic will be at the dis-
cretion of student workers. If
a student worker cannot
determine whether a stu-
dent's request is reasonable,
the teacher of the class will be
contacted.
In order to access resources,
students must present their
current NSU student ID
cards.
A student worker will be
present to record names and
use of the resources. All users
and uses will be documented
to ensure that the services are
not being abused.
spring.
All of the faculty and staff
from these departments will
be moved to teaching and
working positions in other
areas.
"We really don't have any
faculty or instructors that are
just so narrow that they can
only teach in one area,"
Scheffler said.
Webb said not all classes
offered in these programs
will be discontinued. Several
classes in these departments
will still be offered to com-
plete other degrees, as elec-
tives or as courses contribut-
ing to a concentration in a
general studies degree.
NSU will not lose any state
funding as a result of the pro-
gram cuts.
"What the board often
does, and did for us, is they'll
say 'why don't you go ahead
and let us discontinue tir
one, but let us help you cr-
ate something else,'" Schef-
fler said. He said when pro-
grams are cut, the school use
those discontinuations as an
initiative to create a new,
more current and relevant
program.
"We just don't want to get
stale. Things change," Schef-
fler said. "Degrees come in,
degrees go out, but new
degrees come on too. It's not
about cutting, it's about
growing and maturing and
meeting the needs of the
populous."
SGA axes
parking
resolution
By Victoria Smith
Sauce Reporter
A proposal to limit stu-
dent and faculty parking at
NSU failed at Monday's
SGA meeting.
Student Affairs Commis-
sioner Matthew Bartley pro-
posed a resolution restrict-
ing the vehicles of NSU
commuters, residents and
faculty members to specific
lots between the hours of 7
a.m. and 3 p.m. Residents
would be required to leave
their cars in parking lots
adjunct to their respective
residence halls, and upper-
classmen commuters would
be assigned parking lots
specific to their majors.
Underclassmen commuters
would be required to park at
Prather Coliseum.
The resolution has
already been passed by the
University Traffic and Park-
ing committee and is
designed to decrease the
number of cars moving on
■ See Parking, page 2
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NSU Police Blotter
10-5-04
4:20 a.m.
A resident of Rapides called
saying his roommate needed an
ambulance. Two officers and para-
medics were en route. He was
given breathing treatment and
transported to the hospital.
8:13 a.m.
Paramedics were en route to
LSMSA for a medical emergency.
8:56 a.m.
There was a call from Bien-
venu Hall in reference to a hurt
student in Room 112.
3:19 p.m.
Apartment 924 of the Columns
was broken into. Two officers
were dispatched to make a report.
7:20 p.m.
The fire alarm at Boozman was
going off. An officer and fire
department members were en
route. The alarm was going off
because of a microwave on the
second floor.
10:35 p.m.
There was a report of a possi-
ble fight outside of Sabine.
10-6-04
4:58 p.m.
Someone from the sheriff's
department called to notify cam-
pus police that a woman was in
labor on the second floor of Kyser.
10-7-04
3:15 a.m.
Brown's Security called to
advise that the alarm at the book-
store was going off. Everything
was OK.
10-8-04
2:26 a.m.
There was a report of a possi-
ble fight outside of building four
at the Columns.
2:36 a.m.
Some men sneaked into Sabine
after hours. Staff was able to get
two out but needed assistance
with locating the rest.
2:44 a.m.
There was a call from Prud-
homme Hall regarding a large
group of people who laid a tarp on
the baseball held and were sliding
down it and making a lot of noise.
It was LSMSA students. They took
off running when they saw offi-
cers and hopped the fence.
7:10 a.m.
A call was received from
Iberville requesting assistance for
a female student who was possi-
bly having a seizure. Paramedics
were en route.
4:12 p.m.
A woman reported a possible
wreck in front of Kyser and
warned it may turn in to a dispute.
10-9-04
10:17 a.m.
There was a wreck on Jeffer-
son. A vehicle rolled over in to
Chaplain's Lake across from the
tennis courts. Both passengers got
out OK. It took three wreckers to
get the vehicle out.
10:29 p.m.
A call was received reporting
that there were high school stu-
dents drinking at the tennis
courts. The city police department
took the call. Beer cans were
found, but the suspects were gone.
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Parking
campus between classes.
Sen. Jerry Whorton said: "We're
limiting where students can park. If
vou have less than 60 hours you're
going to have to park at the colise-
um. I know we can say to bring an
umbrella or a poncho, but right
now this campus does not have a
mass form of transportation."
The increasing number of stu-
dents attending NSU has put a
FROM PAGE 1
strain on commuters trying to find
a place to park.
SGA President Mindy
McConnell said: "There are more
commuters at NSU that commuter
parking spots."
If underclassmen commuters
were restricted to the coliseum
parking lot, the commuter lots by
each major building will be less
congested, she said.
"The problem is going to gJ
away because there are enougj
spots to park," McConnell said. J
The resolution would have pmj
hibited students from moving thtf
cars during peak school hom
diminishing the traffic problem q
campus.
If the proposal passes later thj
semester it will be assessed by fh
Student Life Committee.
District judge candidate visits NSU
By Lora Sheppard
Opinions Editor
Dee Ann Hawthorne, candidate
for 10th district judge, visited NSU
Monday to introduce herself and
her platform.
The 61 -year-old Louisiana native
and alumna of NSU received her
law degree at LSU in 1985. She is
the president of Court Appointed
Special Advocates, a member of the
Domestic Violence Education and
Support group and is a past board
member of several organizations
including the Natchitoches-North-
western Symphony Society.
She said that after receiving her
law degree she practiced commer-
cial law, usually in the courtroom,
representing both plaintiffs and
defendants.
Her practice evolved into crimi-
nal and domestic law, which she
has been practicing for the past 10
years, as well as being a Family
Law Mediator.
"I like people. I like to help peo-
ple," she said. "I really want to
make a difference/'
she believi
a judge wh
t
Hawthorne said
Natchitoches needs
makes fair decisions and believi
that every side of a case is impoi
tant. She said she believes in con
sistency and will treat everyon
fairly.
Hawthorne's opponent, Georg
C. Celles IV will come to NSU q
Monday at 4 p.m. to introduce him
self, speak and open the floor fa
questions. For further informatioi
on the meeting, call the political sq
ence department or the Politics
Science Club at 357-6195
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Attention all journalism
majors: Journalists Unifying to
Make Progress Week will take
place Oct. 18-21.
Monday: NABJ Day: Speaker
Nordia Hi'ggins of KSLA-TV
Channel 12.
Tuesday: SPJ Day: Speaker
Rod Richardson, managing edi-
tor of The Shreveport Times.
Wednesday: PRSSA Day:
Michael Thompson, Corp. PR
and Speakers Bureau of the New
Orleans Hornets.
For more information call 357-
4439.
Photography Club
The photography club has
weekly meetings on Monday at 7
p.m. in Room 205 in the CAPA
building.
The meetings are open to all
students.
SGA
Attention RSOs, the SGA is
awarding $600 in competitive
grants to organizations perform-
ing a service to the students or
enhancing the University's repu-
tation as a whole.
Applications are due Oct. 15 in
Room 214 of the Student Union.
Contact the SGA in Room 222 or
■ call 357-4501 for applications and
further details.
Native American Student and
Faculty Association
Meetings are Thursdays at 7
p.m. in Room 316 of the Student
Union. For more information
call Michael Ashworth at (318)
572-7116.
The Wesley Foundation
Come and worship on
Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. or join a
bed
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small group. Visit our building
on College Ave. across from the
Alumni Center or call us at 352-
2888. The Foundation is now a
hot spot for wireless Internet.
ACS
The American Chemical Soci-
ety (ACS) will host its monthly
Texas Hold Em Tournament Oct.
27. $5 multiple buy-ins begins at
6 p.m. at the Rec Center on the
by-pass. First Place is $100
CASH with smaller cash prizes
for second, third and fourth
place. For more information
email:
nsuacs@yahoo.com
"Celebrate America"
Come join fellow Americans as
we celebrate the freedom we
have in our great nation and help
us honor those who have served
our country! "Celebrate Ameri-
ca" will be held in Magale Recital
Hall located in the CAPA Build-
ing on Oct. 29, 2004 at 7:30 p.m.
FREE patriotic goodies to the
first 150 people and door prizes
drawn throughout the program!
Event sponsored by Phi Mu
Alpha Sinfonia and Sigma Alpha
Iota Music Fraternities.
Emerg in g Leaders
Emerging leaders meetings
will be held Oct. 18, 20, and 25
from 5:30 to 8 p.m. There will be
door prizes at each session. T-
shirts will be given to students
who attend all three nights.
STAT
The Student Technology Advi-
sory Team (STAT) has allocated
$200,000 to fund departmental
and individual grants, awarded
on a competitive basis, which
advance the teaching or learning
process within the mission of the
University.
All grants are due by Oct. 29th.
Contact Jennifer Long in the
library for an application or call
357-6482 for more information.
Send all Campus Connection
entries to currentsauce@nsula.edu.
Tutoring center offers
free services on campus
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By Karen Thames
Sauce Reporter
College students are faced with
difficult schedules and demanding
dasses, so almost every student
needs help sometimes.
Any student who is currently
enrolled for academic credit at
NSU can receive tutoring assis-
tance through the Learning Center
at the University College.
The Learning Center provides
resources that can help students
having difficulties, as well as stu-
dents who just want to do their
best in a course. These services are
free of charge.
Ashley Dunham, senior chem-
istry major, said: "By being a tutor
I get to see how it helps the people
I work with make better grades. I
would recommend tutoring to any-
one because it really does work."
Tutors work in Room 237 of
Kyser Hall, Monday through Fri-
day from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Almost every core subject, along
with major and minor courses, is
covered by a tutor. Tutoring ses-
sions start at the beginning of each
semester and are provided through
the end of final exams. Students
can also request additional tutor-
ing after 4:30 p.m. by scheduling an
appointment.
Learning Center Coordinator
Jeremy Thomas said there are
approximately 20 tutors on hand at
almost any time of the day ready to
help with any subject.
Keeping up with studies and
being proactive can help students
seek help before it is too late.
Tutors can help with homework
problems, paper writing, exam
preparation, and can explain gen-
eral concepts.
Sara Burling, sophomore radio-
logical technology major, said, "I
like the tutoring lab because it
gives you a one-on-one session
with someone who thoroughly
knows the subject you're having
trouble with."
For more information on the
Learning Center log on to
nsula.edu / universitycollege / learn
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Advocate editor speaks
on information laws
By Patrick Feller
Sauce Reporter
When students
were asked who
among them had a
basic understand-
■ m g 01 th e public's
■ right to know,
many hands staved
LlGHTFOOT
Linda Lightfoot, executive edi-
tor of The Advocate, a newspaper in
Baton Rouge, asked the question.
She made her first appearance at
NSU Oct. 7 to speak about
Louisiana's Freedom of Informa-
tion laws.
"The foundation for these laws
is the idea that the government
belongs to the people," Lightfoot
said. "We elect people, put people
in office that represent us, and we
have a right to know the manner
in which they represent us."
One of the topics she discussed
was the public's right to informa-
tion versus national security.
"People want to take advantage
of national security concerns and
write laws broader than they need
to be," Lightfoot said. "Those liv-
ing in certain communities may
not be able to get certain informa-
tion about the things they need."
Much of Lightfoot's presenta-
tion focused on government offi-
cials who pass laws about infor-
mation sharing yet "oftentimes do
"We elect people, put people
in office that represent us,
and we have a right to know
the manner in which they
represent us."
Linda Lightfoot
Executive editor The Advocate
not realize that they are going to
have negative effects."
Lightfoot has worked to rectify
this problem and is a board mem-
ber of the National Freedom of
Information Coalition, a group
who educates public officials
about such laws and their conse-
quences.
The NSU chapter of the Society
of Professional Journalists spon-
sored the seminar. The chapter's
president, Tasha Braggs, said that
the public's right to know is a
paramount issue.
"That's why we put this thing
together," Braggs said. "It's a real
prominent issue that we felt was
important for people to under-
stand."
Lightfoot also had some parting
words of advice for NSU students.
"The important thing for college
students to decide is that I'm
going to be a citizen who cares
about my community and country
and participates in its affairs,"
Lightfoot said.
Fiber optic network
updated on campus
Buildings to be rewired by spring semester
By Ashley Gordon
Sauce Reporter
Uploading software to comput-
ers around the campus will be sim-
pler due to a fiber optics project in
progress this semester. Several
buildings around the campus will
be rewired to allow computers to
communicate on one system.
NSU was one of the schools that
competed for Capital Outlay fund-
ing, which allows colleges and uni-
versities to do major renovations.
Director of Technical Services
Tracy Brown said that the NSU has
been looking into the program
since 1990, but did not receive
funding until 1999.
From the funding, NSU was able
to rewire the core network in Roy
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Fine Arts Center and Russell Hall
to make a redundant loop.
Brown said there are four phases
of the project and the second phase
will start soon. It will involve
rewiring the insides of Fournet
Hall, Bienvenu Hall, and the
Health and PE Majors' Building.
Fiber optic cables are used to
transmit data throughout the .net-
works. It does not allow any inter-
ference because it uses light to
transmit software and other infor-
mation.
"The new system will give us the
ability to remote assistance to lap-
tops from a central location,"
Brown said.
The project is expected to be fin-
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By 3. Aaron
"Q" Brown
The grim
reaper has come
for Bush's presi-
dency, and his
name is Charles
A. Duelfer. For those of you
who missed it, the CIA's special
advisor on Iraqi WMDs released
his report about a week ago,
having found no evidence that
Saddam was attempting to con-
struct nukes, bioweapons or
chemical warheads. In fact, the
Duelfer report pretty much
undermines everything the Bush
regime has told us about our
reasons for going to war. The
report reaches the conclusion
that everyone already knows:
Saddam was biding his time in
an attempt to get sanctions lift-
ed, trying to strike a bargain for
every concession he made to the
United Nations, and hoping to
avoid losing face in front of the
world. Let's look at some of the
more enlightening findings.
After the initial invasion, sol-
diers found two trailers suppos-
edly intended for use as mobile
germ warfare labs, which, in the
wake of our failure to find any-
thing we could claim constituted
a "weapon of mass destruction,"
Cheney called the "definitive
evidence" of Iraqi duplicity.
Duelfer, however, has deter-
mined that these trailers were
intended for generating hydro-
gen, exactly as the Iraqis
claimed all along, and a British
bioweapons expert who inspect-
ed them on-site said they didn't
even look like germ labs. The
report found no evidence of
SCUD-variant missiles with a
range exceeding the U.N. -man-
dated limit of 150 km, and it
states over and over again that
Saddam was awaiting the end of
the sanctions (which Bush
claims were doing no good) to
reconstitute his weapons pro-
grams. In his testimony to the
Armed Services Committee,
Duelfer even pointed out that
after the Gulf War in 1991, Sad-
dam's advisers told him he
needed to restart his nuclear
program and he declined, citing
the volatility of Iraq's interna-
tional relations as a reason to
put such plans on hold.
So has Bush been playing pol-
itics with something as serious
as American lives? Are we per-
haps spreading something a lit-
tle more sinister than freedom
and democracy? Well, the
report only talks about the facts,
leaving domestic political issues
to the politicians and pundits,
but when we're told a week
before war that the country
we're about to attack has
attempted to buy uranium and
then told a week after invasion
that this information was a mis-
take, it looks awfully suspicious.
When Pakistani officials hold a
press conference to announce an
al-Qaeda capture two hours
before Kerry's convention
speech but at midnight by Pak-
istan's clock, it looks suspicious,
and when the "definitive evi-
dence" of Iraqi wrongdoing
turns out to be a hydrogen pro-
duction facility, it looks suspi-
cious. Hey, I bet it will look
even more suspicious when the
government produces Osama
bin Laden's body in the month
right before the election.
This week's "Ridiculous Lim-
baugh Moment": on Monday,
Rush jumped on Kerry for (get
this) the name of the band that
played at his wedding reception.
It seems the band was called the
French Millionaires, which is
outrageous because.... Well, I
think it has something to do
with Kerry's bride being
wealthy, but I can't remember
what convoluted path Rush took
to make it offensive. Also, a
quote from the show I'd like to
share: "Fear can be a motivator.
If that's what does it for you,
that's good. I want you to be
afraid." Rush himself saying he
wants to scare you into comply-
ing with the Republican agenda.
Why, why, why is this man
allowed to breathe my air?
J. Aaron Brown is a senior
Louisiana Scholars' College
student. His opinions do not
necessarily represent the Sauce
staff or the University.
Trapped by labels
By Justin
Shatwell
Do you ever won-
der why there are so
many undecided
voters? American
voters have very few options on the
ballot. They can either vote for one
of the two major candidates or cast
a protest vote for one of the minor
parties. With so few options, why
does it take so many people so long
to make up their minds?
As far as I can see, there are two
major reasons. The first is a sense
of betrayed brand loyalty. Many
Americans vote for the same party
their parents did or for the party
they usually vote for without really
digging into the issues. People
build up a loyalty and a familiarity
with one party or another and stick
with them no matter what. How-
ever, sometimes political parties
change fundamental aspects of
their platforms. These major
changes often make people ques-
tion their loyalty. The biggest
By Savanna
Mahaffey
Lately, it's no fun
to go outside. The
weather is miser-
able. If it doesn't
make me sick, it
will probably cause me to break
an arm or a leg.
Anytime there is a puddle or a
slippery surface, some freakish
unexplainable magnetism in my
body pulls me to it. If an air condi-
tioner leaks, I slip in its drippings.
If soap spills in a bathtub, I find
myself bruised from hitting the
faucet or the tub. Worst of all, if it
rains, I will slip on concrete,
asphalt, grass, dirt and even grav-
el.
The other day, I was walking
Student responds
to Shatwell's last column
Dear Editor,
I would like to congratulate
Mr. Shatwell on a job well done.
His column in last week's paper
was very well written. You can tell
he is a very intelligent person. I
think Mr. Shatwell should look
into politics as a career, because,
he is apparently very good at dou-
ble talk. He wrote five paragraphs
of well-written material, yet he
basically made no relevant point. I
have one question, Mr. Shatwell.
Do you write speeches for John
Kerry?
Basically here is what I gath-
ered from his article. Mr. Shatwell
is "deeply disturbed", this should
come as no surprise, I suspect that
all liberals are. He supports gay
marriages but doesn't want to talk
about that because he already
knows how the majority of
Louisiana feels about that topic
and knows he is on the losing
side. Some how the majority is
supposed to abandon their own
beliefs to support the ideas of the
minority, because they are the
minority. The majority of the pop-
ulation doesn't have ownership of
the country, however the minority
should. Lastly if I stretch it a little I
can deduct that my remarks were"
troubling" however the name call-
ing and stereotyping that his fel-
low Scholars College student had
to resort was not troubling. Some-
thing seems fishy here.
I will not apologize for being a
member of the majority. Why
should we as the majority have to
bend to accommodate the beliefs
of the minority, while they refuse
to bend to any of our beliefs? Mr.
Shatwell makes the statement that
all the members of our govern-
example of this today is the Repub-
lican acceptance of deficit spend-
ing, a matter that has many hard
core fiscal conservatives on edge.
In such circumstances, people are
faced with the question of whether
the violation of this one belief is
cause enough to betray their loyal-
ty to their party and defect to the
competing party, which they have
spent the majority of their life vili-
fying. This is a difficult choice, and
I can understand the need for time.
The second major reason
arises from the first. People who
are disaffected with their party
only have one real alternative. Two
parties are not nearly enough
choice in such a complicated politi-
cal system. The Democrats and
Republicans tend to position them-
selves on opposite sides of the
thousands of political issues that
dominate America today. General-
ly, the Republicans take the stances
seen as "conservative" and the
Democrats take the stances seen as
"liberal." However, the world is
not so simple that it can be divided
down the middle. There are thou-
sands of political issues in America
today. The two party system tries
to split the issues into two package
sets of stances and asks us to vote
on which we prefer.
This can cause major problems
for some voters. For the sake of
argument, we can generalize politi-
cal issues into two groups, social
and fiscal. The parties tend to field
candidates that take the liberal or
conservative stance on both sets. In
this system, very different issues
are tied together and put under the
same label. This system greatly
limits our political choice. After all,
what about valuing a small govern-
ment has to do with disagreeing
with abortion. What does an inter-
est in a strong welfare state have to
do with allowing gay marriages.
Americans are more complex than
the government gives us credit for.
Many of us are socially liberal and
fiscally conservative, or socially
conservative and fiscally liberal.
Who do these people vote for? No
matter which party they choose,
they will disagree with half of the
platform. They are faced with the
difficult decision of choosing what
set of issues they value more, fiscal
or conservative. We are the oldest
democracy in the modern world, so
surely we can offer more choice
than this.
Undecided voters take so long to
vote because they slip between the
cracks in our political system and
are confronted with its horrible
flaws. They take so long because
for them they are not choosing the
leader they want in office, they are
voting for the politician they think
will do less harm to the issues they
care about. Our system desperate-
ly needs to be reformed. I will field
some suggestions in the coming
weeks, and I hope that my readers
will join me in debate and discus-
sion on the topic.
Justin Shatwell is a senior
Louisiana Scholars' College stu-
dent. His opinions do not neces-
sarily represent the Sauce staff or
the University.
Rain, rain go away
back from lunch as my vintage
inspired poncho flapped in the
wind and fall foliage whirled
around me. I felt like Meg Ryan in
a cardigan set when she meets
Tom Hanks' character in "You've
Got Mail."
Then reality hit, and it began to
pour. I whipped out my trusty
blue umbrella and ran up the
north steps of Kyser Hall. As soon
as my right foot made contact
with the slippery tiles, I took a
nose dive.
Luckily, I managed to stick out
both of my arms, put my left foot
on the ground, twirl around and
carefully put my right foot back in
its natural state. After that per-
formance, I thought it might be
wise for me to drop out of college
and try out as a character at Dis-
neyland.
Still, I was very happy that it
was a weekend and no one was
around to see my little dance. It's
bad enough people always wit-
ness me tripping over bricks,
stairs, doorways and cracks in the
cement when it's completely dry
outside.
The worst time for nasty weath-
er is when I have my arms full,
and I can't find my ID card so I
can get into my residence hall. The
last time that happened, I dropped
my brand new $107 physical sci-
ence book in the mud.
I fumbled in my purse for five
minutes for my card while I jug-
gled an umbrella, a full book sack
and a stack of books. Then, much
to my dismay, the card was in my
pocket.
The only good thing about rain
is that the sound of it helps me
sleep at night. I just hope the roof
doesn't start to leak during the
night since I'm on the top floor.
I hope the rain doesn't damper
the homecoming game this Satur-
day. My hometown is only 20
minutes from McNeese State Uni-
versity, so most of the kids in my
graduating class go there, and
older folks cheer on MSU. Many
of them, including my family and
two best friends, are coming up to
tailgate.
I'll wear my purple proudly.
Savanna Mahaffey is a fresh-
man journalism major. Her opin-
ions don not necessarily repre-
sent the Sauce staff or the Uni-
versity.
Letters to the Editor
ment are Christians and members
of non-Christian faiths have no
voice. If you go to a predominant-
ly Muslim country do you think
you will have a voice? I doubt it
seriously. We don't press our reli-
gion on these people; we tolerate
their beliefs, so why can't they tol-
erate ours.
To sum up Mr. Shatwell's
argument, the majority should for-
get about their own beliefs and
protect the beliefs of the minority.
Basically if we stand for anything
we are wrong. We must learn to be
passive and let everyone trample
us. So from now on when a sub-
ject comes up, figure out what you
think and do just the opposite.
This is the wave of the future.
Lastly, I would like to remind
Mr. Shatwell that I never told Mr.
Vicknair to leave Louisiana. I
merely invited him to do so if he
was so unhappy. I was trying to be
nice and make sure that he was
aware of all the options that were
available to him. I felt his pain of
being surrounded by a majority of
people that were, according to
him, so far beneath his intellectual
level. I was even nice enough to
offer him a ride, which reminds
me, I have room for 1 one more.
Eric Cason
NSU Sophomore
SGA President comments
on parking
Fellow Students,
Since my first year here, I have
heard more complaints about
parking than anything else. I agree
with you. It is hard to find a
"good" parking spot. But are you
looking in the lots closest to your
academic building? Probably so,
and it is physically impossible for
everybody who has a class in
Kyser to park in the lot nearest
Kyser. OK, so Sabine parking lot is
full too, right. Well, as much as
you don't want to hear this, if you
need a spot, there are plenty at the
stadium parking lot, where the
vehicle overflow is supposed to
park. I realize how long of a walk
it may seem, but it's actually only
a five minute walk to Kyser or
Russell. We do not park there
because we're lazy. But having vis-
ited every single campus in the
state, I can honestly say that we
are lucky. Other campuses require
that you park in a certain lot that
may be a fifteen-minute walk from
your building. At ULL, students
have to take a shuttle to get from
the main parking lot to campus.
Even the worst parking situation
at NSU, for instance, a class in
Russell and then in the TEC, is a
skip compared to distances at
other schools. You wanted more
parking lots, so we got two more.
They may not be next to your
building, but without tearing
down our beautiful landscaping,
there is nowhere else for them to
g°-
The ONLY reasonable complaint
in regards to parking is that the
parking lots, particularly the
Sabine and Iberville lots, are
falling apart. I completely agree. I
am as sick of the potholes and
temporary asphalt as you are. Peo-
ple criticize the SGA and the
school for not doing something
about it constantly. It turns my
stomach to make an excuse for it,
because the conditions are simply
inexcusable. However, there is a
legitimate reason the parking lot is
not redone and that is because
there is a serious lack of funding
for Louisiana public post-second-
ary schools, especially NSU. The
good news is that, finally, we have
accumulated enough money to
completely repave the parking lot
below Sabine and Caddo Hall.
This time the physical plant isn't
just filling in potholes. When you
come back from Thanksgiving
Break, you'll be able to park in an
entirely new parking lot.
The Student Government Asso-
ciation has devised several differ-
ent plans to improve the parking
situation. Most recently, was a bill
to designate each student to a
parking lot. Under the provisions
of the bill, between 7am and 3pm
freshman and sophomore com-
muters would be required to park
in the stadium lot, all residents
would be required to park in the
specific lot of their residence hall,
and juniors, seniors, and graduate
students would be assigned to a
lot near the academic building of
their major. This would mean that
students driving to school would
not ever have to drive around
looking for a spot. They would
know exactly what parking lot
they had to park in and that lot
would have enough spaces for
everyone assigned to it. The bill
failed in the Student Senate but
' passed in the University Traffic
and Parking Committee. If you
like this idea, please stop by the
SGA office, Room 222 of the Stu-
dent Union, or call 357-4501 and
let us know. If you have any ideas
on how parking could be
improved, we are definitely open
to suggestions, as we are working
for you. Have a great Homecom-
ing Week. GO DEMONS!
Respectfully yours,
Mindy McConnell
SGA President
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Rhetoric is having
a seizure and holding a pen
while writing your own opin-
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everything to do with the facts,
Present the truth in its entirety
within the context of the situa-
tion no matter what the out-
come or consequence. Hey, the
truth might even set you free.
Here are the facts in context.
Saddam gassed thousands of
Kurdish men, women and chil-
dren in northern Iraq on his pei
sonal order. He had WMDs, arq
he used them. He supported
families of suicide bombers by I
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rorist act against Israel or the
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match to rival Iran. We now
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program.
September 11 changed the
way information was interpret-
ed for the United States. In the
early '60s, we avoided a nucleaj
holocaust at the hands of both
American and Soviet weapons
during the Cuban Missile Crisuj
for a clear and uncontrollable
feeling. We did not want to die.
The Soviets did not want to die.
Both sides clearly knew if one
side were to launch one missile
that all of civilization as we
knew it was going to come to an
end. Their government might
have been repressive but it still
knew the value of life. The
enemy that we fight today is
more than willing to crash
planes into buildings, strap
bombs to their children to injure
soldiers who only bring candy,
chain their followers to the
wheel of cars and hold their
families' hostage unless they
plow their portable bomb into a
work signup station for the
unemployed. What do you
think these people would do if
they got their hands on a chemi-
cal or nuclear weapon? Yes, we
went to war on circumstantial
evidence, but you could win
millions of dollars in the United
States suing a doctor for mal-
practice with less evidence. The
left might be right; a four-month
tour in Vietnam shows the
world that you can defend our
country and switch sides when
it is popular. It must also show
that the 73 percent of soldiers in
the National Guard, Reserve
and Active Duty who were
polled by Army Tunes want
President Bush as their Com-
mander in Chief are just war
delusional from their year and i
half in Iraq. I just wonder who
has the better context of
whether Iraq is better off.
As to the Filler Column this
week and every other week I've
read it since I first arrived at
Northwestern a year ago it
takes facts and distorts them to
fit its agenda. Saddam, who
misled the world and broke UN
resolutions with no accountabil-
ity has found its spirit alive and
well in your column, until
today. It quotes Rush this week
saying "Fear can be a motiva-
tor." Too bad it was a response
to a caller who fears another tef
rorist attack is imminent espe-
cially if John Kerry is elected
President. It better be a motiva-
tor because we in America fear
for our own lives and for those
of us who have children fear hf
their future. The Filler would
like us to be cherry pickers of
the truth to hide our own desirf
for life and our beliefs. If that
fear for life is the Republican
Agenda, then I'm all for it
because I live in the real world
where life needs to be defended
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Making of the band
Spirit of Northwestern takes the field, crowd
Caroline Beatty, assistant band director, observes the Spirit of Northwestern Demon Marching Band as it rehearses the final sets of this week's half-time show.
Chris Reich/ the Current Sauce
More photos of the band can be found on page 6.
By Allison Boswell
Sauce Reporter
Raquel Hill
Life Editor
Lights, camera, halftime.
The Spirit of Northwestern
Demon Marching Band is back in
action.
The Northwestern band and staff
work to put together a show that
will please and entertain the audi-
ence.
This is how it's done.
William Brent, director of bands,
said members are selected through
an audition process. In the audi-
tion, students select music of their
choice, which is usually a solo or an
etude they have prepared other
auditions. Brent said the staff does
not require participants to sight
read or perform scales.
"We consider their audition, nat-
urally, but we also look at high
school achievement records, band
directors recommendation and
high school GPA," Brent said. He
said students who have made all-
state or orchestra are given top con-
sideration.
"We also look for people who are
enthusiastic, who want to be here,
who enjoy being here," Caroline
Beatty, associate director of bands,
said. She also said the members are
nice, fun, attentive and do what
they need to do.
Brent said the band staff meets in
February to discuss music ideas.
They try to select songs that will
entertain the audience; for exam-
ple, movie themes and other popu-
lar music. He said they also look at
length because the show cannot
run over the specified seven or
eight minutes. If it does, the team
will be penalized. When the band
meets in August and has the set
number of members they can start
to design and chart drill.
The most time consuming
process is designing drill, which is
the shapes the band makes on the
field. The drill is designed by Jeff
Mathews, director of student
affairs and organizations.
Mathews, the former associate
director of bands, said the first step
is to figure out what is happening
musically. A segment sheet is used
to describe what is happening in
each measure and the idea is to
move with music in a complimen-
tary manner. He said if there is too
much musical difficulty or fast
notes, the band does not move as
much.
He said each band member has
to develop a mental grid of what
the football field looks like. Math-
ews said they have to learn where
the hash marks are in relation to the
sidelines and where the hash marks
are in relation to each other. He said
they are taught to march 8 to 5,
which is eight steps for every five
yards.
Mathews said each member
knows how many counts it takes to
get from one spot to the next.
For example, it takes 32 equal
counts, meaning 32 equal steps, to
get from point A to point B. He said
they cannot arrive at their spots
early or late because the shapes will
not form correctly. For example, it
takes 64 equal counts to form the
shape of a heart, so they have to get
to their spot in 64 equal counts for
it to form correctly The specified
amount of counts is what helps the
shape evolve.
"Each instrument is its own ani-
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■ See Band, page 6
SAB Events kick off NSU Homecoming
By Savanna Mahaffey
Sauce Reporter
NSU's Homecoming week, with
tile theme "Dancing Through the
Decades," began Monday at the
Student Activities Board sponsored
Kick-off party and will continue
until the Homecoming game
a gainst McNeese State University
Saturday afternoon.
SAB Special Events Committee
Qiair Mia Guillory said she has
^en planning for Homecoming
Week since she was elected last
year, and that the SAB has also
oeen busy preparing for this week.
"We fish around and try to think
P things that haven't been done
before," Guillory said. "A lot of it is
Edition, though. We just try to re-
v amp it."
The kick-off party ran from 11
a -m. to 2 p.m. in front of the Stu-
dent Union. Flocks of students
^ed U p f or f ree m eat pies, rice
^ssing, rolls, cookies and sodas,
Much were served by SAB mem-
bers.
The 80s cover band, The Molly
^gwalds, returned for its second
^ e ar to perform at the kick-off
Party. Guillory said the SAB usual-
y does something new every year,
Rti the band was invited again
"ecause of student requests.
"We brought back the Molly
^gwalds because they brought
° u t a large crowd last year," Guillo-
IV said. "They were brought back
■ popular demand."
Dressed in costumes and make-
U R the band played well-known
l? c k and pop songs from the 80s.
band had to seek shelter from
J| e misting rain, but the weather
J d not drive away the crowd.
A blood drive by LifeShare Blood
Center began Monday, and it will
continue until Friday afternoon.
On Tuesday, the SAB hosted the
Lip Sync and Homecoming Hun-
nies competition at 7 p.m. in the
Student Union Ballroom. Over 500
students turned out for the event,
and 18 acts performed to various
tunes from past decades. The
Homecoming Court performed a
dance routine for the crowd while
wearing gold cardboard crowns.
Greek organizations, the NSU
Demons Sweethearts and the
African American Caucus per-
formed dance routines. The per-
formances kept with the theme of
"Dancing Through the Decades"
by imitating Elvis Presley, Nancy
Sinatra, Grease actors, the Beach
Boys and Michael Jackson.
Costumed performers jitter
bugged, disco danced, tumbled,
moon walked, did the "Footloose"
line dance, the "Macarena" and the
worm.
The Homecorning Hunnies com-
petition featured six coupled dance
routines and an acapella solo. The
winners of the Homecoming Hun-
nies competition were Jeremy
McLaren, who represented Pi
Kappa Phi, and DeShae Hughes,
who is a member of Phi Mu.
The two performed a choreo-
graphed dance routine from the 80s
film, "Dirty Dancing."
The couple said that they only
spent two hours practicing for the
performance but had to spend
more time cutting their music. Nei-
ther expected to actually win the
competition.
Hughes said she and McLaren
chose the "Dirty Dancing" routine
because they thought it would be
Leslie Westbrook/f/ie Currevf Sauci
Deidri Samson, a member of the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority, lip syncs to "Rolling on the River" Tuesday night at the Home-
coming week lip sync contest in the Student Union Ballroom.
original.
"Honestly, we didn't think any-
one else would do it," Hughes said.
"I'm a dancer, and he's a good
dancer, and we just wanted to
show what we could do. We just
wanted to have fun; we didn't
think we would win."
The winners of the sorority cate-
gory were third place, Alpha Sigma
Alpha; second place, Phi Mu and
Delta Sigma Theta; and first place,
Sigma Sigma Sigma.
In the fraternity category, Tau
Kappa Epsilon and Sigma Nu tied
for second, and Pi Kappa Phi
walked away with first.
The NSU Demons Sweethearts
took second in the General Activi-
ties category, and the African
American Caucus came in first.
All winners received trophies for
their performances.
Wednesday was Purple Pride
Day, and students and faculty wore
purple to show their Demon spirit.
Also, Demons turned out for the
one mile Fun Run, which began at
4 p.m. in front of the Student
Union.
Tonight, the "Too Hot to Handle"
bonfire will begin at 8 p.m. at the
bottom of Greek Hill. A^dewing of
"Shrek 2" will immediately follow
the bonfire on the big-screen.
Attendees are asked to bring blan-
kets or chairs.
Friday, the Homecoming parade
line-up will start at 4 p.m., and the
parade kick-off is scheduled for 5
p.m. The parade is for both the
NSU and Natchitoches communi-
ties, and it will begin at Prather
Coliseum and end at the down-
town riverbank.
The parade will be followed by a
pep rally on the riverfront.
Saturday, alumni tailgating will
begin at 1 p.m. and continue until
3:30 p.m. The Alumni Association
will be serving plate lunches for $5
per person. Tailgating activities will
take place at the field adjacent to
Turpin Stadium.
The Spirit of Northwestern
Demon Marching Band will per-
form a pre-game show, and the
game between NSU and McNeese
will begin at 4 p.m.
Halftime ceremonies will be held
at about 5:30 p.m. The marching
band will perform, and the Home-
coming Court will be presented.
Also, trie Long Purple Line Award,
the Excellence in Teaching Award,
the Distinguished Service Award
and the President's Distinguished
Service Award will all be present-
ed.
Fashionable
Focus |w
Work your
flirty fall
fashions
There are probably only a few
people on campus who can actu-
ally wear every single piece of
dothing in their closet. For those
select few, Kudos to you! How-
ever, for the rest of us that wal-
low in the depths of our fashion
faux pas, it can be hard to deci-
pher what is wearable and what
is not. Well, here is the good
news, folks... Ifs all wearable!
This fall, make use of those hid-
den treasures.
If you bought a super short
mini skirt or a top that screams
va-va-va-voom you might be
reluctant to take it out of the clos-
et. Working up the nerve to wear
pieces that may seem risque is
half the battle. To ease the pain
during fall, try combining that
mini with a brightly colored
long-sleeved blouse under a
shrunken blazer. Shrunken blaz-
ers are the hottest thing to come
off the runways and are definite-
ly relevant to our unpredictable
Louisiana weather. Add some
simple accessories like some ban-
gle bracelets and hoop earrings,
and you've got one hip lookin'
ensemble. Or perhaps you're
dying to show off that outra-
geous top you bought out of
impulse — it's a super wide-neck,
off-the-shoulder number. Com-
bine it with a pair of hip-slung,
light-wash jeans with a ribbon
belt and stiletto pumps. You'll
own every pair of eyes that ogle
you as you pass — and in a good
way!
Another extreme piece in your
closet may not even be clothing.
It might be jewelry or even shoes.
I know I have a rather large ruby
crucifix choker-necklace that I
still haven't had the gall to wear
in public yet, but I am deter-
mined to wear it soon. Perhaps it
is too "gothic" for an all black
ensemble, but it might look per-
fectly acceptable with a racy red
dress that shapes your figure or
even with a classic black suit. An
unusual piece of jewelry like this
is the perfect way to liven up
something that is usually
parochial and drab.
Or if your mother gave you a
beautiful set of oversized pearls,
and you really have nothing too
classic in your wardrobe to pair it
with, spice up a mini-T and some
dark wash boot-cut denims with
your pearly gams — you'll be a
class act! If you just have to own
a pair of open-toed stiletto heels,
a problem could arise if there's
nothing to wear with them.
However, nowadays sandaled-
heels are getting to be more and
more popular when worn with
jeans. If you've got a pair of jeans
that make your tush look great,
stick on those heels and your legs
will look miles high. And don't
worry about the cold weather:
sometimes you've got to make a
few sacrifices to look like a god-
dess.
So here are the last words of
advice I will leave you with. If
you want to look like a hot
mama, you've got you think like
a hot mama. The only way you
can pull off a "unique" outfit is to
be confident about it. After you
finally get the whole outfit
together, look in the mirror and
realize, hey, it's fall. The weath-
er's cooler and you can feel free
to let go of all your fashion inhi-
bitions. So, let this season be
your time to shine and be con-
scious of your innermost fashion
desires. If you want to wear
something different, do it. Just
do it with the style and class I
know you've got!
Email your questions on fash-
ion, trends or products to Raquel
at SaucyFashion@aol.com. Who
knows? Your question could be
feature in the next issue of the
Current Sauce.
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By Kyle Shirley
Sauce Reporter
The fear, pain and doubt of a
hostage imprisoned alone in a win-
dowless room crept into Theatre
West Friday night when the theater
department presented Lee Bless-
ing's "Two Rooms."
This emotionally and politically
charged psychodrama set in the
tumultuous Middle East is as rele-
vant today as it was when Blessings
wrote it in the late 1980s, and direc-
tor Kerry Lambert's cast delivered
a solid rendition of it.
As the title suggests, the play is
set in two rooms. One is the cell of
Michael Wells (Nathanial Rust), an
American professor being held as a
political prisoner in Beirut. The
other is his study in his home back
in the states, a room that his wife
Lainie (Etienna Quails) has
stripped of all furniture and deco-
rations in an attempt to relate to her
husband's situation. These two
characters are supplemented by
Ellen Van Oss (Gretchen Johnson),
a representative for the U.S. gov-
ernment assigned to keep Quails
from talking to the press, and Walk-
er Harris (Brian Jarreau), a reporter
who wants Quails to speak out.
Lambert wisely took a minimal-
ist approach to the set design, rely-
ing on the natural eerie ambience of
Theatre West rather than attempt-
ing to force unnecessary outside
elements into the venue. Ln fact, the
only item present throughout the
entire show was a small, nonde-
script mat in the center of the room.
This simple design left the stage
open to echo the emptiness inside
the separated lovers. The lighting
was well designed and expertly
executed. It alternately highlighted
individual characters and the entire
theater as moods and situations
shifted.
But no matter how good the tech-
nical aspects of a show are, the
actors are the ones truly responsible
for a performance's success or fail-
ure. Rust effectively conveyed the
broken spirit of a man clinging to
his last vestige of hope. His body
language was superb, and was
complemented well by the tattered
rags, caked dirt and bruises of his
costume. Rust genuinely looked
like a man who had been dragged
through hell. His voice quivered
with inner pain, but unfortunately
his delivery was somewhat spottv.
At times, Rust drug his lines out
so far that he seemed as if he had
forgotten what words came next.
The script allowed for plenty of
room to pause for emphasis, but
Rust sometimes let the silence
punch holes in his monologues,
reducing their impact. That said, I
must add that overall, Rust was
convincing and emotionally effec-
tive, especially toward the end of
the show, when his blindfold was
removed to reveal the suffering in
his eyes.
Jarreau also used his body well,
especially his facial expressions.
His face was often more emotive
than his voice, and his delivery
was, for the most part, firm and
consistent. As a supporting charac-
ter, Jarreau's main function was to
interact with Quails in a way that
allowed her to probe the range of
her character's emotions, and he
did so splendidly He seemed con-
tent to let the audience focus on her,
keeping his performance simple to
contrast the complexity of hers. Jar-
reau did not shine as much in this
role as he has in the past, but he
served his function well and seems
to be maturing as an actor.
The true stars of this show were
most certainly the women. Johnson
delivered a spot-on portrayal of a
brainwashed tool of the system,
never faltering for a moment in her
fluid delivery and patronizing
demeanor. She spoke as if she truly
was a trained politician, sending
out carefully chosen words with
speed and precision; she spoke as if
the words were truly hers. Her pos-
ture conveyed an air of confidence
and efficiency, making her seem
more like a soulless machine than a
human at times. This was com-
pletely appropriate for what her
character represented, but Johnson
did not stop there. She allowed
moments of concern and doubt to
creep out, reminding the audience
that even the most heartless indi-
vidual still retains some humanity.
Despite Johnson's near-flawlej
performance, the focus of this sho\
was most certainly on Quails. S}|
managed to flow smoothly throuo
a vast array of emotions, soriu
times shifting with such speed ari
proficiency that I was genuinel jjsU 1
startled. Her face accurately caj
tured brief moments of hope j NSU
well as insurmountable despaj jecutiv
Her voice wept with sadness an vollevb
roared with rage. Although Rusf games i
character was the one being phyjj % 30-
cally tortured, Quails was the on Convoc
who truly suffered. She was witl da>' ni 8
out a doubt the heart and soul ( ^he
this show, and I expect great tniruip emon
from her in future roles. ljeag ue
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political issues, and I commen
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natural talent and the potential |
progress. I look forward
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big," Mathews said. "The color
guard are eight steps apart so they
have enough room to do their rou-
tine."
Once the drill is written and
charted it is handed throughout
the sections. Brent said it usually
takes two rehearsals to learn the
drill and two rehearsals to make it
precise.
The band rehearses every Mon-
day, Wednesday and Friday from 3
to 5 p.m. Members practice put-
ting both music and drill on the
field. Included within the band
are two auxiliary units: the Demon
Heat Color Guard and the Demon
Dazzlers. Each perform routines
that complement the show music.
"Entertainment," Brent said, " is
the name of the game."
The SON will perform a show
consisting of the themes from
"Back to the future," "Beetlejuice"
and "Batman" this week during
halftime at the game against
McNeese State.
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during rehearsal on Monday. (Right) Tenor players show off their skills while running through "Back To the Future."
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Is there anything to do
this weekend?
Let me try to figure this
one out. There are some
pretty good movies out like
"Ladder 49," "Friday Night
Lights" and "Team America:
World Police."
However, there has to be
something else to do besides
watch a movie.
Can I play my PlayStation
2? Nah, Madden 2003 has
lost its flavor. Can I actually
go outside and get some
fresh air and exercise? I
should, but I am too lazy.
Hmm...I think I figured it
out.
We have a football game,
at home this Saturday
against hated McNeese
State, and it happens to be
Homecoming.
I have waited for this
game for the past two years,
ever since McNeese rode
into Turpin Stadium two
years ago and beat us 27-3
before a record crowd of
17,031 screaming fans.
Combine that with the
Demons' close 9-13 loss to
the Cowboys last year, and
we have a game to watch. I
just hope that we all show
up to watch it.
There is always a flurry of
activities during NSU's
Homecoming Week. This
year they include a kickoff
party, lip sync contest, bon-
fire and of course, the
parade and pep rally.
However, the actual game
often gets lost in all of the
hoopla.
I can guarantee that
McNeese's fans will show
up in full force on Saturday.
They are going to show up
in their blue and yellow out-
fits, ring their cowbells and
do that stupid clap if and
when McNeese scores.
Despite the ridiculous-
ness of their actiofis, they
have a strong passion for
their team, and we lack
sadly in that area.
I am not saying we do not
love our Demons, but come
on; a lot of NSU students
feel more strongly for LSU
than they do for their own
school.
McNeese's fans will prob-
ably fill up half the stadium
on our homecoming game.
That sounds wrong to me,
but it can happen. We, as
NSU supporters, can pre-
vent it.
Let's show up, wear NSU
colors, raise the "Fork 'em"
sign and support the team.
Jump up and cheer, heckle
the McNeese bench and
raise Cain; I don't care.
As the Under Armour
commercial says, "We must
protect this house."
We have reasons to be
proud because the Demons
are on a roll. They are
ranked No. 11 in the nation,
and they are on a four-game
winning streak. T
he running game is going
on all cylinders, and the
Purple Swarm looks
unstoppable. We can and
should win this game.
A heated rivalry with
early championship ramifi-
cations; a fan cannot ask for
anything more.
So you can either watch a
movie or go to your Home-
coming game. Just remem-
ber: a movie costs $7, and
the game is free. Does that
make your decision any eas-
ier?
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The Purple Swarm defense stops a McNeese State running back last season in Lake Charles. The Purple Swarm held the Cowboys to only 183 yards rushing with not touchdowns.
Homecoming rivalry
Demons hope to lasso the Cowboys homecoming night
By Patrick West
Sports Editor
Homecoming activities
come to an end Saturday at
Turpin Stadium with a clash
between two of the top teams
in the Southland Conference
as the NSU Demons square
off against the McNeese State
Cowboys.
Last season, NSU nearly
beat the Cowboys in Lake
Charles, but fell short 13-9.
The Cowboys lead the all-
time series between the two
schools 32-20-1.
The Cowboys have won
the last three meetings with
the Demons' last victory in
the 2000 season 37-34 at
Turpin.
The Demons have been on
a roll winning their last four
straight football games,
while the Cowboys have
been lassoed for the second
straight week. Both teams are
coming off bye weeks.
"This is a big game for us,"
Demon head coach Scott
Stoker said. "Any time we
play McNeese is huge, but
you have to go through the
best to get on top."
The bye week helped sev-
eral Demon starters heal
from nagging injuries.
Defensive starters David
Pittman, Quintene New-
house, Tory Collins and Gary
Wesley will start against the
Cowboys.
Demon offensive players
Mark Morris, Ben Bailey and
Marcus Gatlin will also
return for Saturday's game.
All of the injured players
missed the Oklahoma Pan-
handle State game.
"This is the healthiest we
have been in a while," Stoker
said. "Everybody will be
back on the sidelines for us
and I am anxious to see how
we all play together."
NSU enters Saturday's
contest with the top-ranked
defense in Division I-AA.
The Purple Swarm defens-
es leads Division I-AA in
total defense allowing a mea-
ger 214.2 yards per game and
are first in rushing defense
allowing a meek 63.4 ypg.
The Purple Swarm also
leads the SLC in passing
defense, scoring defense and
pass efficiency defense.
A pair of linebackers led
the Demons in tackles with
Paul Mefford who has 36
total tackles with 1.5 sacks
and one fumble recovery.
Jamall Johnson, weak side
linebacker, has 35 total tack-
Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service
Demon fullback Issa Banna runs the ball last year against the Cow-
boy defense. Banna hopes to beat the Cowboys in his final season.
les with one blocked kick. Ed
Queen leads the Demons
with 4.5 sacks while Pittman
leads in interceptions with
three.
"We need to contain
McNeese and not give up the
big plays," Stoker said. "It
will be tough competition,
and I cannot wait and see
how we play defensively
against them."
The Demon offense has
continued to improve over
the season as NSU is ranked
second in the SLC in total
offense with 411.6 ypg.
The Demons are also
ranked second in rushing
and scoring offense with
248.6 rushing ypg and aver-
aging 38 points per game.
Offensively, the Demons
are led by their running
game, which is spear headed
by Derrick Johnese and Shel-
ton Sampson. Johnese is
averaging 80 ypg while
Sampson is averaging 60
ypg-
The Demons will continue
to use a two-quarterback sys-
tem against the Cowboys, as
Connor Morel and Davon
Vinson will see playing time.
Morel has thrown for 439
yards passing on 32 of 54 aim
with three touchdowns while
Vinson has thrown for 376
yards passing on 31 of 57 aim
with three touchdowns.
Senior quarterback Scott
Pendarvis, who is averaging
154 ypg in total offense, leads
the Cowboys.
Pendarvis has completed
52.7 percent of his passes and
has five touchdowns with
eight interceptions.
The game between the
two-heated rivals will proba-
bly come down to the last
minute since five of the last
six match ups have been
decided by a touchdown or
less, two in the final seconds
of play.
The game will be televised
live on the College Sports
Television as the Division I-
AA game of the week.
Kick off is set for 4 p.m.,
and tickets are going fast, so
students and faculty need to
pick them up before the
game.
Soccer wins one of two at home
Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service
Freshman defender Kaitlin Bowman and a Nicholls defender both
jump for the soccer ball in Sunday's soccer game. NSU won 3-0.
By Justin Hebert
Sauce Reporter
NSU's Demon soccer team
was blanked 2-0 by South-
eastern Louisiana University
Friday, but managed to turn
around Sunday and come up
with a shutout of their own
against Nicholls State, in a
wet weekend of Southland
Conference play.
Even though under con-
stant rain NSU almost dou-
bled Southeastern's shot
attempts 15-8 at the Demon
Soccer Complex in an
aggressive game Friday
night, the Demons were
unable to get one past the
Lion's goalkeeper.
Demon head coach Jimmy
Mitchell said this was a
tough loss for his team, espe-
cially because of their level of
play.
"We just need to finish, just
score goals," Mitchell said.
"We played extremely well. I
felt we deserved to win."
After what coach Mitchell
called "a very emotional
locker room" Friday night,
the Demons came out Sun-
day to dominate Nicholls 3-0
in another rainy game. It was
played in Turpin Stadium
due to the terrible field con-
ditions at the soccer complex.
With the win, NSU
improved their overall
record to 6-9 and managed to
break above a .500 winning
percentage in the Southland
Conference with a 4-3 mark.
With only 2:44 burned off
the clock, the Demons went
up 1-0 with Julie Zavala's
fifth goal for the year on an
open shot from right in front
of the goal.
"We were very intense but
then relaxed after we
scored/' Mitchell said.
Freshman goalkeeper
Krystle Donaldson, picked
up her first career shutout, in
which she played the whole
game, and picked up four
saves on Lion's shots.
"I thought her perform-
ance was excellent... espe-
cially in these conditions,"
Mitchell said. "This game
will really help her confi-
dence."
The Demons added two
more goals in the second
half. One was by sophomore
midfielder Marliese Latiolais
with a great assist from
another sophomore, Mya
Walsh.
The second came from a
Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service
Natalie Waguespack kicks the
wet soccer ball Friday night.
heads-up put back by senior
Dani Thomas.
The Demon's soccer team
will continue SLC play at
McNeese State Friday at 4
p.m. and then at Stephen F.
Austin, Sunday at 2 p.m.
The Demons will return
home again on Oct. 22 to
play Texas State at 7 p.m.
This Just In
Courtesy
Sports Information Bure
Football
NSU honors
athletes
Saturday
Five of the greatest ath
letes in Northwestern Statt
history, including AU-Amer
icans Brian Brown and Tet.
essa Thomas Lewis, will ^
enshrined in the university']
Graduate N Club Hall
Fame Saturday morning
11 prior to the Demons'
p.m. Homecoming footba]
game against McNees<
State.
Lewis, a Lady Demoi
basketball star from 1983-86,
and Brown, a world cla$
high jumper while compet
ing for NSU from 1987-9Q
will be joined by trad CAR ■
standout Billy Hud sow-
baseball great KernJCOITW
"Hash" Gordon and footbai The S
all-star Butch Ballard in thi pmic at
2004 induction class.
Graduate N Club Hall of ™ e S>
Fame "Lifetime Achieve "
ment" awards will be
T
Nor
Firsl
sen ted to longtime Demoj Only fi
Sports Network play b ir. They
play announcer Norn rize.
Fletcher and Dr. Jesse
Horner, a former Demoi . . e " Jl .
basketball player and a dis , ™ r
u . t j r ,dose the
tinguished professor c Bntesta|
industrial technology a ..nDorte
Texas Southern. test corr
They will be honored dur
ing 11 a.m. ceremonies
the east concourse
Prather Coliseum. The pi
lie is invited at no charge,
After receiving the
versity's highest honor
student-athletes, the fi'
greats will be introduo
before kickoff of Saturday 1 !
football game at Turpin Si
dium.
Basketball
names new
assistant
coach
latt Ba
mmittt
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New NSU Lady Dema PPortuni
basketball coach Jennife "Kerns.
Graf has completed he "vVhen I
coaching staff with the hi ere mos
ing of assistant coach Davil Ihorton
Aguilar, whose 10 season lore, est
in coaching include highlj i develo[
successful stints wiff srns the
Louisiana and Texas higj
schools along with bein SG ^
part of the nationaUyT nstltutl(
renowned women's pro stude
gram at Trinity VallC V ' whl
(Texas) Community Co
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Community
lege.
The hiring of Aguilar,
has been approved by
Board of Supervisors of
University of Louisiana s
tern.
He joins holdover assi
tant coach Kia Converse an
new graduate assist
coach Kyle Bobbitt, a form
student assistant coach
the NSU men's basketb
program, on Grafs coac
staff.
Aguilar came to No
western from Ruston Higl the Nat
School, where he was al Sponsor
assistant coach last year i ^ce is li
the Lady Bearcats went 28-' "On.
and reached the second ^ proqra
round of the Class 5A' plaj! l0ut? ^ w
0f n\ u- n. ,theStu
Before coaching at Rtf ^ Pros
ton, he was on the women' 1 search in
basketball staff at Trini* ifep ar j ng
Valley helping the Lad? (
Cardinals to a No. 2 nation GRE Str
al ranking in junior colleg ^' ew wii
competition and a 33- * Presid.
record before a loss to ard ' nave t
rival Tyler Junior College i Regies,
the regional finals. All event
His 10 years of coachiiwforrnatio
experience also included Adult
serving as the assistafjlrollment
coach at Mexia (Texas) Hig^
School, which captured t' 1
2001 Texas Class 3A sta* J °" GC
championship. Aguilar is > , e '
1994 graduate of lev* , 0lts s
A&M-Commerce, where h 1 hat th <
was a Dean's List student \ j^es f re
kinesiology and interdis^ *duce i
plinary studies.
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71 new head coach
perniciaro takes on his first head
coaching position after leaving
assistant position at Auburn.
Sports, Page 8
ia~« *the
Blast from the past!
Take a trip down memory lane as the Sauce
remembers pop culture and NSU's past.
Life, Page 6
Homecoming photos, Page 3
Letters to the editor, Page 5
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Thursday, October 21, 2004
Volume 90 • Issue 11
Students serving students at
Northwestern State University since 1914
First copies free to NSU students and staff
50 cents per copy otherwise
Sauce on the Side
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Comic Standing in the Alley
The Student Activities Board is looking for the best
ard in thiiomic at NSU.
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le Demon Only five students have auditioned for the show so
play bi ar. They are all hoping to walk away with the $50
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The SAB will host the Last Demon Comic Standing
pntest on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Alley of the Student
Jnion.
Benji Brown, who is a professional comic from Black
Entertainment Television, will be there to open and
dose the show. He will also be one of the judges of the
contestants. The audience will also judge, so all demon
supporters are invited to laugh it up and vote for the
lest comic on campus.
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Corey Chase
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monies ii
aurse
The pubjsGA senators meet and greet
students, discuss campus issues
honor fa SGA senators will be walking around campus to greet
the fivitudents and find out what their ideas and concerns
ntroduca ft-
Saturday"! Matt Bart | eV( commissioner of the SGA Student Affairs
[urpm Ste bmmittee, heads the project, SGA Walks. He said the
urpose of the walks is give students- the chance to get
)know their senators and discuss their problems with
hem.
'A lot of students don't know who SGA senators are
Irwhat they can do," said Bartley.
The SGA Walks will also allow, senators to receive a
kt hand look at the problems students face. Senior
Senator Jerry Whorton said he is excited about the
iy Demoi lp P° rtunit: y t0 nave a bett er perspective of student
1 lennife«> ncerns '
ileted hei "when I was freshman, I lived on campus and we
th the hir ie re mostly concerned with food service and housing,"
>achDavi( Ihorton said. "Now those aren't big problems any-
10 seasoni nore, especially with the new residential project that is
ide highl| » development. I am interested in knowing what con-
rns the student now."
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Jhe SGA Walks also fulfill a requirement of the SGA
institution to have a meeting day for senators with
students. In addition to the Meet Your Senator
which is scheduled for Tuesday, the SGA Walks will
w students to become acquainted with their sena-
31 The walks should take place about every other week
tW Uhe dining and housing facilities, but it has been
threaded how long they will be available.
Tamara Carter
eanfrograms planned to prepare
u dents for graduate school
e offices of Graduate Studies and Research and
liversity Recruiting for Graduate and Adult Studies
Jl host the Graduate School Preparation Extravaganza
fscoachin ^ three eyents jp November
to North On Nov. 3, there will be a GRE practice test at 2 p.m.
uston HigJ 'the Natchitoches Room of Russell Hall. This program
he was a> sponsored by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions,
last year « 'ace is limited, so interested students must register
5 went 28-* ton.
he / ec °"J * program titled "Graduate School - What's That All
iss 5A play , 0ut? " wj || be he | d on Nov 10 j n the President's Room
the Student Union at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5
ng at Ru9 m. Prospective graduate students will receive tips on
he women searching graduate majors, applying to programs and
at Trinij%e par j n g f or entrance exams.
the Lady,
lo 2 nation GRE Strategy Sessions" presented by The Princeton
nior colleg wil1 take P lace Nov - 17 at 10 am " and 2 P >m - in
id a 33" 6 President's Room of the Student Union. Students
loss to arch " na ve the opportunity to learn score increasing
r College i Regies.
Is. Ml events are free to juniors and seniors. For more
of coachiiWbrmation, contact: University Recruiting for Graduate
included Adult Studies at 357-6000 or e-mail
e assistaljlroiiment@nsula.edu.
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Irrection:
|n the Oct. 7 issue of the Sauce, Elizabeth
&olt's story "Morning-after pill" reported
fthat the Women's Resource center distrib-
utes free birth control, but it does not. The
Sauce apologizes for the mistake.
NSU, BPCC tie knot at signing
By Leslie Westbrook
Photo Editor
NSU President Randall
Webb and Bossier Parish
Community College Chan-
cellor Tom Carleton signed a
memorandum of agreement
Monday that will bring a
branch of BPCC to NSU's
campus.
The signing ceremony took
place Wednesday in the Pres-
ident's Room of Russell Hall.
Members of the Board of
Regents and Supervisors,
former Louisiana state repre-
sentative Jimmy Long and
other guests attended the
signing.
Long said Wednesday's
ceremony marked six years
of work and dedication
between both schools to
make the BPCC-at-NSU tran-
sition.
NSU's selective admis-
sions will begin in fall 2005.
BPCC facilities on campus
will allow students who do
not meet admissions stan-
dards to enroll in BPCC at
NSU.
Students will take remedi-
al courses before transferring
into an NSU curriculum.
The Sauce reported two
weeks ago that BPCC plans
to begin admitting students
this spring for the fall 2005
semester.
Leslie Westbrook/the Current Sauce
University President Randall Webb and Chancellor Tom Carleton from Bossier Parish Community College
sign the official agreement between the two groups to open a branch of BPCC at NSU.
Passing on the crown
Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce
The newly crowned NSU Homecoming queen and king, Ashley Dunham and Brandon Cormier are honored during the halftime presenta-
tion at the Homecoming football game against McNeese Saturday. They are joined by University President Randall Webb and last year's
Homecoming queen and king, Jessica Breaux and Lamar Bryant, who passed on their titles.
For more Homecoming photos, see Page 3
Student
Supreme
Court
revamped
By Kyle Shirley
Sauce Reporter
The SGA Supreme Court is
being rebuilt after starting
off this semester with no
members; all of last semes-
ter's justices graduated.
To become a justice, a stu-
dent must receive a recom-
mendation from the SGA
president and then be voted
in by the senate.
The SGA has currently
filled five of the seven posi-
tions on the court, enough
members to function under
the SGA constitution's
guidelines.
Ashlie Fisher, a senior gen-
eral studies major, is one of
the new justices. Fisher said
she approached SGA Presi-
dent Mindy McConnell and
asked to be appointed.
"I had been on the senate
before, so I was interested in
it," Fisher said.
■ See Court, Page 2
Police continue investigation
in White Columns shooting
Police chief says
no new
information is
available.
By Kyle A. Carter
News Editor
There have been no new
developments concerning the
shooting on Sept. 24 that left
one student dead and anoth-
er injured.
Chief Keith Thompson of
the Natchitoches Police
Department said currently
the police are waiting to
review information from
crime labs in Shreveport and
Alexandria before comment-
ing further on the case.
There have not been any
further leads into suspects or
cause. Thompson said the
Natchitoches Police have no
new information about the
case.
The shooting involved
Roger Lockhart, 18, account-
ing major, and his roommate
Gregory Franklin, 19, indus-
trial engineering technology
major.
According to police
reports, after the shooting,
Lockhart drove himself to the
Natchitoches Parish Hospital
where he received emergency
care for a gun-shoot wound
to the back.
Lockhart was then trans-
ported by ambulance to the
LSUS Medical Center in
Shreveport.
Lockhart's mother said he
doing well and is still in
Shreveport. She also said he
is unable to make any com-
ments at this time.
Lockhart's roommate
Franklin died as a result from
a gun-shoot wound to the
chest.
According to police
reports, Lockhart told police
that two-armed assailants
entered their apartment and
demanded money from the
two.
Lockhart said he and
Franklin gave the assailants
all of their money and were
then shot.
This incident took place in
the two students' apartment
at the White Columns on Fish
Hatchen,' Road.
Both victims were residents
of New Orleans.
Judge candidate
second political
science lecturer
By Lora Sheppard
Opinions Editor
George L.
Celles IV, candi-
date for 10th
district judge,
visited NSU
Monday as the
second part of a
Celles lecture series
presented by the
Political Science Club.
Celles, a native of Natchi-
toches, is an alumnus of NSU
where he graduated with a
bachelor's in business. He
received a law degree from
LSU in 1985. He served a
four-year term on the Natchi-
toches Parish Police Jury and
is currently the assistant dis-
J
trict attorney.
He said he has a broad civil
practice as a lawyer includ-
ing defense litigation, insur-
ance cases usually dealing in
personal injury, juvenile
defense, domestic cases and
commercial law.
"As an attorney, I've felt
we should always serve the
public," Celles said.
Celles is a Democrat and a
member of several organiza-
tions including the Louisiana
Bar Association and the
■ See Speaker, Page 7
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6
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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, October 21, 2004
unity • Church
1 Club • Campus
CONNECTIONS
Photography Club
The photography club has
weekly meetings on Monday at 7
p.m. in Room 205 in the CAPA
building.
The meetings are open to all
students.
Native American Student and
Faculty Association
Meetings are Thursdays at 7
p.m. in Room 316 of the Student
Union. For more information call
Michael Ashworth at (318) 572-
7116.
The Wesley Foundation
Come and worship on Wednes-
days at 6:30 p.m. or join a small
group. Visit our building on Col-
lege Ave. across from the Alumni
Center or call us at 352-2888. The
Foundation is now a hot spot for
wireless Internet.
ACS
The American Chemical Society
(ACS) will host its monthly Texas
Hold 'Em Tournament Oct. 27. $5
multiple buy-ins begins at 6 p.m.
at the Rec Center on the by-pass.
First Place is $100 CASH with
smaller cash prizes for second,
third and fourth place. For more
information email:
nsuacs@yahoo.com.
"Celebrate America"
Come join fellow Americans as
we celebrate the freedom we have
in our great nation and help us
honor those who have served our
country! "Celebrate America"
will be held in Magale Recital
Hall located in the CAPA Build-
ing on Oct. 29, 2004 at 7:30 p.m.
FREE patriotic goodies to the
first 150 people and door prizes
drawn throughout the program!
Event sponsored by Phi Mu
Alpha Sinfonia and Sigma Alpha
Iota Music Fraternities.
STAT
The Student Technology Advi-
sory Team (STAT) has allocated
$200,000 to fund departmental
and individual grants, awarded
on a competitive basis, which
advance the teaching or learning
process within the mission of the
University.
All grants are due by Oct. 29th.
Contact Jennifer Long in the
library for an application or call
357-6482 for more information.
KNWD
ATTENTION RSO LEADERS:
KNWD wants to put your organi-
zation's information on the air. If
your organization has a meeting,
fund raiser, workshop or special
event you want to publicize send
the information or a flyer to
Candice Pauley, PSA director
Room 109, Kyser Hall
357-KNWD
cpauley001@srudent.nsula.edu
Office hours: MWF 8-10 a.m.
TR 9-10 a.m.
Students for a Free Tibet
Students for a Free Tibet is an
international organization fight-
ing for the rights of the Tibetans.
Students for a Free Tibet meets
Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in the
front lobby of Morrison Hall.
Contact info: Ciel Dafford 354-
9539; Dr Greg Granger 357-4577
SAB
The SAB will be holding a
canned food drive from Oct. 25 to
Nov. 27 in the Student Union
Lobby. Cans must be turned in to
the SAB Committee Room 232 by
4:30 p.m.
SGA
The Student Government Asso-
ciation will hold "Meet Your Sen-
ator Day" on Tuesday from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. outside of Vic's in
the Student Union.
Bring Connections to Kyser 225, or
e-mail them to
currentsauce@nsula.edu.
Court
From Page 1
Senior biology major Marc John-
son followed a similar path to
appointment.
Johnson said he has spent much
of his time over the past several
years in the SGA office getting to
know the senators.
"I heard that they needed people
for the Supreme Court, and I went
and asked Mindy, and she appoint-
ed me, and I was voted in by the
senators," Johnson said. "It's a sim-
ple little story. Not very dramatic."
Fisher said the Supreme Court
does not have regularly scheduled
meetings.
Instead, the justices meet only
when the SGA calls upon them to
do so.
"If some kind of conflict arises,
or if some kind of interpretation is
needed with the constitution or
just anything in general dealing
with the SGA, we convene and
make a decision on that," Fisher
said.
Johnson said he believes the
court's function is to clarify confus-
ing matters for the senate.
"We're not super active or any-
thing, because they only call us
when they need something," John-
son said.
Johnson said serving on the
Supreme Court is strictly volunteer
work, since justices do not keep
office hours and do not receive pay.
"We get to hang out in the
office," Johnson said. "You know
who the justices are around here,
because we're just hanging out."
The court has not met this
semester, but Fisher said the jus-
tices will meet to elect a chief jus-
tice soon.
"I'm trying to get with Mindy to
see if she is going to be appointing
anyone else in the near future,"
Fisher said. "If not, then we're
going to meet and elect someone."
After electing a chief justice, the
court will address an issue regard-
ing appointments in the SGA.
Johnson said the issue is fairly
minor.
McConnell said the other justices
are senior Kelli Miller and fresh-
men Raylie MacDonald and
Jonathan Tullier.
Johnson said, "I have full faith in
every justice on the Supreme
Court. They're appointed by the
senators, and I trust them. I trust
their judgment."
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Local Habitat for Humanity
chapter calls on student help
By Savanna Mahaffey
Sauce Reporter
Beginning Monday, NSU stu-
dents will have the opportunity to
help the Natchitoches Parish
branch of Habitat for Humanity
build homes for those in need.
The Collegiate Challenge is a
year-round break program of Habi-
tat for Humanity for groups of five
or more students at least 16 years
old to volunteer their time working
on a home in the state of their
choice.
According to the Habitat for
Humanity Web site, more than
11,000 high school and college stu-
dents participated during the 2004
spring break.
The Natchitoches Parish branch
of Habitat for Humanity has
already added two homes to the
local community. The first house
was built on the outskirts of
Natchitoches, and the second was
built on Bossier Street. A third
home is currently in the works on
Bossier Street.
The local organization is now
accepting applications for volun-
teers on a fourth home, which will
be built in conjunction with the
National Lions Club. The club is
paying for 75 percent of the house.
The location of the home has not
yet been determined.
Coordinator of Natchitoches ParisjJ
Habitat for Humanity Glenrose Pm
said that the construction of thj
homes is made possible by the heW
of students from both NSU and tU
Louisiana School for Math, ScienJ
and the Arts as well as members oj
the community.
LSMSA was the first Louisiarj
high school chapter of Habitat M
Humanity. They volunteer labd
and hold fundraisers for the prJ
gram.
Over the years, they have bujW
two playhouses for Habitat f(J
■ See Habitat, Page]
NSU Police Blotter
10-12-04
9:24 a.m.
There was a wreck in the Caddo
Hall parking lot.
11:56 a.m.
A wreck was reported involving
a black SUV.
1:20 p.m.
A post office employee acciden-
tally hit a card slider and broke it.
An accident report was made, and
statements were taken.
10:15 p.m.
A CA from the Columns called
to report three men in the parking
lot moving and throwing things.
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golf course.
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Kyser involving a white vehicle
and a silver neon. There were no
injuries.
11:36 a.m.
The back windshield was busted
out of a blue Nissan Altima parked
close to Caddo Hall.
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There was a wreck in Rapides
parking lot involving a red truck
and a Ford Thunderbird.
11:24 p.m.
The manager of the Columns
called to report residents who had
alcohol. An officer was dispatched,
but the suspects were gone.
11:49 p.m.
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Louisiana School called to report a
group of girls outside Caddo Hall
being loud.
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9:05 a.m.
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des.
2:14 p.m.
There was a fight in front of the
Student Union.
4:39 p.m.
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called to report that another stu-
dent was harassing her.
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Health and Human Performance
building.
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Thursday, October 21, 2004
the Current Sauce
Opinions
Coac
for h
How about democracy
for a change?
By Justin
Shatweli
As a young Amer-
ican, I have been
bombarded lately
with appeals from politicians,
musicians and actors to go out on
Nov. 2 and vote. To their credit,
many do not push a political agen-
da upon me; they just want me to
participate in this grand democra-
cy. Without fail, every one of them
utters that marvelous lie that
keeps this country going: every
vote counts.
As we all know, the American
people do not vote for the presi-
dent directly. Rather, we vote for a
group of electors who pledge to
vote for a certain candidate at the
Electoral College. It is this vote,
not the popular vote, which deter-
mines the next president.
I will not bore you with another
argument about how this system
is completely anachronistic in the
information age. For some
unknown reason people still cling
to this relic as a necessary part of
our government, and it seems
unlikely that it will be discarded
anytime soon. Therefore, if we
have to live with it, I would like to
propose a reform that would
bestow a bit more legitimacy on
the process.
The main problem with the
Electoral College is that it disen-
franchises a ridiculous number of
people. The vast majority of states
have decided to make their presi-
dential elections into an all or
nothing game. The candidate who
receives the most votes gets all of
the states electors. In this system,
the person who receives 51 per-
cent of the popular vote gets 100
percent of that state's representa-
tion in the Electoral College. Is
this really democratic? Doesn't it
make more sense to divide elec-
toral representation between the
parties to represent the popular
vote? In a state with four electoral
votes where one candidate gets 75
percent of the vote and the other
25 percent, isn't it just logical to
give the first candidate three elec-
tors and the other one? Doesn't
this better represent the will of the
people?
It is easy to accept the estab-
lished electoral system until you
break it down to the personal
level. For example, I was in
Austin, Texas not too long ago,
and I was struck by how liberal
the community was. I thought it
was amazing that tens of thou-
sands of Democrats lived in the
heart of the stronghold of Neo-
Conservatism. As I walked the
streets of the city, I realized that
these people would likely never
have a say in who was elected
president. No matter how many
Democrats flock to Austin, they
will always be outnumbered by
Republicans. Even if every one of
them turned out to vote on Nov. 2,
they would never be able to cap-
ture a single electoral vote under
the current system in Texas.
So does your vote count? Not if
you are a Democrat in Texas or a
Republican in Massachusetts. So
long as we allow our states to be
divided into monolithic political
strongholds, the only places where
the votes of the American people
will matter are in the handful of
"battleground states" where nei-
ther party holds a clear majority.
Call me pessimistic or a trouble-
maker, but I think we can do better
than this. We are the oldest
Democracy in the modern world;
we should have a political system
that represents the will of the peo-
ple. Every vote should count, but
until we reform our system in such
a way that it benefits the American
people and not the political par-
ties, we will never realize this ide-
alistic goal.
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Scholars' College student. His
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By J. Aaron "Q"
Brown
I got a letter from
a regular reader
who was pretty
upset at last week's
column. She said
that it sounded like I was trying to
defend Saddam Hussein, and the
gist of Mr. Hargis' piece (to some
degree also a response since he
was given my column to read
before publication) would seem to
follow similar lines. I now find
myself actually forced to state that
my point was not that I think Sad-
dam Hussein seems like a swell
guy. My point was that Bush and
the rest of the Republican machine
cast him as a threat by distorting
the truth presented to the Ameri-
can public.
This is the plight in which
Bush's spin-doctors have placed
the contemporary dissenter: agree
with your idiot leader or agree
with the murdering terrorists.
Sounds like a Catch-22, but I'm
living proof that there's a middle
ground.
I don't know how many times I
can say it: we were lied to. The
Republicans have engaged in
every scummy, underhanded trick
in the book since they took control
of the American government, not
only fanning the flames of xeno-
phobia in the wake of an extremist
attack but also playing havoc with
procedural rules to push their
agenda (i.e. the Medicare bill).
This administration has created a
color-coded "alert system" to tell
us how afraid to be on any given
day!
We are being played like a vio-
lin, and I cannot understand how
people miss it. I like to think that
people are basically intelligent,
and the susceptibility of the Amer-
ican populace to this blatant politi-
cal maneuvering simply astounds
me.
I'd also like to address the
ridiculous assertion that electing
Kerry will somehow make another
terrorist attack more likely.
There's already a point-by-point
set of recommendations from the
9-11 Commission that both candi-
dates have agreed should and will
be implemented. Besides, the ter-
rorism fervor has been stoked to
such heights that, regardless of
who wins the office, the next presi-
dent will have no choice but to
comply with the high security
standards the public is demand-
ing, even if he were some sort of
maladjusted psychopath bent on
terrorist rule.
My editors have chosen an
unfortunate time to provide a foil
for my libertarian rantings. I have
only one column remaining with
which to convince you that Bush is
the worst thing to happen to
America since Nixon, so I must
limit my response to Mr. Hargis
instead of giving him the rebuttal
he so richly deserves. He does an
excellent job of tracing the para-
noid xenophobic buildup that led
to a populace capable of being
cowed so easily by a government
trying to scare them, but he says
little other than that he, too, has
been cowed.
Indeed, the ideological threat of
the "commies" is quite akin to that
of "terrorists" with one important
strategic difference: terrorists have
no territory to defend, no estab-
lishment to protect, no material
future that we can attack. Their
mission is solely destructive, their
territory nonexistent, and as such
they make much better bogeymen.
On a side note, the fact that he
can say Saddam did anything with
"no accountability" strikes me as
wildly ironic, and I'm sure Sad-
dam, in whatever U.S.-controlled
sleep-deprivation chamber he's
being kept, would find it even
more so.
People don't like the Ridiculous
Rush segment, so you can all start
listening to him yourself if you
need to keep tabs on just how
dumb he is. This is what happens
when you mail me at sauce-
filler@hotmail.com to tell me what
you think. And what the hell are
"cherry pickers of the truth?"
saucefiller.com if you have any-
thing to say.
J. Aaron Brown is a Louisiana
Scholars' College student. His
opinions do not necessarily rep-
resent the Sauce staff or the Uni-
versity.
By T. Hargis
Dead man... dead
man walking!
"What does it
mean, my brother, to
say you have faith if
there are no deeds? Faith without
works is dead." No ladies and gen-
tlemen that is not a quote from the
Bible but from John Kerry trying
way too hard to sound religious in
the shadow of a man who lets his
actions prove his faith.
Look, I'm not picking on Kerry
because he's a Christian, I just
want Kerry to stop saying he's
Catholic. Sitting in a Catholic
church on Sunday and saying you
were an altar boy when you grew
up does not make you any more
Catholic than me sitting in my
driveway on Sunday making
engine sounds makes me a
Corvette. Before I make my case,
let it be heard round the world. I
am pro-life. If you want to be pro
abortion in this country may God
bless us for our freedom. But if
you want to be Catholic you can-
not be anything but pro-life, there
is no option.
"I believe that choice is a
woman's choice. It's between a
woman, God and her doctor. And
that's why I support that. Now, I
will not allow somebody to come
in and change Roe v. Wade. . . I
will not. I will defend the right of
Roe v. Wade." Of course, that was
again Mr. Kerry during the final
debate on his personal stance of
abortion. He has said on several
occasions that he believes person-
ally abortion to be wrong but
could not legislate that on anyone
else. Funny, I thought you were
elected to lead the people of this
country based on your beliefs and
stances on the issues. So now I'm
confused, he personally believes
abortion to be wrong but he will
defend the right to have one from
anyone who tries to repeal it. In all
his years in the Senate he has
never voted once to place any
restrictions on abortion practices.
"Faith without works is dead,"
remember. So what is his faith?
Brother Webster defines faith as
"a fidelity to one's promises or sin-
cerity of intentions." In the
Catholic faith, when you receive
communion you say in effect you
agree with everything the Church
teaches and stands for and in
effect are now in communion with
its beliefs. So Kerry, who takes
communion, is now in open con-
flict with the very church of which
he professes to be a member.
Heresy according to Canon law
is the "obstinate denial or doubt,
after receiving baptism, of a truth
to be believed by divine and part
of the Catholic faith." Obstinate
denial is when you know what the
church teaches is true and by your
own disobedience choose to
endure over time in a practice
opposite that of the church. In a
press release Monday the Vatican
commented on a petition of clarifi-
cation on heresy and public
stances. It says "A Catholic who
publicly professes the right to
choose heresy is automatically
excommunicated, not by any dec-
laration of the Church per se, but
by the acts committed by the indi-
vidual, and thus being in a state of
mortal sin is ineligible to receive
any of the Sacraments of the
Church, including reception of the
Eucharist, marriage, absolution
from sin, and even Christian bur-
ial until the error is recanted and
excommunication is lifted."
John, there are 33,000 different
Christian denominations in the
world; surely you can find one
that will fit you. I mean if you
don't like what your faith teaches
just go to the cafeteria line of faith
and pick and choose what you
want to believe in. Just don't call
yourself Catholic, because you
aren't. Furthermore, because you
are leading people to believe they
can have this dual life I must bring
up another Bible verse since you
got to use one: "Man cannot serve
two masters; he will love one and
hate the other." If today you were
being prosecuted for what you
believe in would there be enough
evidence to convict you? More
importantly, if you profess to be
Catholic would you be convicted
of being in communion? In regard
to next week I'm going to take a
week off of politics and move to
holidays. Can someone tell me
why we are having a harvest fest
and what do we harvest anyway?
Therightside@hotmail.com if
you feel the need to comment.
Thomas Hargis is a senior gen-
eral studies major. His opinions
do not necessarily represent the
Sauce staff or the University.
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Thursday, October 21, 2004— the Current Sauce — Opinions
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Coach Stoker issues thanks to students
for Homecoming
On behalf of your Demon football team, I want to
thank everyone, especially the students, for their great
support last Saturday in our Homecoming game
against McNeese. Reporters ask me why we do so
well at home in Turpin Stadium and it's an easy
answer — because of the great support like we saw
Saturday.
That turnout and the intensity of our fans cheering
for us helped our team play to the level we must to
bring back the Southland Conference championship
to Northwestern. I've already heard many of you are
going to be with us Thursday night in Thibodaux
when we play at Nicholls State, and I deeply appreci-
ate that and our players do, too.
But there's no place like home and playing in what
we like to call "the Demons' Den," Turpin Stadium.
You make it a great place for us to play. We're on
regional TV Thursday night (Fox Sports Net, Channel
23 in Natchitoches) and we go to North Dakota State
next weekend. We're already looking forward to our
final two regular-season home games, Nov. 6 against
a very good Texas State team and Nov. 13 against a
nationally-ranked and explosive Sam Houston State
team. Those are huge steps for us on our path toward
the conference championship and we need your sup-
port on those two Saturdays at Turpin Stadium.
Thanks again for your support! Go Demons!
Scott Stoker
NSU Demon football coach
Student comments on Q's "Lincoln-Dou-
glas It Ain't" column
J. Aaron Brown, you read transcripted excerpts from
the debates, as told by C-Span. As such, you couldn't
possibly make any kind of founded opinion on the
debates, since all you got was the version trimmed
down by one of the most liberal news networks
around. However, I see that didn't stop you. You
asked about any, "nuances of Bush's stupidity." Ok,
we get it. Bush is not the most eloquent of all presi-
dents, and he's not the most skilled at working the
press. Do his sub-par oratory skills automatically
translate into stupidity?
I don't think so. Frankly, I wonder about anyone
who would rather put a good speaker with abhorrent
ideals and no real stand on anything in the White
House rather than a true leader with firm beliefs you
can count on, just because he's not the greatest speak-
er around. After all, Hitler was a great public speak-
er. Do we really want to trust that as a measure of a
man's worth?
J. Aaron, I didn't see any "ear wiggling", but I did
see a man who took his time and thought about his
answer before spouting off some prefabricated non-
answer, like Kerry repeatedly did. I too think that
Kerry used the word "better" too many times, espe-
cially when you put it into context. Kerr}' harped
constantly on the fact that he has a "better" plan.
Mind you, he never deemed it appropriate to clue us
in as to what that better plan might be, but instead
directed us to his website. Apparently, if you're not
willing to play hide and seek with Kerry's better plan,
you're not worth telling it to. That quite a way to
alienate potential voters.
You say terrorism is a hobbyhorse. I (and the
majority of Americans) say it's a major issue worth
prioritizing. Terrorism is not a hobbyhorse. It's a
very real threat. Come talk to me about the terrorism
hobbyhorse when it hits home for you. How callous
and hardhearted of you to ridicule the grief and shock
of the millions of people who have been directly
affected by your little hobbyhorse of terrorism. What
a cold, cold thing to say.
Fast forward to your reaction to Rush Limbaugh's
comments about Kerry. To that I have to wonder:
who really wants a president whose main objective
before addressing the nation is how his nails look?
Why exactly were you flabbergasted at the use of the
word primp? Last I checked, getting a manicure
qualified as primping. Yes, Rush is a jerk. That's his
schtick. It's what he does. So I'm actually with you
on the doomed rowboat ride with Michael Moore. I
don't necessarily want to see Rush gone, but he's a
sacrifice I'd be willing to make to get rid of Moore
and his radical extremist left-wing propaganda. It's a
fair trade, I think.
In defense of Beau Boudreaux, saying you disagree
with allowing gay marriage does not automatically
qualify one as a bigot. The dictionary defines a bigot
as anyone who is intolerant of any opinions differeng
from his own. That sounds alot more like your writ-
ings on a very consistent basis than does Beau's state-
ment. He simply disagreed wiht the idea that we, on
a governmental level, should allow gay marriages. I
read Beau's letter. In it, he said, "Heterosexuals and
homosexuals both need to look past the sexual orien-
tation of those we encounter and relate to them as a
complete [human] being." Those do not sound like
the words of a bigot to me. In fact, if you really read
Beau's letter, you'll see that he voted like he did, not
based on his opinions of gays (which I never read as
holistically negative) but rather on how his morals
steered him in reference to an institution in which he
has a vested interest (marriage).
Agree with him or don't (I do), but don't call him a
bigot without adequate evidence to support your
impetuous knee-jerk accusation, you say allowing
gay marriage doesn't hurt anyone. No, it doesn't hurt
any one person. It hurts an entire institution invented
by the church, and as such, shoud be protected from
any governmental intrusion, no matter how haughty
and self-righteous the driving force behind it.
As a footnote, why does Brown have this running
column, which is radical, extremist, and far more left-
wing than most people are comfortable with, when
56% of the student body (or at least the ones who care
enough to speak up) are planning on voting for the
Republican candidate? I saw Brown at NSU's Grad-
Fest last week, and took that to mean he's graduating
this semester. Congratulations, and take your propa-
ganda with you. Perhaps someone will step into your
"Filler" column and represent that 56% of the student
body, instead of dedicating a quarter page every week
to your radical, hate-mongering fodder.
Jenny Rhea
2nd year Graduate Student
Clinical Psychology
Student responds to T. Hargis' column
I would like to respond to T. Harris' article concern-
ing President Bush and the "true story" this writer
has offered as legitimate belief. First off, I hope it is
discerning to someone else that Bush and logical
argument are in the same article which criticizes
Kerry's faith. I am not sure if the candidates were
supposed to be juxtaposed but if I understand correct-
ly, then the President did not do anything wrong. I
am glad our friend has cleared that up and now we
can all go vote for Bush and live in our Utopian socie-
ty. The society which instituted the Patriot Act and is
attempting to pass the Victory Act which trades per-
sonal freedoms and privacy for socio-political slavery
increases unilateralism and nationalization.
Why does a country increase its deficit and tax the
working class while giving the largest cuts to the
wealthiest 1%? Because they can, because they will,
because if they didn't they might have to do some-
thing helpful. Does it really matter if we the people
use our undeniable right of suffrage to choose the
candidate which best suits our country? No, not at
all, in the 2000 election Bush did not win the popular
vote; so if Bush does win this election year it will be
the first time he is voted into office.
What a glorious moment, his first official win, we
should all be so lucky as to celebrate November third
as National Single Shot .44 to the Head Day. Maybe
Hargis is a soccer fan and that is why he is upset with
Iraq; they reached the semi-finals of the Olympics
without having played in one since 1988 while the
American team failed to qualify. I like sports, I dislike
politics, they do not have recounts in sports, someone
wins and someone loses and maybe there is a fight at
the end.
I apologize for the utter randomness in this
response but I cannot understand that which restricts
my freedom. The President has lost over 1000 Ameri-
can lives in this conflict that does not affect the young
men and woman of this country. Maybe we should
send Halliburton in to do the work since they are
making billions off Iraq. I bet they would make it all
better, and who knows, maybe a former CEO could
gain power of a country and illegally give huge con-
tracts to that same company.
I don't know, I'm just ignorant, I'm just an Ameri-
can, and I am waiting for the sounds of November
third celebrations. God Bless this country.
Skylar de Bran
NSU
Sophomore
Student comments on Boudreaux and Q's
gay marriage amendment stances
I would like to comment on the political disarray
present on the NSU campus (or at least that which I
can gather from the online fashion of this publica-
tion). As an alumnus of this university, I enjoy read-
ing the opinions of the students as presented in The
Current Sauce. Recent;y I have enjoyed the barbs
between Mr. Beau Boudreaux and your own Filler Q'.
As I know both of these men, I will give them severe
props for having their own viewpoints and sticking
by their convictions... this is truly noble. However,
each of them is stuck in a mire of zealotness that pre-
vents them from taking an open mind to the other's
argument.
The primary topic of late has been the gay mar-
riage amendment. I will go on record as saying that
Mr. Brown (he's living in America) has a closer opin-
ion to mine. I was appalled that the citizens of
Louisiana felt the need to butt into the business of
their fellow man. As a straight man, I see no reason
that I should be opposed to gay marriage; it doesn't
affect me, and I'm really not concerned (unless I were
to get Ruffied, drug off to Hawaii, and forced to get
hitched and commit many acts against my will, but
really, how often does that happen?).
As a conservative, if you had you way, the idea of
'marriage' would not involve government benefits,
but would rather just be a word. There would be no
downside to it; it would not come out of the taxpay-
er's pocket. All it would take is a little TOLERANCE.
For the liberal, perhaps your ideas wouldn't be
opposed so much if you STOP HANDING OUT
BENEFELTS!
I would like to ask this of each member of this
campus... how does two men or women getting mar-
ried really affect YOU? Will it make you unable to
perform your job? to pursue life, liberty, and happi-
ness? to have your own happy marriage to the
man/woamn of your choice?
If not, please recognize that the gay community is
a real part of society, and grant them the respect and
brotherhood that you would any other member of the
human race.
Sincerely
Chris Owens
Alumnus LSC '03
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Thursday, October 21, 2004
the Current Sauce
1
Is there such thing
as "too much of a
good thing?"
Dear Tallulah,
I am a freshman in college. My
girlfriend of two years and I live in
the same apartment now that we
went off to college. Ever since we
have the opportunity to have as
much sex as we want, she seems to
be taking full advantage of it. I
don't know if I can keep up with
her. I'm worried that this will hurt
our relationship, and I'm kind of
embarrassed by it. What should I
do? This isn't something that I can
just talk to her about.
-Droopy
Dear Droopy,
Congratulations! You are living
with a hot little sex kitten and you
are lucky enough to live in the era
of Viagra. And, hey, you are never
too young to start. Most guys are
probably shaking their heads at
your so-called problems, but chin
up, you are not alone and I am
here to help.
It is common for people to meas-
ure their partner against some
ideal of what a woman or man
should be; for example, most
women maintain that men are
always ready to have sex. This
leads to frustration and conflict,
though, when that ideal is not ful-
filled. Also, there is no such thing
as a sexual relationship in which
the couple wants the same thing at
the same time. There is no reason
to be ashamed about the fact that
your sex drive is not in sync with
that of your girlfriend.
I noticed that you said you do
not want to talk to your girlfriend
about this issue, but you have
been dating for a while and should
be able to have a rational discus-
sion with her. In other words, after
two years of daring I am sure the
two of you have learned the fine
art of compromise. If you keep this
problem to yourself and let it fes-
ter it could explode at an inoppor-
tune moment. Then, your girl-
friend will wonder why you did
not trust her enough to discuss
your feelings with her. So, to pre-
vent the future outbreak of war,
you may want to sit down and
deal with what you and your girl-
friend will do when one is
amorous and the other is not.
However, communicating your
feelings to your girlfriend may
backfire, and could leave her feel-
ing disappointed, angry, and unat-
tractive. In the end, you both may
wind up feeling inadequate.
Whichever path you choose, you
have been warned, proceed with
caution.
But do not worry, Droopy, I have
not forgotten that you said you
simply can not talk to your girl-
friend about this. That was just a
little side advice, in case you
change your mind. So, if you
would rather suffer through
unwanted sex a dozen times a
week, I have a suggestion for you.
Whenever your girlfriend gets that
loving feeling, and you do not, do
something for her. In other words,
I am sure you are aware that there
are other ways to pleasure your
girlfriend. This way you can save
your energy for more important
things. . .like studying.
A
tauit
P.S. ~ Though I recommended
Viagra jokingly, if you honestly
feel that you are in need of that
kind of help, you may want to
look into herbal supplements.
However, I do not personally rec-
ommend this for someone so
young because it can lead to sexu-
al problems later in life, and I
doubt you really have that much
of a problem. Please consult a doc-
tor before you go to this extreme.
'Disclaimer: While this is an advice
column, I am not a professional psy-
chologist or psychiatrist, and I base
my advice solely on my own personal
experience and research that I have
done. *Have any questions about life,
love, or sex? Tell Tallulah and send her
an e-mail at currentsauce@nsula.edu.
Fun for the fans
NSU students, friends and family enjoy pre-game activities
Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce
Many fans take advantage of the new tailgating area behind the fieldhouse. This past weekend Demon fans enjoyed cooking out and mingling with other fans.
By Samantha Foley
Sauce Reporter
Live music, sunshine, good food
and friends is the perfect recipe for
a great time tailgating at an NSU
football game.
NSU students and alumni gath-
ered to support the Demons before
the NSU homecoming game Satur-
day. From bands to barbeque, it
was all there. Organizations had
tents set up from 10 a.m. all the way
through the game.
NSU Assistant Athletic Director
Jennifer Downs encourages stu-
dents to come out before every
game and cheer the Demons to vic-
tory.
Downs said students are allowed
to bring food, cooking equipment,
music, tents, chairs and anything
necessary to have a good time tail-
gating.
Director of Alumni Affairs Chris
Maggio said the alumni association
actively promotes tailgating before
all home football games. The asso-
ciation has an alumni tailgating
spot on the field, and serves food at
all home games.
"All alumni and friends are wel-
come to join us for burgers, hot
dogs and sausage before the
game," Maggio said. "I think if the
students came out that they would
be pleasantly pleased with a great
time."
NSU students find tailgating a
fun time to mingle with other stu-
dents and cheer for the Demons.
Billy Barker, a junior English
major, said, "I love to tailgate for
home games; that is where the
party is."
Tirnmy Hawkins, senior general
studies major, said tailgating is an
event for not only spending time
with your friends but your family,
too.
Also, organizations can show
their support at Demon football
games by tailgating.
"Tailgating is a great way for me
and my fraternity brothers to get
together before the game and get us
pumped up to cheer for the
Demons," Cory LeCount senior
general studies major said.
Mandy Ward, junior journalism
major, says tailgating is a great way
to show school spirit.
"Northwestern needs more
school spirit and tailgating is a fun
way to get students more involved
in campus activities," Ward said.
Students are invited to take
advantage of the activities at the
next Demon home game.
Downs said, "You can tailgate
anywhere except on the practice
field so come out and have fun."
Flashing back to the past
By Michael Arcement
Sauce Reporter
Raquel Hill
Life Editor
Here's a blast from the past:
answer these questions to figure
your flashback trivia IQ.
Once upon a decade:
Question 1: What was the most
popular brand of jeans during the
1980s?
Question 2: Which black Miss
America was forced to give up her
crown for posing nude in "Pent-
house" magazine?
Question 3: Whose hair was set
ablaze during a 1984 Pepsi com-
mercial?
If you were able to answer all
three of these, you are probably
still walking around with
a mullet-cut and leg
warmers. If you
got two out of
three correct, fll^^H
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of "Miami \
Vice" or "Family
Ties" during their
original seasons. If you
could only answer one ques-
tion, you were probably still in
diapers during the 80s.
The year 1984 defined the entire
80s decade. It was the year that
gave us the break-up of AT&T into
22 "Baby Bells," the classic Wendy's
"Where's the Beef?" commercial
and classic stonewashed "Guess?"
Jeans. It was also the year Vanessa
Williams became the first black
Miss America and subsequently the
first to resign the crown. Another
unfortunate incident was when
Michael Jackson's hair caught fire
during a Pepsi commercial shoot.
USA's Mary Lou Retton won two
gold, two silver and two bronze
medals becoming the first non-east-
ern-European female gymnast to
win the all-around event at the
summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Probably the most lasting 80s
image, however, is Apple's famous
30-second "1984" commercial
which aired only once during the
third quarter of the Super Bowl on
Jan. 22. The "water cooler talk" for
weeks afterward made it the top
commercial of the decade and
spawned "event driven advertis-
ing."
Even with these events
occurring outside of the Natchi-
toches area, a few important things
were happening at NSU during the
same time. Former University
president Joseph Orze brought the
newly conceived Louisiana School
for Math, Science, and the Arts to
our campus. The honors high
school for juniors and seniors was
housed in Prudhomme and Bossier
Halls while the old Natchitoches
Central High building was being
renovated for the job. The founding
class included 207 jun-
iors. These
students
would
be the
first sen-
ior class
the follow-
ing year.
At this
time, beer
was served on
campus and
even adver-
tised in the Cur-
rent Sauce, and if
you were look-
ing for something to
do, many students made a
trip to the newly built, non-super
"Wal-Mart."
The year that roared: '94.
Move on to a different decade
and test your flashback
knowledge.
Question 1:
Which NBC sit- a
com took audi-
ences to a new
level of
"friendship?"
Question 2: ^
Which profes- 1f£
sional figure
skater was
placed in the hos-
pital after receiving
a severe beating?
Question 3: Life was a
box of chocolates for this Acad-
emy award winning film?
Think you got some answers
right this time? Think back to the
90s, particularly 1994, which was
declared "International year of the
Family."
On the small screen, such sitcoms
as "Seinfeld" ruled the ratings and
made television a "must see" with
help from the "Friends" debut on
NBC. "Melrose Place" was a sinful
address and males became sex sym-
bols on NYPD
Blue. While tel-
evision epito-
mized friend-
ship and come-
dy, a serious
strike was called
against Tanya
Harding a for-
mer profes-
sional ice-
skater, and
her scan-
d a 1 o u s
pounding of
fellow figure
skater, Nancy Ker-
rigan.
At the box office,
John Travolta returned in Quin
ton Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction," and
Tom Hanks was "Forest Gump."
Comedian Jim Carrey ruled the box
office with 3 movies: "Ace Ventura:
Pet Detective," "The Mask," and
"Dumb & Dumber." In other parts
of the country, rock fans came
together for the 25th anniversary of
Woodstock, which was full of music
and mud. Those same fans also
mourned the loss of their beloved
Kurt Cobain, lead singer and gui-
tarist for
"Nirvana."
Two of the biggest car chases of
all time also occurred in 1994. One
example was the high-speed bus
with a bomb in the movie "Speed."
The low-speed white Ford Bronco
on the Los Angles Freeway had
audiences glued to their seats. The
infamous O.J. Simpson double-
homicide case was all national pub-
lications and television stations
could focus on. However, the Lore-
na Bobbitt scandal caught the
media's attention
when she
went on
trial for
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acquitted
under grounds
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insanity.
At the
same time, dur-
ing '94, NSU got
an on-campus housing
development. The University
Columns opened with rooms
between $167-$244 per month per
student. At the time, dorm rates
were about $820, or $490 per semes-
ter per student. Aramark improved
dining services by increasing the
variety of foods in Le Rendezvous
from one to three eateries. They
added a hamburger and a fried
chicken eatery to the current pizza
eatery. Iberville Hall was converted
from a cafeteria to a food court with
seven different eateries. The faculty
was given a barricaded parking lot
next to the Student Union. The
cashiers' office and the comput-
er center switched places.
Morrison and the Student
Union were remodeled.
Things are fine in
'99:
Now comes the
easy part. Think back five
years ago to 1999. Ask your-
self these questions to find out
if your memory is weak or not.
Question 1: A few millionaires
were made with the creation of this
show. What show was it?
Question 2: American's were
afraid of what "bug?"
Question 3: What movie con-
tained characters called "Mr.
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Yoga
Fitness with
flair
So you walk into your yoga class
after a long, hard day at school or
work, place your mat on the floor,
wait for the instructor to greet
you and turn on the melodic
sounds of the rainforest or the
Asian countryside. Instead, your
instructor pulls out a collection of
CD's including MxPx, Blink 182,
and Ashlee Simpson. You turn to
look at your classmates, and you
realize you stepped into the
wrong class. This class isn't your
typical yoga class — it's a Punk
Rock Yoga class — and you're in
for a trip!
A New Era:
There is a new genre in the
world of physical fitness. After all
the craziness of meditation yoga,
power yoga, baby yoga, kickbox-
ing yoga, a new yoga has devel-
oped to evoke the minds of young
people willing to have some fun
with physical exercise.
These classes are usually held at
a nightclub for all ages and target
teenagers and adults who normal-
ly would not be caught dead at a
health of fitness club.
The Sounds:
Punk Rock Yoga takes in all the
elements of yoga, only it is more
fast-paced. The music involved
obviously changes from the slow,
relaxing tunes you would usually
hear in a yoga or Pilates class to
the more intense beat of drums
and electric guitars.
Many people enjoy the Punk
class because it feels free and non-
hierarchical. This type of exercise
was evolved from Punk Rock Aer-
obics, which allows Aerobics stu-
dents to work out to the melodies
of the Sex Pistols, Blondie and the
Go-Go's.
In many classes, the instructor
plays live music instead of CD's.
Instead of the raging beats of hard-
core punk music, the instructor
will usually play music ranging
from Arabic drumming to a flute
or saxophone. Sometimes a solo
guitarist is brought into the room-
The music can even be quiet and
peaceful, in order to help the yoga
poses flow. However, the music is
still what you would call "unre-
fined" and "macrobiotic" (raw),
like punk music.
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If this sounds like something
you might be interested in, consid-
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start one here at NSU! I know 1J
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fourth house is scheduled begin in
die next two months so that the
rainy season will not interfere
with building, as it did with the
jirst home.
Pitt also said that Habitat for
Humanity plans to continue
building homes in the area for as
tong as possible.
Volunteers are allowed to work
on anything they are capable of
doing and some instruction will
be offered on certain tasks.
Pitt said many local businesses
donate supplies and labor or offer
discounts including Manning Self
Storage, Natchitoches Septic Ser-
vice, Seine's, Bill Rutledge Plumb-
ing, Pat Johnson Dirt Work and
Heavy Equipment, contractor
Skip Rollins, Mike's Electric,
Williams' Electric, Laamb Air
Conditioning, J&J Exterminating
and retired attorney Tom Murchi-
son.
Natchitoches landowners
Sonny Evans, Richard and Bar-
bara Johnson and Bert Froeba
donated property on which to
build the homes.
However, homes may also be
built on land owned by house
recipients.
Recipients of Habitat for
Humanity homes must meet three
nationally established criteria
including the level of need, ability
to purchase the home and a will-
ingness to partner with the organ-
ization.
Recipients purchase homes at
the actual cost of building the
home with no interest. In Natchi-
toches, recipients must put in 300
hours of work on their home and
the homes of other recipients.
They also must promote the Habi-
tat for Humanity program.
Pitt sketches the layout of the
homes, which must meet a mini-
mum size requirement set by
Habitat for Humanity.
Pitt said the homes are nice
sizes, ranging from 1100 square
feet to 1300 square feet.
The staff members of the
Natchitoches Parish Habitat for
Humanity are unpaid volunteers.
For more information about
Natchitoches Parish Habitat for
Humanity, an application or to
find out how to make a donation,
call Pitt at 352-8556 or State Farm
Agent Mike Murphy at 352-7311
or visit habitat.org.
Flashback From Page 6
Anderson" and "Agent Smith?"
The 1999 era was dedicated the
kiternational Year of Older Persons
but ruled by the youth.
At prime time, Regis Philbin
asked contestants for their "final
answer" on ABC's "Who Wants To
Be A Millionaire?" game show.
Tony Soprano made the Mafia part
of Americana again with HBO's hit
series "The Sopranos." On the
music-television scene, teen girl
pop stars Christina Aguilera, Brit-
ney Spears, Jessica Simpson and
Mandy Moore ruled MTV.
The world human population
surpassed six billion on Aug. 12.
The world also panicked over the
V2K bug, which was brought down
from apocalypse to nuisance by the
work of thousands of program-
Tiers whose predecessors created
the "bug" in the first place.
Audiences were "seeing dead
People" with the arrival of the box
office hit, "The Sixth Sense." "The
Matrix" twisted our view of
moviemaking and "Pokemon"
invaded the United States. A little
tot of British entity was brought
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of the Harry Potter phenomenon,,
which was made available in book-
stores everywhere within a few
short weeks.
In hard news, NATO launched
air strikes in the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia. For the first time,
the Dow Jones Industrial Average
closed above the 10,000 mark at
10,006.78.
Two teenagers in Littleton, Colo.,
named Eric Harris and Dylan Kle-
bold opened fire on their teachers
and fellow students. The teenagers
killed 12 students, one teacher and
then turned their guns on them-
selves.
Nancy Mace became the first
female cadet to graduate from The
Citadel military college. In College
Station, Texas, 12 were killed and
28 injured at Texas A&M Universi-
ty when a huge bonfire under con-
struction collapsed.
What was happening at NSU
during all this? For one, President
Randal J. Webb oversaw many
improvements to our campus,
starting with the vote to rebuild the
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projected .the building to be com-
pleted no later than 2002.
Vicfs. became a non-smoking
eatery. Two days were moved from
Thanksgiving holidays to October
to give students a fall break. Tele-
distance learning started at NSU-S.
The first public computer labs
opened. Phone-Internet registra-
tion was made available for the
first time.
TOPS, a state program to help
high-school students pay for col-
lege, was instituted to give
Louisiana graduates a help with
their college tuition.
Today:
Most lives are centered around
computers, cell phones have
become attached to everyone's ears
and bottled water has almost
become a necessity. With this in
mind, how will the generations 20
years from now look back at us?
Flashing back helps us realize mis-
takes and how we can learn from
them. Every generation leaves a
legacy. What will be ours?
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Board of Directors for Kisatchie
Legal Services Corporation.
He won the "Pro Bono" Attorney
of the year award for providing
free legal services to the underpriv-
ileged of the parish.
He is also on the Board of
Trustees of the Natchitoches Parish
Hospital and is an advocate and
counselor for the elderly to con-
tract the Natchitoches Parish
Council on Aging.
Celles intends to improve the
truancy system; he said that many
truancy cases that come before the
court are thrown out because many
students do not attend the hearing.
He also intends to improve drug-
awareness and prevention pro-
grams such as DARE, specifying
that he believes there is a difference
between someone who sells crack
cocaine to people on the street and
a teenager who sells some to his
best friend. It would still be drug
distribution, but the sentences
would be different.
He denied claims about a lack of
religion, confirming that he is a
Baptist and attended a Catholic
high school.
He also denied claims that he
was behind the negativity about
the family life of his opponent, Dee
Ann Hawthorne.
"A fair courtroom is the bottom
line," said Celles. "I will try my
very best to do what is right."
Mayor Wayne McCullen will be
the next speaker Monday.
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Webb hosts a show
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By Tasha N. Braggs
Sauce Reporter
One week each month Universi-
ty President Randall Webb will
appear on an NSU 22 talk show.
"NSU... Where Great Things
Happen" with Webb is aired on
cable channel 22 on Monday at
12:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday
at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday and Fri-
day at 12:30 and 4:30 p.m. The
show is taped on Wednesday at 10
a.m.
Executive producer and journal-
ism professor Mary Brocato said
the show's guests include faculty,
administration and staff members.
Brocato said her role as executive
producer includes booking the
guests, determining the schedule
and working with the host and
Webb to determine the topics.
Guests on the show this semester
include Darlene Williams, director
of electronic learning and continu-
ing education, Mary Edith Stacy,
director of enrollment services,
Anthony Scheffler, vice president
of academic affairs and Reatha
Cox, director of student success
and new student programs.
Brocato said, "The programs are
intended to provide any new and
important information about the
University and to let people know
Microsoft
about the many positive things
that happen at NSU."
Senior journalism major Shelley
Sparks hosts, produces and reports
for the show. She researches the
show's topics by gathering avail-
able information and schedules
face-to-face meetings with the
guests.
"I want the guest to meet me and
feel comfortable talking to me,"
Sparks said. "I want them to feel
secure, and this show is supposed
to be a conversational-style pro-
gram with no hard-ball questions."
Sparks said working with Webb
has been exciting for her this
semester.
"He is witty and has a charm
about him that comforts me,"
Sparks said. "He really does care
what the students think and gen-
uinely cares about every single stu-
dent on this campus."
Webb said he enjoys doing the
show, because it gives him the
chance to inform the community
about important aspects of NSU.
Webb said: "I hope the show
continues indefinitely into the
future, because it holds real prom-
ise as a source of information about
the University and provides TV
broadcast students a challenging
and rewarding internship opportu-
nity.
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the Current Sauce
Sports
Patrick
West
The Way
I See It
Southland
schedule
sportseditorcs@yahoo.com
The No. 9 ranked Demons
opened up conference play
successfully Saturday
against the Cowboys easily.
With one win in confer-
ence play, NSU has a long
road to go before the
Demons can claim the
Southland Conference
Championship.
Look at the Demons'
remaining schedule. After a
television conference show-
down with the other
"NSU," the Nicholls
Colonels, the Demons take a
break from SLC action and
travel to Fargo, North Dako-
ta, to take on the North
Dakota State Bison.
The Demons do not fare
well in the cold especially
that far up north. Does any-
one remember the games
against Montana?
The Demons lost to Mon-
tana in the 2001 playoffs 28-
19 and lost again in the 2002
playoffs 45-14.
There is one factor in
NSU's favor: the game will
be played in the Fargodome,
not outside.
The Demons are used to
playing on AstroTurf, and
the weather should not be a
factor, so NSU should pull
out the win against the
Bison.
After the Bison hunting
trip, the Demons return to
conference action against
Texas State.
NSU clobbered the Bob-
cats last season 49-19 in San
Marcos, Texas. The Bobcats
are hurting right now since
tail back Terrell Harris suf-
fered a fractured left fibula
last week and was their
leading rusher.
The Demons should
cruise past Texas State and
set up a huge showdown
with the Sam Houston State
Bearkats the next week at
Turpin Stadium.
If the Demons and Bear-
kats continue to win, the
two teams should be ranked
in the top 10 in Division I-
AA, and this could pit the
No. 1 ranked Purple Swarm
defense against the No. 1
ranked offense in Division I-
AA. .
For the Demons to beat
the Bearkats, the Purple
Swarm will have to stop
SHSU quarterback Dustin
Long. Long has completed
113 of 172 passes for 1,817
yards with 19 touchdowns
and eight interceptions.
The Purple Swarm will
have to be relentless in their
attack on Long and the
Bearkat offense.
The Demons should be
unbeaten in conference play
for their final game of the
season against rival Stephen
F. Austin. If SFA should
remain unbeaten to this
point, the two teams will
not only play for Chief
Caddo but also for the con-
ference championship in
Nacogdoches, Texas.
The Lumberjacks are cur-
rently ranked one spot
ahead of the Demons and
had several come-from-
behind victories this season.
The Lumberjacks are led
by Texas A&M transfer run-
ning back Derek Farmer,
who leads the team in rush-
ing with 481 yards rushing
with four touchdowns.
What a huge game that
would be, but I must not get
too far in the season.
That is a long way to go
and college football is
unpredictable. You never
know what will happen.
Just look at the Red Sox and
the Houston Astros.
Cheryl Thompson/the Current Sauce
(Top) Wide receivers Toby Zeigler and Ben Bailey celebrate a big
play in Saturday's win. (Left) Defensive tackle Chris Brown drags
Cowboy quarterback Scott Pendarvis to the ground. The Demon
defense shut down the Cowboys as NSU beat MSU 47-17.
Homecoming victory!
By Patrick West
Sports Editor
It took nine seconds of the
NSU Demons first offensive
drive to jump ahead of the
McNeese State Cowboys for
good Saturday at Turpin Sta-
dium.
Demon running back Shel-
ton Sampson took the hand-
off from Davon Vinson, cut
to the left and did not stop
until 31-yards later in the
end zone.
In nine seconds, the
Demons were up 7-0 against
their in-state rivals.
Three hours and 31 sec-
onds later, the game was
over, officially. The Demons
won their conference opener
against the Cowboys 47-17
in front of 14,591 people on
Homecoming day at NSU.
With the win, the Demons
snapped a three-game losing
skid against the Cowboys.
The last time the Demons
beat MSU was in the 2000
season 37-34.
"This was a great win
against our rival," freshman
quarterback Connor Morel
said. "We wanted to break
that streak."
Also, with the win, the
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Wide receiver Ben Bailey catch-
es a pass in NSU's win.
Demons stopped MSU's 16
game conference winning
streak, while NSU won their
fifth straight.
The win helped the
Demons jump into the top
ten in Division I-AA polls.
The Demons are ranked
ninth in Division I-AA.
The game was never close,
and the Purple Swarm
defense lived up to its No. 1
ranking, shutting down the
Cowboy offense.
The Purple Swarm only
allowed three points in the
first half and held the Cow-
boy's to negative five yards
rushing and 146 yards of
total offense. This marked
the Purple Swarm's third
time in six games to hold an
opponent to negative yards
rushing.
"We have good starters up
front and a good defensive
line that is hard to block,"
Demon head coach Scott
Stoker said.
Cowboy senior quarter-
back Scott Pendarvis was
hassled the entire game, and
the Purple Swarm was con-
stantly wreaking havoc in
the MSU backfield.
The Purple Swarm defense
caused three fumbles and six
sacks as Pendarvis finished
the game with only 107
yards passing.
"It was key for us to get
him rattled up and out of his
rhythm," defensive lineman
Quintene Newhouse said.
"After we hit him a few
times he didn't do well."
"We like to hit the quar-
terback and we like to play
physical," Stoker said. "It
affects the quarterback when
he gets hit hard."
Demon defensive players
Paul Mefford, Jamall John-
son, Ed Queen, Jason
O'Brien, Gary Wesley and
Newhouse each had a sack.
Johnson picked up the
Southland Conference
defensive player of the week
award after compiling 10
tackles, a quarterback sack
and a forced fumble against
the Cowboys.
The Demon offense fared
better than their opponents
as NSU had 439 yards of
total offense and scored
points in each quarter.
The Demons have strug-
gled after halftime in past
games but were able to score
against the Cowboys'
defense in the third and
fourth quarters.
"We don't stay focused the
entire game," Stoker said.
"We have trouble after half-
time."
The Demons were led by
freshman running back A.J.
Franklin who had 76 yards
on eight carries.
Demon quarterbacks
Morel and Davon Vinson
each fared well against the
Cowboys as Morel threw for
91 yards and completed 9 of
17 passes with one touch-
down.
Vinson chipped in with
one touchdown off a 46 yard
run in the third quarter.
Though the Demons
earned a conference win,
NSU had some mistakes in
the football game. NSU had
16 penalties for 140 yards
while the Cowboys had 15
penalties for 130 yards.
The two teams combined
for 31 penalties, but the
record for combined penal-
ties at Turpin Stadium was
39 in one game. The intense
rivalry was showcased as the
Cowboys had four personal
penalties with one roughing
the passer while the Demons
had two personal personal
penalties called on them.
Also, senior kicker Tommy
Hebert missed an extra point
in the fourth quarter.
Hebert made five of six
extra point attempts in the
football game.
Next, the Demons will
take a trip up north to hunt
Bison. The Demons will
square off against the North
Dakota Bison in Fargo,
North Dakota, with kick off
time set for 1 p.m. Saturday.
Auburn assistant named head coach
By Kyle Shirley
Sauce Reporter
For the fourth time in five
years, the NSU sOftball team
has a new head coach.
Mike Perniciaro will lead
the team this season after
completing successful stints
as an assistant coach at Cen-
tenary, University of Geor-
gia and Auburn.
"This is my first head
coaching job, and I'm excit-
ed about it," Perniciaro said.
Perniciaro said he heard
about the position from last
year's head coach, Eileen
Schmidt.
"Coach Schmidt left to go
to Kentucky, and I've known
her since her days in
Arkansas," Perniciaro said.
"She said a lot of good
things about the program."
Perniciaro said he is most
interested in working on hit-
ting, and plans to focus on
developing the team's
offense.
Krystle Nichols is a senior
student assistant coach
majoring in health and exer-
cise science.
She played catcher under
three different head coaches
during her four years of eli-
gibility, and said she is look-
ing forward to working with
Perniciaro this season.
"He has a lot of very good
ideas," Nichols said. "He's
very strong hitting-wise,
and that's what we need. I
think that our bats will be a
whole lot more powerful
than they have been."
Senior third baseman
Lindsay Leftwich is the only
player to have played under
the previous three coaches
as well as Perniciaro, whom
his players refer to as
"Pooch."
"We've definitely had a
change of perspectives from
one end of the spectrum to
the other," Leftwich said of
the different coaches. "I
think Pooch is a good mix of
exactly what we need. He's
forceful when he needs to
be, but on a general basis he
keeps us working because
we want to work, not
because we're motivated by
fear or anything like that."
"It seems like every cou-
ple of years coaches have
moved on," Perniciaro said.
"But the kids seem to be
adjusting well right now,
and I'm pretty easy to get
along with. I'll stay as long
as they'll have me."
The team is reorganizing
this season after losing five
senior starters, but Pernicia-
ro said he is confident in the
team's ability.
"We've been going at it
pretty hard: conditioning,
Leslie Westbrook/the Current Sauce
New Demon softball head coach Mike Perniciaro hits softballs during a fielding practice at the Demon Dia-
mond last week. Perniciaro takes over after former coach Eileen Schmidt left to coach at Kentucky.
weight lifting, practicing,"
Perniciaro said. "Practice
has been going great. The
kids are awesome here.
They're hard-working kids,
and the team looks really
good right now. I think it's
going to be a real good, suc-
cessful season for us."
Nichols also expressed
confidence in the team.
"They're young, but they
have another five seniors
this year that are going to
step up. I think that they're
going to be very successful,"
Nichols said. "We have a
tough schedule, but that's
what we need. We need to
play tough teams."
Perniciaro played baseball
at the University of Missouri
at St. Louis. He then worked
as a graduate assistant at
Western Illinois, where he
received his masters in
sports administration.
Perniciaro said he moved
to Natchitoches in August,
and enjoys living here.
"It's just a great place to
be," Perniciaro said.
Perniciaro said the team's
first challenge this season
will be a tournament at the
University Of Louisiana at
Lafayette on Feb. 4. The sea-
son runs through the middle
of May.
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Volleyball
Demons beat
ULM 3-0
NSU snapped a fomj
match losing streak in grarii
fashion here Tuesday night,
sweeping the Louisiana-
Monroe Lady Indians
three straight sets in South-
land Conference volleybaj
action.
The win puts NSU at lfj.
11 overall, but most impor-
tantly back above the .501
mark in league play at 6-5.
The win also tied the school
record for most league wins
in a season. ULM dropped
to 5-16 overall and remains
winless in the league, now
at 0-11.
Flavia Belo led the Lad\
Demons with 10 kills while Last week
hitting .500 for the match ^^ar
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service aces, four digs and ^ n Wedn
one block. As a team, NSl) snd BPCC C
hit .263 in winning the seisfc™^
30-24, 31-29 and 30-18.
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Friday when it hosts vicf
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on Saturday at 2 for a match
with Sam Houston State
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crossing the line in 311
place with a time of 28:05.8
in the 8,000 meter ntf
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Gideon Rotich in 52nd wij
a time of 29:04.78, Aai
Heflin in 58th at 29:39.
Phillip Hattaway 34:07J
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Community College and NSU finalized the plan to
open a branch of BPCC on campus.
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Volume 90 • Issue 12
Students serving students at
Northwestern State University since 1914
First copies free to NSU students and staff
50 cents per copy otherwise
Sauce on the Side
NSU and BPCC Chancellor Tom Carleton signed the official
agreement between the two groups finalizing
months of planning that developed an extension of
the community college on NSU's campus.
Vice President of Academic Affairs Anthony Schef-
Iter said the agreement is now final between the two
organizations with all state organizational require-
ments met to open the branch here.
Scheffler said the University has been left with the
task of preparing the campus to receive the BPCC
faculty, administration and students. He said NSU
must work out space provisions for BPCC offices and
must get office materials. Scheffler said the Uni-
versity must also work out where the classes for
BPCC will be conducted, how to provide text books
for their students, where to find space in the dormi-
tories for them and how to place them in the NSU
server to use the computer labs.
BPCC students will have access too because they
y look aj** 11 be paying the fees for all the services that we
offer on campus, including the student tech fees,"
Scheffler said.
Scheffler said BPCC should have a representative
lar Invita{l*re on campus next semester, but for now, the
Idylwili community college still needs to find a staff to oper-
ate the facility. Scheffler said students have been
given the option of applying for the program directly
through BPCC or through the University.
"Most of the students will go through NSU admis-
sions," Scheffler said. "Students will apply at NSU,
then if they cannot enter the University we will sug-
gest them to go to BPCC."
Kyle A. Carter
New m:
NSU's Conine named director
eter ruiJof state organization
shers haj^^HUI Frances Conine, director of Student
52nd withMfc jfl Services at NSU, has been selected as
78, Aaro^K\fl president of the Louisiana Association of
79 -9 i^^B|>^ College and University Student Person-
' V)'o78^HHR nel Administrators for the 2004-2005
r ~~" m Conine is the fourth Northwestern staff
m was thf NE member to head LACUSPA during the
■\ to cros 0r9anization ' s 30 y ears of existence. NSU Vice Presi-
19) j <tent for Student Affairs Dr. Dan Seymour served as
^-.-ni ^sident in 2000-2001.
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;hers ha< "Over the next year, I will make a major effort to
r in 28ll ,0cus tn e organization on new Board of Regents and
4 19 Bre£ f nive rsity of Louisiana System mandates which
'"elude new admissions standards," said Conine. "We
,a lso want to find ways to continue improving com-
nyaniui Irriunication within the organization."
ind Lesle
it 27 41 1 Wording to Conine, LACUSPA is valuable for its
14 62) art ,t1erTlbers because it allows student affairs profes-
m m\ Is Sk>nals t0 interact regularly with peers to exchange
^as and information. The organization regularly
mt did no attracts nationally recognized speakers in the field of
ring. student affairs to speak at its annual conference.
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hosts tii City Council officially proclaims
onFridais a turday as Halloween
During its Oct. 26 meeting, the City Council passed
a resolution authorizing the City of Natchitoches to
^ebrate Halloween on Saturday between 5 p.m.
an d 8 p.m.
The City is encouraging children to attend Witch
"fy to Main Street, a downtown trick-or-treating
n
. , ^ent, on Saturday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Children
)r y wlU *2 and under are invited to participate. Other activi-
auce's W ties include face painting, Boogie on the Bricks for
e.com, ° *ids, haunted maze in front of Exchange Bank and a
; or aftej^r of the haunted Natchitoches Parish Library
^okmobile. The northern end of Front Street will be
ikes pla' Sflut d °wn for children's safety,
t on F° For more information about the event, please call
st, chant* Main Street Office at 357-3823.
^ es cab * City of Natchitoches
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riday.
Stages of last night's lunar eclipse:
Leslie Westbrook/fhc Current Sauce
At 8:14 p.m., the moon began sliding into the Earth's shadow, and by 9:32 p.m., the moon was completely covered. The last photo shows the hazy image of the moon
through the Earth's shadowy veil. There will not be another lunar eclipse until March 3, 2007.
Pushing the envelope
NSU seeks final
approval of dorm
Cheryl Thompson/die Current Sauce
Senior psychology major Nicky Roach and junior liberal arts major John Downing won "Most Polit-
ically Incorrect" at the Scholars' College Food Fair Wednesday night for their portrayal of the sol-
dier and Iraqi prisoner from the infamous pictures. The food fair, which is an annual event, took
place in Morrison Hall. It was included a "Mystery at Morrison" game in which students dressed
up as their professors.
By Kyle A. Carter
News Editor
Members of the NSU
administration, the SGA
president and involved pri-
vate parties will travel to
Southeastern Louisiana State
University in Hammond to
meet with the University of
Louisiana System Board of
Supervisors and the
Louisiana Board of Regents
to gain approval to start con-
struction on a new residence
hall.
Dan Seymour, vice presi-
dent of student affairs, said
the University will go to
Hammond today to give a 5-
to 10-minute final presenta-
tion for the new dormitory.
Seymour said he will be
showing a PowerPoint pres-
entation including a comput-
erized landscape, floor plan
and aerial view of the new
dorm to the Facilities Com-
mittees of both the Board of
Regents and Supervisors.
Tomorrow the group will
meet for the last time with
the full boards of both the
Regents and Supervisors, he
said. Before the final meet-
ing, the Facilities Committees
of both boards should have
informed their boards on
what was learned about the
project. This will leave the
University to sum up the
plan in a question and
answer forum for the full
boards tomorrow, he said.
Anthony Scheffler, vice
president of academic affairs,
said the purpose of this meet-
ing is to recap what the
boards already know.
He said the University has
been working with the
boards through the whole
process by letting them know
all aspects of the project.
"The meeting is not that
long," Scheffler said. "We are
just there to clear up any con-
cerns and elaborate on any
topic."
University President Ran-
dall Webb said the University
would try to emphasize a
few major points in the pres-
entation to gain final
approval.
Webb said for example, the
University will continue a
relationship with Century
Development, the company
managing the University
Columns, who has been suc-
cessfully working with the
University.
Century Development
won the bid to manage the
new dorm. This proves that
the University is working
with a reliable group, Webb
said.
He also said with new
admission standards coming,
the new dorm will not only
provide a living learning
■ See Meeting, page 3
SGA to provide buses for voter transportation
Senate also
recommends online
service hours
extended, loitering
prohibited around
ramps
By Victoria Smith
Sauce Reporter
The SGA will be providing
transportation from campus
to the polls for student voters
Tuesday.
SGA Sen. Bryan White pro-
posed a bill to allocate $200 to
pay for gas and use of a pri-
vately owned school bus to
transport students from the
Student Union to their
prospective voting stations
across town. It passed in the
Senate.
"As the SGA it's our
responsibility to aid the stu-
dents as much as we can,"
White said. "Urging them to
vote is one thing, but giving
them transportation is better."
A large school bus will
make two runs from the Stu-
dent Union following a desig-
nated route that will drop stu-
dents off at their precincts,
pick them up in the same
order, and return them to
campus.
Students wishing to use the
provided transportation to
and from the voting polls will
meet in the Student Union
and must be registered to vote
in Natchitoches Parish.
The bus will depart from
the Student Union at 11 a.m.
for students residing in
precincts on the NSU side of
the Cane River. The bus is
expected to return between
12:45 and 1 p.m.
At 1 p.m. the bus will
depart for students residing
on the opposite side of Cane
River and will return to NSU
at 3:15 p.m.
White said that many other
campuses do the same thing
on election days to help get
students involved in the vot-
ing process.
White said he hopes this
becomes a regular thing for
NSU. He said he knows that
many students have classes
during the day or may not
own a car to drive to their vot-
ing stations, but this should
not be an excuse to not vote.
Sophomore Senator Shantel
Wempren said: "I think this is
a great bill. It's an election
year, if we can get 10 more
people to go to the polls than
it's worth it."
White said any student
who wants to participate
must have a valid identifica-
tion card or drivers license.
A proposal to extend the
time periods that the student
web, www.2-nsula.edu is
available to students was
passed by the Senate.
Sen. Matthew Bartley said,
"The current hours of the stu-
dent web are not sufficient to
meet students' needs."
The SGA is recommending
that beginning next spring the
new hours for the student
web be 7 a.m. to midnight
Monday through Thursday,
and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sat-
urday and Sunday.
A bill was passed by Sen.
Matthew Burroughs to make
the second floor handicap
entrance to the Student Union
a "No Loitering" zone to pre-
vent unnecessary congestion
around the entrance.
Smokers tend to congregate
in front of the Student
Union's small north entrance,
the only second floor handi-
cap entrance.
Bartley said that there is
already legislation in effect
stating that smoking within
50 feet of an entrance on cam-
pus is prohibited.
Sen. Abby Brocato said, "I
really like this bill, but at the
same time the ash tray is right
there by the door."
SGA president, Mindy
McConnell said: "Loitering is
when a large group of people
stand in the same location for
a long time, but I don't think
that's what's going on there.
There's probably just a large
group of people standing
there, and they're inconsider-
ate."
Burroughs, who uses a
wheelchair, said that he has
had to physically move a bike
to get up onto the ramp.
Wempren said. "Ifs not to
cause trouble but just to alert
them that there is a problem."
Neios editor, Kyle Carter con-
tributed to this report.
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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, October 28. 2004
NSU Police Blotter
10-17-04
2:32 a.m.
A man called from the Columns
to report a fight behind the Health
and Human Performance build-
ing. An officer was en route. The
subjects followed the officer to the
station to write statements.
10-18-04
4:40 p.m.
There was a medical emer-
gency at the recruiting office. An
ambulance and an officer were en
route. The subject was transported
to the hospital.
5:54 p.m.
A group of non-NSU students
were asked to leave campus
because they were in possession
of alcohol.
9:06 p.m.
A student from the Columns
called because some women were
harassing her and making threat-
ening phone calls.
10:59 p.m.
Some fraternities were trying to
start a fight at the Tau Kappa
Epsilon house.
11:28 p.m.
A fight was reported at the
Columns.
10-19-04
11:55 a.m.
An employee from Vic's called
in reference to a possible counter-
feit $20 bill. Statements were
taken, and an officer took posses-
sion of the evidence.
7:44 p.m.
A desk worker from Sabine
called because the fire alarm was
going off. Members of the fire
department were en route. It was
going off as a result of the case
holder being loose.
10-20-04
12:52 a.m.
A male resident of Sabine called
to say he had witnessed two men
climbing in a first floor window.
3:19 a.m.
An RA from Rapides called to
report possible drug use.
1:43 p.m.
A wreck was reported.
10-21-04
12:36 a.m.
An officer was transporting an
abandoned bicycle.
3:04 a.m.
Someone called in reference to
a shattered window at an apart-
ment in the Columns. The resi-
dent had to climb in through the
window, because there was no
key.
8:17 a.m.
A call was received from Rapi-
des regarding a medical emer-
gency. An officer and an ambu-
lance were en route. The subject
was transported to the hospital.
2:05 p.m.
There was call from the lan-
guage department for a medical
emergency.
8:34 p.m.
The house director of Dodd
called because some LSMSA stu-
dents were on the south side of
the building beating on windows
and scaring residents.
10-23-04
10:22 a.m.
A woman called because she
was concerned about two men she
had seen playing with weapons
on Second Street that were now
entering campus.
7:04 p.m.
An RA from Varnado Hall
called to report that the fire alarm
was going off. The fire depart-
ment and an officer were en route.
It was going off as a result of
burned quesadillas.
10-25-04
6:50 a.m.
The fire alarm at Bossier was
going off. Members of the fire
department were en route.
Elizabeth Bolt
Mayor speaks to students g r
about football, city growth
By Kyle A. Carter
News Editor
Natchitoches Mayor Wayne
McCullen started out speaking to
students not about politics, crime
or employment rates, but about the
Demon football team.
Monday afternoon, McCullen
came to campus to be the third
speaker in a lecture series spon-
sored by the Political Science Club.
Before the speech, McCullen told
students how he traveled to
Nicholls State in Thibodaux to see
the game against the Colonels last
Thursday. He said that he and the
mayor of Thibodaux have an on-
going rivalry.
He said the loser of the college
games between the two cities must
fly the other city's flag over the
municipal building. McCullen said
he was disappointed when photos
were taken of him flying the Thibo-
daux city flag above town hall.
Soon after this, McCullen went
straight into politics. McCullen,
who was re-elected in March, said
he felt that his duty was to come
speak to students about their
McCullen
needs. He said he
wanted to learn
about students' con-
cerns because
Natchitoches is
home to NSU's stu-
dents, and he wants
to make them feel as
at home as possible.
"We have a great relationship
here with Northwestern,"
McCullen said. "We call it a part-
nership because anything that
affects Natchitoches affects North-
western and vice-versa."
McCullen said NSU and Natchi-
toches work together to be more
appealing to students.
He said the city has been experi-
encing constant growth with 80
new businesses opening in the city
last year, including the Frog Pond
Apartments and the new Chili's
under construction.
He said because of the city's
steady growth, students can expect
more businesses to open, a new fire
station to open near the Frog Pond
Apartments and a possible new
shopping center on College
Avenue.
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narrowly lost approval in
parish vote.
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used to increase police and
fighter salaries.
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CONNECTIONS
Photography Club
The photography club has
weekly meetings on Monday at 7
p.m. in Room 205 in the CAPA
building.
The meetings are open to all
students.
Native American Student and
Faculty Association
Meetings are Thursdays at 7
p.m. in Room 316 of the Student
Union. For more information call
Michael Ashworth at (318) 572-
7116.
The Wesley Foundation
Come and worship on Wednes-
days at 6:30 p.m. or join a small
group. Visit our building on Col-
lege Ave. across from the Alumni
Center or call us at 352-2888. The
Foundation is now a hot spot for
wireless Internet.
"Celebrate America"
Come join fellow Americans as
we celebrate the freedom we have
in our great nation and help us
honor those who have served our
country! "Celebrate America" will
be held in Magale Recital Hall
located in the CAPA Building on
Oct. 29, 2004 at 7:30 p.m.
FREE patriotic goodies to the
first 150 people and door prizes
drawn throughout the program!
Event sponsored by Phi Mu Alpha
Sinfonia and Sigma Alpha Iota
Music Fraternities.
STAT
The Student Technology Advi-
sory Team (STAT) has allocated
$200,000 to fund departmental
and individual grants, awarded
on a competitive basis, which
advance the teaching or learning
process within the mission of the
University.
All grants are due by Oct. 29th.
Contact Jennifer Long in the
library for an application or call
357-6482 for more information.
KNWD
ATTENTION RSO LEADERS:
KNWD wants to put your organi-
zation's information on the air. If
your organization has a meeting,
fund raiser, workshop or special
event you want to publicize send
the information or a flyer to
Candice Pauley, PSA director
Room 109, Kyser Hall
357-KNWD
cpauley001@srudent.nsula.edu
Office hours: MWF 8-10 a.m.
TR 9-10 a.m.
Students for a Free Tibet
Students for a Free Tibet is an
international organization fighting
for the rights of the Tibetans. Stu-
dents for a Free Tibet meets
Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in the
front lobby of Morrison Hall.
Contact info: Gel Dafford 354-
9539; Dr Greg Granger 357-4577
SAB
The SAB will be holding a
canned food drive until Nov. 27 in
the Student Union Lobby. Cans
must be turned in to the SAB
Committee Room 232 by 4:30 p.m.
Order of Omeg a
The Mu Phi chapter of Order of
Omega and the NSU Greeks will
be sponsoring a halloween carni-
val for the children of Natchi-
toches in grades pre-k through
5th. It will take place today from
4 to 7 p.m. in Prather Coliseum.
Children will receive five game
tickets upon arrival, and addition-
al tickets are available with
canned good donations. Activities
will include games, prizes, a cos-
tume contest, a space walk, trick-
or-treating and more.
Society of Professional
Journalists
The NSU Chapter of SPJ will
hold a Sports and Stuff Session
Nov. 3 1 p.m. in Kyser Room
142 A (TV Studio).
A panel will discuss how to
break into sports reporting and
keep it interesting.
Panelists:
Steve Schneider - Sports Direc-
tor and Weekday Anchor for
WAFB Channel 9 (CBS affiliate).
Dave Schwartz - Sports Anchor
and reporter for KTAL TV Chan-
nel 6 in Shreveport (NBC affili-
ate).
Bob Tompkins - Sports Colum-
nists and Reporter for the Alexan-
dria Town Talk.
the Current Sauce welcomes sub-
missions for Connections, a free
service to organizations planning
events that will be open to NSU
students.
Bring Connections to Kyser 225,
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Broadcast media receives weather dishes Meeting
By Savanna Mahaffey
Sauce Reporter
back a, KNWD and NSU22 have recent-
pects received two Ku band weather
d we dishes as part of a total overhaul of
stron fr e stU( lio's weather system.
Chief Engineer of NSU22 and
-rowtl KN VVD Ro >' Davis said mat me
dishes were brought in because the
accrediting body for the journalism
department, the Association for
ucation in Journalism and Mass
Communication, asked that the
ital studio be digital by the next
■editing cycle. The dishes are
of a rebuild of NSU 22 studios
n at ^sting $500,000.
The dishes will receive both
; plaoei national and local weather. They
vtfill send information to computers
bout d in the studio, which interpret the
iled di raw data.
-ie said From this system, NSU22 and
in tj 'KNWD will have maps, radar, area
and national forecasts readily avail-
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attending the College
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ence in Nashville.
Three more issues of the
Sauce will be published
this semester. They will be
distributed on Nov. 11,
Nov. 18 and Dec. 2.
We will not publish dur-
ing the semester break.
Our first issue of the
spring semester will be
published on Jan. 20.
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Of the two dishes, one will be the
primary dish and the other will be
a backup. They will each be aimed
at separate satellites.
"In the weather business, you
can never be too safe," Davis said.
"You need both a primary and a
back-up to always have solid infor-
mation.'
Davis explained that without
these dishes, NSU22 and KNWD
would have to rely on the weather
systems of other stations.
"The most important thing is that
we will have the most up-to-date
weather information just like a real
television station," Davis said.
"Then, we can take that informa-
tion and get it out to the general
public."
Two student weather forecasters,
Davis and David Antilley, director
of NSU22 will work with the dish-
es. However, students are only
taught how to give weather presen-
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This will be the location of the new weather dish near Kyser Hall to be used by
KNWD and NSU22. The dish will allow broadcast journalism students to do more
with their stations by linking them to national groups. The two satellites on the
right will also be moved into the building.
tations; they are not taught meteor-
ology.
The dishes will be installed near
the campus post office along with
two other dishes that NSU22 stu-
dios currently have in place. Davis
said that a fifth dish will give
KNWD the capability to digitally
receive syndicated program mate-
rial.
Davis said the dishes should be
installed by early next week.
environment conduc-
tive to student reten-
tion, but it will also
help attract more and
better students.
Webb said he wants
the new dorm to
become a recruitment
tool so that NSU
admit and retain the
best possible students.
Webb said the Uni-
versity will emphasize
that the dorm will be
privatized.
He said NSU was
the first university to
offer privatized on-
campus residences
with the Columns,
and since then other
universities followed.
SGA President
Mindy McConnell
said she would be
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attending the meet-
ings to give a stu-
dent's perspective.
She said her part of
the presentation will
focus on how students
think that the new
dorm is needed.
She said she, like
many students, feel a
lot of the dorms need
to be improved.
"This is phase one
of the housing project,
and some can say that
some of the dorms are
outdated," McConnell
said.
Webb said getting
this dorm approved
and built is phase one
of an overall housing
plan.
Once complete,
Webb said he would
follow a conservative
plan to continue
changing housing on
campus, which
includes the possible
tearing down and
replacing of Rapides
Hall.
If the dorm is
approved, phase two
of the housing plan
would be a more
extensive study of the
future possibility of
new residence halls or
renovations of old
dorms.
Webb said he does
not want to move too
fast so that the Uni-
versity can stay within
its financial needs, yet
he still wants to meet
the needs of the stu-
dents.
Theater to present interactive 'Picture
Show' as fundraiser for student plays
Elaine Broussard
Editor in Chief
the Current Sauce
By Kyle Shirley
Sauce Reporter
Fans of the cult classic
"The Rocky Horror Pic-
ture Show" will get a
treat Friday when the
NSU theater department
presents the film with
audience participation
and live actors.
Senior theater majors
Dallas Bird and Bree
Kenny are co-producing
the show, which will take
place in the A.A. Freder-
icks Auditorium at 10:30
pm. The show will be free
and open to all students.
"It's going to be fun
and mtimate," Bird said.
"We're going to try to
make it as fun as possible,
as cult as possible. It's the
ultimate cult-camp film."
Kenny said the audi-
ence will be seated on the
stage rather than in seats
in order to create a more
intimate environment.
The film will be project-
ed onto a screen, and a
large cast of actors will
perform alongside it.
Kenny said the show is
a fundraiser for Second
Season, NSU's student-
directed program.
"This show is com-
pletely budget free. It's all
donations and all volun-
teers," Bird said. "Every-
one had to pull their own
costume. Everyone's
doing their own make-
up."
Bird said the Second
Season program started
last year to offer students
a chance to produce and
direct shows.
The program receives a
small budget from the
theater department but is
responsible for holding
its own fundraisers.
"We were never sup-
posed to take away from
the main stage produc-
tions," Bird said. "So with
Second Season we have
to pay for royalties, plus
costumes, etc."
Bird said $1,
$5 and S10
goodie bags
containing items
relevant to the
audience's par-
ticipation with
the show will be
available.
Fifty-two stu-
dents, many of
whom are cast
members, are involved in
the production.
Bird said there are at
least two actors for each
role, and they will alter-
nate throughout the film.
Freshman theater
major Bonnie Gordon is
one of the actresses who
will play Janet.
"I saw this movie for
the first time when I was
nine years old, and ever
since then I've been a
fan," Gordon said. "I was
a messed-up nine year
old."
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thrown everywhere, people
screaming out obscenities.
It will be a lot of fun."
Bonnie Gordon
Freshman theater major
playing Janet in Rocky Horror
show is not for students
who are easily offended.
"It is highly sexually
explicit, so people who
are uncomfortable in
those situations do not
need to come," Kenny
said.
But Gordon believes
that the show's chaotic
nature is part of its
appeal.
"There will be things
being thrown every-
where, people screaming
out obscenities," Gordon
said. "It will be a lot of
fun."
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Opinion^!
To be or not to
be... American?
By Lora Sheppard
Opinions Editor
Picture this: You're in class.
Pick any age, but I'll go with jun-
ior high or high school. You and
your peers are discussing her-
itage. My parents /grandpar-
ents /ancestors are from this
country. My ancestors were this
or that and so on.
Still have the picture? Hold
onto it for a bit longer.
You mention that your ances-
tors are from Germany. Or were
slaves before the Civil War. Or
you're Asian, but were born here,
and perhaps your parents were as
well. While sharing your history
with your classmates, someone
asks:
"Mostly German? Does that
make you a Nazi?" or they get
angry one day and say "Go back
to Africa /Japan /whichever coun-
try you're from."
So, my question is, when is a
person considered "American"
by society's standards? Is it when
you're born; naturalized; or is
there some special time limit and
upon reaching it, your family is
deemed American? Or is it sim-
ply a patriotism issue?
I would like to think that when
someone immigrates to our coun-
try with the intention of enjoying
the freedoms America advocates,
that they would be accepted. But
that isn't always the case. While
America is considered the "melt-
ing pot" of all races and cultures,
we are quite possibly one of the
most intolerant as a people. We
have plenty of examples in histo-
ry, such as the Red Scare and the
Japanese concentration camps in
the US during WWII.
Those things happened due to
irrational fear combined with
prejudice and the need for a
scapegoat as a Band-Aid for
deeper problems.
Do you have to bleed? Do you
have to die? Or do you have to
prove your loyalty to the country
with a "heroic" action? Does it
all depend or are the lines so
blurred that no-one can tell any-
thing anymore?
I consider myself American. I
consider my family American.
Am I proud? Sometimes yes,
sometimes no. Do I wish for
change? Of course. After all,
adaptation is necessary for sur-
vival, and if something doesn't
learn to bend it will break. Other
countries are voicing their opin-
ions, quite often about America
and especially with the ongoing
War on Terrorism.
However, any form of change
doesn't happen completely on its
own. In order for anything to
shift, people have to help. Advo-
cate your beliefs. Voice your
opinions. Vote. Every little bit
helps, from everyone.
Because we're American and
the country guarantees us those
rights.
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POQJIBtB The final word
By J. Aaron
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I've spent a lot of
this semester
BL w. attacking George
Hfei^^HI B usn and openly
pushing my own
agenda: change. I've been frank
about that, and I've always encour-
aged my readership to go find out
more for themselves, because I can
only tell you what I think of what
I've seen. You have to read the
Taguba Report or the 9/11 Com-
mission Report for yourself to
know what you think of what they
say and to know when a journalist
or politician is misrepresenting
their conclusions to support a par-
tisan point. Unless you know the
facts, you cannot see the spin. Here
are some facts.
Bush's economic policies
are crippling, and any economics
student knows it. America has the
highest deficit ever. Ever. And it's
climbing. Bush has cut taxes and
increased spending. He continues
to borrow money from the Social
Security fund. There is no plan to
stop this trend, and he justifies it by
the fact that we're at war. You
know who will pay that? You. Me.
Our kids. Through high taxes, cuts
in government assistance (e.g.
scholarships) or both. Kerry wants
to repeal the tax cuts to the wealthy,
which will replace a sizeable chunk
of the revenue Bush lost. He also
intends to reinstitute the "pay-as-
you-go" policy that helped lead to
the surplus of the late nineties.
But my main complaint is
that Bush's administration has
been dishonest with the American
people at every step of the way. In
the wake of 9-11, he had a country
as united as it has ever been, and
he has used that trust as a partisan
bludgeon. Bush misrepresented
the number and quality of stem cell
lines that would remain available
for researchers.
In his prescription drug bill,
Bush pushed a private-sector plan
that provided less coverage at
higher cost than a Medicare plan
would have. It was only after
Republicans held the vote open for
more than three additional hours to
wedge the bill through (a thereto-
fore absolutely unheard of proce-
dural irregularity) that they admit-
ted it would cost more than $125
billion more than they had initially
claimed. The Republicans have
attacked their critics as enemy
sympathizers, and now they're reg-
ularly disseminating press releases
smearing specific reporters by
name.
And then of course, there's the
dishonesty surrounding every
aspect of the war. Bush has lost all
credibility with anyone who does
not follow him blindly, and I'm sad
to say there are enough who do so
that this is actually going to be a
close race.
And Bush is squelching
dissent. I've read of more than a
hundred people who have been
ejected from Bush rallies for some-
thing as simple as a pro-choice
shirt or a Kerry-for-President but-
ton. One woman, Nicole Rank,
actually lost her job with the Feder-
al Emergency Management
Agency two days after she and her
husband were arrested for trying to
attend a Bush rally in anti-Bush
shirts. This is another sneaky shot
in the publicity war, but this one's
actually dangerous. Bush only gets
filmed in front of universally sup-
portive audiences, while Theres;
Heinz-Kerry gets bad press fa
telling hecklers who were actuals
trying to drown her out to "shov*
it." This is just another example q
the politically-motivated violation
of free speech Bush has committed
I cast my vote for Johj
Kerry on Saturday, for those of yen
wondering, and I still say he'll win
unless Bush declares martial law q
interferes with the elections. I'(j
like to close this week with a quote
from the great Robert A. Heinleiit
"If you are part of a society thai
votes, then do so. There may be no
candidates and no measures yon
want to vote for but there are cer-
tain to be ones you want to vote
against. In case of doubt, vote
against. By this rule you will rarely
go wrong."
Send your election predictions,
suggestions, or half-sane ranting
to my new address,
saucefiller@gmail.com.
J. Aaron Brown is a Louisiana
Scholars' College student. His
opinions do not necessarily rep-
resent the Sauce staff or the Uni-
versity.
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Political trick or treat
By T. Hargis
Boo!
Did
you?
about
that scare
Well how
this: Presi-
dent John Kerry. I
know I should
have warned you before I put
something like that before your
eyes.
It's almost Halloween and all of
us should be trick or treating right?
Let's play trick or truth shall we.
Trick: The left would have you
believe that when George W. Bush
is re-elected there will be a draft for
all 18 to 24 year olds.
Truth: New York Rep. Charlie
Rangel and South Carolina Sen.
Fritz Hollings, both Democrats,
have sponsored bills in the House
and Senate respectively to re-insti-
tute the draft. Rangel's bill is stuck
in committee and Hollings' bill did
not even have one co-sponsor. Not
one Republican has advocated a
draft. Who are they trying to scare?
Trick: Republicans are trying to
disenfranchise the public's right to
vote.
Truth: After trying to persuade
Ralph Nader from running as a
candidate, Democrats have spent
billions, that's right billions using
lawyers from all over the country
to protest signatures to keep
minority candidate Ralph Nader
off the ballot. Liberal Judges throw
Nader off the ballot while state
supreme courts put him back on.
They fought his right to be on the
ballot in California. Even Bush
doesn't care if his name is on the
ballot in California anyway, it
voted for Gore in 2000 by 25 per-
cent.
What are Democrats afraid of,
people voting for whom they
believe should lead the country?
Trick: George Bush was not duti-
fully elected in 2000.
Truth: We all play by the same
Electoral College rules here, peo-
ple. Before the law suits fly by all
five candidates for the office of the
presidency we should understand
the current system. Forty-eight
states, including Louisiana, have
winner-take-all systems. The win-
ner of the popular vote in the state
gets all the electoral votes. Maine
and Nebraska dole out the first two
electors by a statewide vote while
the rest are proportionally divided
based on congressional districts.
Now to complicate things even
further, and look for a lawsuit here
in November, is the measure on the
Colorado ballot that will change
their winner take all system to a
proportional system if passed this
election. They need to tally the
votes for that measure before they
can cast their electorate votes, so
we may all be up waiting for Col-
orado this year to decide the race.
With the escalating crisis going
on in both parties with states
redrawing district lines to fit party
strongholds, going to congression-
al districts is a very bad idea. It will
further encourage more redistrict-
ing by legislatures in power and it
will blur the line of checks and bal-
ances between the legislative
branch and the executive branch if
we go to congressional districts. A
Democrat's vote in a largely
Republican district would be
worthless, yet his vote in a state-
wide election could be crucial in a
total tally.
The whole idea of the Electoral
College is to make battleground
states. One of the reasons for the
Electoral College was the states
elect their choice for the president
and each state's vote would be
weighed based on its population.
The college electorates were divid-
ed so the small states should be
able to balance the larger ones. If
we move to a districting process,
we might as well let the House of
Representatives pick our president,
which is Republican controlled, so
it might not be that bad of an idea.
On separate note John Kerry wa
quoted by ESPN saying "...I mean
I don't believe in curses, but I dt
think that we've been under
cloud here and there. I was
yards away from Billy Buckner b
that famous Shea Stadium gameii
'86."
The story describes the Red Son
up three games to two and literally
one strike away from a world seria
win has Kerry showing up at Shea
stadium mid-game and sitting 31
yards away from first base art
"the error."
Game seven this year is on Ha
loween, go figure, and I actuallj
like the Sox to beat the Cards. Let'!
hope the Boston drought for White
House continues, John Kennedj
was the only other Bostonian eled
ed, and Kerry keeps his clouds
away from the Sox. Not to oomph
cate things further but Kerry is i
big Boston Red Sox fan, so let's just
hope the Babe wasn't a Republican
at least for the Sox's sake.
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/news/story?id=1909344
Thomas Hargis is a senior gen-
eral studies major. His opinions
do not necessarily represent the
Sauce staff or the University.
Reflections on elections
By Justin
Shatwell
As I'm sure we
are all painfully
aware, this Tuesday
is Election Day, the
one day every four
years when a portion of the Ameri-
can public shakes off their political
apathy and chooses the lies that
appeal to them more. Over the last
six months we have been bombard-
ed by countless activists begging us
to vote. According to them, this is
the pinnacle of our civic lives and
the most sacred duty we as Ameri-
cans hold.
Though I agree that voting is
important, I resent the idea that this
is the alpha and omega of our citi-
zenship. Too many people tune in
to politics just before the election,
turn out to vote, get their sticker,
and go into civic hibernation for
another four years. This aggra-
vates me to no end. We are sup-
posed to be a government of the
people, by the people and for the
people. This means that the gov-
ernment does not begin and end at
the borders of Washington D.C.
The American populace is as inti-
mate a member of the political
process as a senator, a representa-
tive, or even a president.
As a Republic, we elect people to
represent us in politics. However,
this does not free us of our respon-
sibilities. The men and women we
elect are not dictators. They are
employees who are supposed to
represent the wills of their con-
stituency. As such, it is our duty to
keep tabs on those we put into
power, lest they forget their duty
and overstep their bounds. As
much as it is the duty of the senator
to vote on legislation, it is our duty
to pay attention to their votes and
inform them of our opinion. As
much as it is the president's role to
set foreign and domestic policy, it is
our duty to be educated about that
policy and support it or fight it as
we see fit.
It is not enough to simply say
that you love this country. Patriot-
ic songs, flag lapel pins, and
unquestioning loyalty do not make
anyone a good American. In order
to truly appreciate and participate
in this country, one must be politi-
cally active not only on Election
Day, but also on every day in
between.
I hope that everyone who is able
will turn out to vote on Tuesday.
While you are voting, I hope you
will keep in mind that your civic
duty is not limited to that ballot
box. It is an omnipresent part o
our existence that we must
embrace or risk losing.
It is not enough to blindly pull
lever and put your support behind
a candidate you know or care littl*
about. An uniformed vote is worse
than no vote at all, and a vote that
is not backed by a willingness to ad
is a perverse mockery of citizen*
ship.
Our birthright as Americans has
given us a great gift and a heavy
duty; we should not take eithef
lightly.
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your life, which can have
absolutely nothing to do with the
opposite sex (as hard as that is to
believe), are just as complex and
frustrating. You can be walking
along one day, minding your
own business, and then Bam!
someone insults you or brings
you down for absolutely no rea-
son. Well, that person may think
they have a perfectly logical rea-
son for being a jerk to you - but
as far as I am concerned, and I
am sure you will agree, making
fun of someone for the way they
talk or dress does not results
from logical reasoning. Though
this may not be their exact rea-
soning, you get the idea. There
are other ways that you are hurt
in little ways that you probably
never let on - like when people
tell you that you can't, you
won't, or you just don't have the
guts. And usually - do not deny
it, reader - you just keep your
mouth shut and walk away,
don't you?
Well, today I put it to you to
stand up for yourself, reader.
Whether it is because someone
tells you that you are stupid or
just cuts in front of you in a line -
do not just move aside and do
not stand meekly by while some-
one makes an idiot of you. This is
college, the place where you are
supposed to have the freedom to
finally be who you want to be.
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in which teenagers bow down
every day to their pagan god:
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you are a dissenter or blasphe-
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an abundance of narrow minded
people here, who belittle those
who dare to go their own way. To
those people, and you know who
you are, get a clue and grow up.
Other people should not have to
tell you to play nice, and that if
you have nothing nice to say, say
nothing at all. Not everyone is
going to be just like you. You
should have realized this at the
age of two when you discovered
the delightful game of doctor
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Ghost stories
The legend of Isabella lives on in students' memories
By Derick Jones
Sauce Reporter
Raquel Hill
Life Editor
It's that time of year again when
stories of ghosts and goblins are
retold. But what about our own
ghost story?
With Halloween approaching, it
is no surprise hearing the name
Isabella in any conversation
remotely dealing with strange
things happening on campus. If the
name is not ringing a bell, which it
should (because in every freshman
orientation class she is mentioned),
she is the spirit that haunts NSU.
As the story goes, Isabella lived
on the Bullard Plantation where
she was a recluse to the world. She
met a traveling man who was an
Easterner, instantly fell in love and
became engaged not long after. She
had secret rendezvous with him,
and after he died from a duel, she
refused to leave the house. She
then became a nun and worked for
the Religious Society of the Sacred
Heart, a part of the Bullard Man-
sion.
After a violent storm, from
which everyone else in the man-
sion had evacuated, she stayed
behind and locked herself in her
room alone. When the storm sub-
sided, maids came to check her
room and had to break the lock on
the door. Upon entering, they
found a bloody handprint on the
wall and an open window. Tradi-
tion states that she leaves this
bloody handprint on the wall of
every building that is her resi-
dence.
According to campus legend,
Isabella traditionally resides in the
oldest building on campus. In 1904,
she was moved from Bullard Man-
sion when it was torn down to East
Hall. Students were involved in the
last three moves. Isabella was
moved in 1926 from the site of the
demolished East Hall to the music
education building. It was in 1926
Cheryl Thompson/ the Current Sauce
The Second Street cemetery might not look haunted, but notice the "light-orbs" toward the right of the photograph?"
that a bloody handprint was
reported to have been found. When
that building was torn down in
1948, Isabella was escorted to Cald-
well Hall.
In 1982, when Caldwell Hall
burned down, she was then moved
to Nelson Hall. No causes were
found for the fire, but it was said
that it started in the basement.
Believed to have lived on the third
floor, Isabella made her presence
known. The local firefighters
explained that "the window kept
opening and shutting on the third
floor," and how "that was the only
window that remained intact on
the building on that floor." She was
said to have been saving her
belongings.
Due to the fires and renovation
to Nelson Hall, now the National
Center for Preservation Technology
and Training, she seemed to make
her own way to Varnado Hall. In
the process of her moves, strange
things have occurred.
Students have spotted pianos
playing alone and even shadows in
the darkness and random fires,
over the years. Varnado Hall resi-
dents like Ansonia Means, senior
hospitality and tourism major, and
Shantell Francis, sophomore social
work major, believe that the NSU
legend is really a creepy reality.
The two residents said that
Isabella has been in their presence.
Earlier this semester during the
Natchitoches blackout, the two
were in Francis' Varnado room.
"All the lights in the building
were out, except the emergency
ones," Francis said, "and I told
Ansonia that it was probably
Isabella."
Means then said she did not
believe in Isabella and just then, the
emergency lights flickered and
turned off.
That was not the first time Fran-
cis said she encountered the leg-
endary ghost. One day, she
approached the door to her room
and attempted to open it. Thinking
her roommate was playing a trick
on her by trying to keep the door
from opening by, Francis asked to
be let in. When the door was final-
ly released, she was surprised to
see that no one was in the room.
Another Isabella "survivor" is
Jibri Houston, a first year graduate
student. In his Sabine dorm room,
Houston was asleep and suddenly
felt a jolt of freezing coldness
through his entire body. He tried to
scream out loud, but nothing came
out.
"It felt like my body was frozen
for a few seconds and then released
by something," said Houston.
So, after hearing these disturbing
and uncanny tales of our famous
NSU ghost, can a conclusion of
whether Isabella is a deviant pol-
tergeist or just a menacing
prankster be made?
Unless she comes knocking on
your door, the truth might never be
known.
Must-shriek TV lurks around the corner
By Joanne Weintraub
Courtesy KRTCampus
It's hard to pinpoint exactly
when Halloween became, like
Christmas, not just an event but a
season. But with whole aisles in
drugstores and card shops having
gone black and orange five min-
utes after Labor Day, how can tele-
vision hold back on its own pump-
kins-and-goblins act?
Some Halloween specials are
best viewed with the lights on.
Others are more foolish than
ghoulish, like the late, great
"SCTV's" show-within-a-show,
"Monster Chiller Horror Theatre,"
where Joe Flaherty's Count Floyd
would get to the end of some awful
fake thriller say, "Dr. Tongue's 3D
House of Cats" and intone, utterly
without conviction: "Ooh, that's
scary!"
Some viewers might put "The
100 Scariest Movie Moments" (9
p.m. Tuesday through Oct. 30,
Bravo) in the don't-turn-out-the-
lights category, though even the
most unnerving scenes, those from
"Carrie," "The Shining'' and "Wait
Until Dark" come to mind, are eas-
ier to take when they're between
quotation marks, so to speak.
Still, having seen "The Ring" for
the first time, on cable, just a few
weeks ago, I still shivered a little at
the clip presented here. And just
the thought of one particular scene
in "Seven" is creeping me out a lit-
tle as I write this.
The talking heads which would
be a decent title for a spooky movie
if a band hadn't taken it include old
horror hands Stephen King, Wes
Craven, John Carpenter and Give
Barker. At 10 hours, it's a bit much,
so be advised that the special
Courtesy KRTCampus
counts down from least to most
scary, with the Oct. 30 installment
reserved for the truly hair-raising.
AMC's "Monsterfest," now in its
eighth year, offers eight days of
horror movies and original pro-
gramming from Sunday through
Oct. 31. (See www.amctv.com for
the complete schedule.) One of the
highlights is the Halloween-
themed premiere of a weekly reali-
ty series, "FilmFakers" (10 p.m.
Wednesday, repeated 1:30 a.m. & 7
p.m. Oct. 28 and 10:45 a.m. Oct. 31,
AMC).
Each hourlong episode follows
three aspiring actors through their
first movie, a low-budget genre
film. The twist is that say it with me
the flick is a fake, with everyone
else on the set, from the director to
the other actors and lighting guys,
in on the joke.
Fittingly, the "Monsterfest" edi-
tion is "Croc Park," a hilariously
awful pseudo-indie film about four
attractive twentysomethings who
encounter man-eating crocodiles in
the north woods. Crafty, those
crocs: Who'd expect them in hip-
deep snow?
Like vampires, these evil reptiles
recruit as they chomp, converting
each new gore-splattered human
victim into another bloodthirsty
crocodile. As one of the actress-vic-
tims puts it: "You can bite into my
body, but you'll never bite into my
soul!"
The deception is both pretty
funny and less mean than it
sounds.
Once they learn the truth, the
novice actors quickly realize that a
cable reality show might actually
get them wider exposure than the
straight-to-video cheapie they
See Must-Shriek, page 6
What was your
favorite tfaUoween
costume as a cni
By Victoria Smith
"My favorite costume was
Raggedy Ann, because I
loved the cartoons."
-Ansonia Means, senior hospi-
tality management and tourism
major.
"I remember that my mom
would dress me up as a
pumpkin when I was three
or four. A big orange pump-
kin."
-Elizabeth McNeill, senior biol-
ogy major.
• Little Red Riding Hood.
She was a little girl, and she
conquered the big, bad
wolf."
-Jessica Curiel- Sophomore
music education major.
"My favorite costume was
Batman because I loved to
watch that show when I was
a kid."
-Keith Scott- Sophomore biolo-
gy major.
Fashionable
Focus
Choosing a
non-spooky
scent
Trick or treat, smell my —
Chanel No. 5?
When it comes to purchasing a
fragrance that embodies your
personality, choose wisely. Oth-
erwise you could seriously end
up offending the people around
you.
This week, your job is to find a
scent that really fits your lifestyle
and your nasal preferences. Con-
sider all factors: your body chem-
istry, the type of scent you're
looking for and the effect you are
wanting to emanate.
Ever hear of the expression "an
elephant never forgets?" Ele-
phants don't forget because their
memory is triggered by scent.
Although humans lack the obvi-
ous trunk, our memory is also
closely tied with out sense of
smell. So remember, be picky
when it comes to selecting the
perfect aroma for your chemistry,
because you'll be remembered
for it.
There are tons of fragrances
out there to choose from, but
consider the lilies (and the jas-
mine and the vanilla). Here are
some of my favorite and most
fabulous fragrances for men and
for women.
For the Guys:
"Blue" by Polo:
This strong, sensual fragrance
is perfect for the guy willing to
intrigue his senses as well as the
girl next door. This warm and
inviting scent was introduced in
2002 with hints of patchouli,
geranium, amber and melon.
This is probably my favorite
scent for men because it reminds
me of my significant other (hence
the memory factor). This scent is
what I think a man should smell
like. Beware, however; its power
can be a bit of a nuisance to the
nostrils if too much is sprayed
onto the body. Usually, two short
sprays are all you need.
"Romance" by Ralph Lauren:
Another one of Mr. Lauren's
genius fragrances is on store
shelves with this refreshing bou-
quet of warm, sexy citrus and
lavender, with sweet spices and
woods. If you want to attract
women in a dreamy, romantic
sense while still keeping your
manly reputation, try it out.
Because of its lightness, it is rec-
ommended that that this scent be
worn during the daytime.
"Dynamic" by Adidas:
I can envision a typical athletic
male with traces of this scent fol-
lowing him around all day.
"Dynamic" smells exactly the
way it is titled. Its spicy, sweet
aroma is outdoorsy and fresh.
Can't you just imagine hiking
through the mountains or white-
water rafting with cologne like
this?
"Curve" for Men by Liz Clai-
borne:
The refreshing scent of Curve
clears my senses and leaves me
longing for a — well — I'll leave
what I'm longing for to your
imagination. Curve has fra-
grance hints of fresh greens,
warm wind, pepper, with splash-
es of mahogany and water. This
is another one of my very
favorite male smells.
For the Gals:
"Ralph " by Ralph Lauren:
This ferrunine, flowery scent is
perfect for the simple, low-main-
tenance woman. A woman who
wears this is usually confident,
fun-loving and easy to please.
This scent is refreshing and light
with hints of jasmine and fruit,
and it is recommended for day-
time wear. This is my everyday
fragrance and it is perfect for the
gal on the go.
"L'eau D'Issey" by lssey Miyake:
This is my sexy scent — I wear
this one when I have a special
event or dinner to attend. In
L'eau D'Issey, I definitely feel like
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a woman. The sharp, aquatic
quality this fragrance possesses
contains whispers of fresh water
floral essence.
"True Star" by Tommy Hilfiger:
This is probably the best fra-
grance for nighttime activities.
This delicate fragrance is fun and
fearless, so be sure to wear this for
a night on the town. Spritz on this
floral scent, and then go dancing.
What else would you expect from
a scent that Beyonce Knowles
helped inspire? Can we say "Eau
de Bling?"
"Warm Vanilla Sugar" by Bath
and Body Works:
This scent is perfect for the fall
season! It reminds me of home
during the holidays and fresh,
just-out-of-the-oven chocolate
chip cookies. Spray this on, and
you'll get those warm-fuzzies that
can only be found with a scent as
sweet as its name.
Think you've found a fragrance
that you might be interested in?
Go to a department store, and ask
for a card sample. "Try on" each
scent by rubbing the card where
you think you'll wear your
cologne or perfume the most. One
at a time, please! Remember not to
overload your senses.
Beware the fragrances created
by Britney Spears and Celine
Dion. Although their musical tal-
ent may be sound sweet, the scent
is just the opposite. In fact, Brit-
ney's "Curious" just plain smells
like sex, while Celine's self-titled
fragrance smells like the lack
thereof.
After figuring out which scents
collaborate with your chemistry
the best, let your nose and your
imagination take flight and enjoy
the aroma you and your essence
have created.
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Whitney King continues to lay
claim as one of the top freshman
in the Southland Conference,
knocking down 15 kills while hit-
ting .375, but it wasn't enough as
the NSU volleyball squad fell to
Houston 25-30, 30-26, 23-30 and
21-30 here Tuesday night.
Already the co-owner of the
school record with 31 kills in a
match, she has obtained double-
digits in kills in 16 of the 24
matches played and has 282 total
kills on the season, just 90 shy of
breaking into the top five on the
school's single-season kills list.
Isabela Duarte added 12 kills
while Beth Freeland finished with
10 for the Lady Demons (11-13).
Flavia Belo flirted with yet anoth-
er triple-double match, getting
seven kills, 17 digs and 26 assists.
NSU 3, SHSU 2
One day after losing its first
home match of the season, the
NSU Demon volleyball squad ral-
lied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat
Sam Houston State in five sets
here Saturday afternoon, and
improving its record in Prather
Coliseum to 6-1.
The win keeps the Lady
Demons' postseason hopes alive
as they improve to 11-12 overall
and 7-6 in league play.
They are now tied with Sam
Houston State (13-9, 7-6) for the
sixth and final spot in the South-
land Conference Tournament that
begins on Nov. 18. The win also
gave NSU its first-ever seven win
season in league play.
After falling in the first game
30-21, NSU reversed the digits to
take game two 30-21.
Isabela Duarte and Whitney
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match with King leading the team
with 16 kills followed by Duarte's
14 as NSU sent the match to the
deciding fifth game with a 30-27
game four win.
In the fifth, NSU rolled out to a
3-0 lead before the Bearkats could
get on the board. King had three
kills in the game including the
game-winner to give NSU a 15-8
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Ashley Hadley led the team
with 17 digs while Rachel Ford
picked up a double-double with
10 digs and a team-high 26 assists.
The Lady Demons will now hit
the road for six straight matches
beginning with a non-conference
contest at Houston at 7 on Tues-
day. NSU will return home on
Nov. 9 against Stephen F. Austin.
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Excuse me, waiter, I
would like to order now.
May I please have an order
of crow, with a side dish of
broken hearts and a tall,
cool glass of hell frozen
over?
Last week my beloved
New York Yankees lost in
the ALCS to the hapless,
mediocre Red Sox of Boston.
As a result, I am currently
enrolled in a 12-step pro-
gram for heartbroken Yan-
kee fans. Openly expressing
my sorrow is step four.
I claimed it would never
happen in my lifetime; not
in a thousand years. Man,
was I wrong.
This was a devastating
loss in the truest sense of the
word. New York was up
three games to none in the
series, and I was feeling
pretty darn good. I was
ready to rub it in to every
baseball fan I knew.
"This is proof that the
curse of the Bambino exists
and is all-powerful," I said.
For those of you who do
not know, the curse con-
cerns the Red Sox trading
Babe Ruth to the Yankees in
1919. Boston has been with-
out a title ever since.
Boston bounced back and
won games four, five and
six. During this span, the
Yanks blew two leads late in
the game.
"Uh oh," I thought, "this
is not good." I was seriously
beginning to doubt the Yan-
kees' invincibility. They
couldn't lose, could they?
As you can probably
guess, the Red Sox won
game seven at Yankee Stadi-
um by seven runs. Boston
was in the World Series for
the first time since 1986, and
the Babe turned in his grave.
Fate had hocked a loogie
and spat in my face.
The next day I was in the
deepest level of despair.
"Woe is my down-trod-
den heart!" I cried out in
anguish.
My so-called friends said
stuff like, "Can you believe
they blew a three game
lead?" or "ESPN is saying it
is the biggest collapse in
sports history."
During this I am thinking,
"while I am dangling on the
cliff of baseball despair,
could you please step on my
hands just one more time?"
After hitting bottom I
realized that the Red Sox
winning was not the end of
the world. Yeah, they may
have won the World Series,
but in the end they will
always be inferior.
The Yankees have 26
titles, which is 20 more than
the Sox. Life is good when
seen from that perspective.
Thank God for Ruth,
DiMaggio, Mantle and Jeter:
I will be forever thankful.
It has been a week since
my tragedy, and the world
did not end like I thought it
would.
Life will go on, and the
Yankees will fight another
day. Long live the Bronx
Bombers and their glorious
existence.
Mmmm crow tastes
like chicken.
Also Sports fan, remem-
ber to go vote this week in
the presidential election on
Tuesday.
Listen to 97.3 f.m. on Sat-
urday to see how the
Demons are playing against
the Bison. You never know
what will happen.
NSU to hunt Bison
By Patrick West
Sports Editor
The NSU Demons are tak-
ing a trip to Fargo, N.D. to
hunt Bison.
The 31st annual Harvest
Bowl is the Demons' first
match up against the North
Dakota State Bison, and they
look to rebound after an
upset last week against
Nicholls State. The Bison are
also looking to win after a
tough loss last week against
Great West conference foe
and No. 5 California Poly-
technic State.
With the Demons' loss last
week, they fell from No. 9 to
No. 15 in both major Division
I-AA Top 25 Polls and hope
to hold onto that position
with a win against the No. 26
ranked Bison.
"This is a huge test for us,"
Demon head coach Scott
Stoker said. "We need to play
well this week to help us get
confidence for November."
The Demons have strug-
gled on the road this season,
and playing in Fargo will be
their toughest test this sea-
son. The Bison have won
their last nine of 11 home
games and since 1980, have
won 201 out of 211 home
games. NDSU has a 91 per-
cent win rate at home in the
FargoDome where 18,000
people are expected to attend
Saturday's contest.
"A winning record like
that is unheard of," Stoker
said. "That is just ridiculous
to have a record like that, and
it will be a hostile environ-
ment."
This season the Demons
are 1-2 on the road, and they
statistically play worse away
from Turpin Stadium. The
Purple Swarm defense has
allowed 155 more yards per
game and seven points more
per game.
The NSU offense has also
struggled averaging 149
yards less and 34 less points
on the road, and the Demons
have not won a game
indoors. NSU is 0-3 indoors,
including a loss to Northern
Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service
Demon quarterback Connor Morel throws a pass against the Nicholls State Colonels last Thursday.
Despite Morel's effort, the Demons loss to the Colonels 40-14 in Thibodaux, La.
Iowa last season in the
UNIDome.
"We haven't played well
on the road, and that is a
fact," Stoker said. "We are
two totally different teams in
the dome."
The Bison are entering
their first season as an I-AA
school after making the jump
from Division II status.
NDSU is no stranger to win-
ning; the Bison have won
five national titles as a Divi-
sion II school and have made
the transition to Division I-
AA easily.
Saturday's game will also
pit two of the top defenses in
Division I-AA as both teams'
are ranked in the top five.
The Purple Swarm Defense is
ranked second nationally in
total defense only giving up
228 ypg and are ranked first
nationally in rush defense
only giving up 63 ypg.
The Bison mirror the Pur-
ple Swarm, only giving up
269 total ypg while giving up
a meager 14 points per game.
Coach Stoker said the
Bison defensive line is just
like NSU's front four.
"North Dakota State's
defense is just like ours,"
Stoker said. "They don't blitz
a lot because their front four
guys are that good."
For the Demons to win,
NSU needs to hold on to the
football and not commit
turnovers or penalties.
The Demons had six
turnovers including 14
penalties for 87 yards that
contributed to their downfall
last week.
"When you turn the foot-
ball over that many times,
you are not going to beat
anybody," Stoker said. "It
was a nightmarish game last
week, and, hopefully, we
have woke up from it."
The battle between the
Demons and the Bison is set
for 1 p.m. Saturday in Fargo.
NSU 14, Nicholls 40
The NSU Demons were
plagued with mistakes and
turnovers helping the
Nicholls State Colonels pull
off the upset Thursday night
on FSN Southwest television.
"When we play that bad
and turn the ball over that
much we are not going to
beat anybody," Demon head
coach Scott Stoker said. "We
can't turn the football over
like that, and it was embar-
rassing."
The Demons had four fum-
bles, three interceptions and
14 penalties in the 40-14
shocking loss to the Colonels,
which snapped an NSU five
game winning streak. This is
the Colonels' second straight
defeat over the Demons. Last
season, Nicholls beat NSU on
homecoming 40-30.
"We are a good football
team when we execute,"
Stoker said. "But when we
don't execute it's ugly to
watch, and we just didn't do
anything right."
The game started off with
NSU scoring on 67 and 80
yard offensive drives and
had an early lead.
Then, the game took an
unusual turn. Nicholls
scored first in the third quar-
ter off a safety after NSU was
pinned on their own 2-yard
line.
On the ensuing drive after
the free kick, Nicholls quar-
terback Yale Vannoy threw a
deep ball into double cover-
age, but Demon cornerback
Prentice West and free safety
Russ Washington collided,
sending the ball right into the
hands of Colonel receiver
Jared Landrum.
Landrum then scampered
down the field for a 54-yard
touchdown score giving the
Colonels a 12-point lead.
"We didn't execute like we
were suppose to, and we did-
n't play as a team," Safety
Bryan McMillan said. "We
were not focused tonight,
and we just out outplayed
and out executed by
Nicholls."
The Demon offense fin-
ished the night with 348
yards of total offense.
Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Service
Demon head coach Scott Stok-
er is displeased with his team
during the loss to Nicholls.
NSU sweeps at home
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Sophomore Demon midfielder Mya Walsh runs down the field
against Texas State last Friday. NSU beat TSU 2-1.
By Justin Hebert
Sauce Reporter
It was a clean sweep for
the NSU Demon soccer team
this weekend as they
downed Southland Confer-
ence opponents Texas State
and Sam Houston, both by
scores of 2-1.
The Demons entered the
weekend tied for fourth in
the Southland Conference
but can finish anywhere
from first to fifth going into
the Southland Conference
tournament which begins
Nov. 4 at Southeastern
Louisiana in Hammond.
It depends on what hap-
pens around the conference
and whether they win their
last regular season game
against Louisiana-Monroe
on Friday.
Friday night the Demons
withstood some rain and a
late comeback attempt by
the Texas State Bobcats at the
Demon Soccer Complex.
NSU improved their con-
ference record to 6-4 and
hope to propel their already
established seed in the SLC
tournament.
Sophomore midfielder
Marliese Latiolais scored
first against Texas State with
19 minutes already ticked off
the clock in the first half on
an assist from midfielder
Natalie Waguespack to take
the lead 1-0.
With six minutes still to go
in the first half, defender
Ashley Hadley broke away
from midfield and nailed a
goal to give the Demons a 2-
lead, which eventually was
all they needed.
Texas State finally scored
on a put back off a blocked
shot but was held in check
by NSU for the remainder of
the game.
"It was a big win for us,"
Demons head coach Jimmy
Mitchell said.
"I didn't think we played
particularly well, but we
played hard, and sometimes
it is more important to play
hard than well."
NSU followed up one big
win with another at home
Sunday beating the Sam
Houston State Bearkats and
moving to a 9-10 record
overall and 7-4 in the SLC.
Demon defender Kaitlin
Bowman scored first with a
header off Natalie Wagues-
pack's corner kick that came
33 minutes into the first half.
The Bearkats tied the game
with 3 minutes left in the
half, but NSU came out
strong after halftime when
sophomore midfielder Julie
Zavala scored one minute
into the second half for the
eventual winning goal.
Coach Mitchell said that it
was important for the team
to show they could win both
games this weekend with the
SLC tournament right
around the corner.
"This is the first weekend
in a long time we have won
both of our games, and I feel
that's so important because
we have to be able to get into
the conference tournament
and turn around right after a
game to play again and be
successful," Mitchell said.
Demon coach Jimmy
Mitchell said his team needs
to play consistently and try
to let some players rest
before the tournament.
"When you're fatigued is
when you lose your concen-
tration level and I could see
us doing that at times during
games," Mitchell said.
"We've got to work on that a
little bit. But the biggest
thing is just to get our legs
back under us."
The lone regular season
game the Demons have left
will be Friday night at 7
p.m., at the Demon Soccer
Complex, against conference
opponent Louisiana-Mon-
roe.
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Demons' senior night for
three players and one assis-
tant coach.
The three senior players
are midfielder Dani Thomas,
defenders Katie Priest and
Amy Hester along with for-
mer goal keeper and student
assistant coach Nellie Latio-
lais. Latiolais did not play
her senior year due to injury.
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University makes plans to create learning environment for students
By Kyle A. Carter
News Editor
Two weeks ago, the
Louisiana Board of Regents
and the University of
Louisiana System Board of
Supervisors approved the
construction of a new resi-
dence hall near the Teacher
Education Center.
Members of the University
administration, legal and
financial consultants, a repre-
sentative from Century
Development, SGA President
Mindy McConnell and
Natchitoches Mayor Wayne
McCullen gathered Oct. 28
and Oct. 29 before members
of the two boards to make
one last appeal for approval
of the new dorm complex.
Anthony Scheffler, vice presi-
dent of student affairs, said
the presentation was out-
standing.
"The best thing about the
presentation was the coordi-
nation of it," Scheffler said.
"Both Boards gave us compli-
ments on the presentation."
Now with final approval
from both Boards, President
Randall Webb said Century
Development, the construc-
tion and management com-
pany for the University
Columns and this new hous-
ing project, is ready to begin
construction soon. But the
University must still gain
approval from the Louisiana
Community Development
Authority to sell bonds for
the money to construct the
new building. Construction
will begin soon after the
approval from LCDA is
given, Webb said.
Scheffler said that details
on how to make the building
a place of learning and con-
struction of the dorm itself
are still not finalized. He said
ideas being considered
include guest lectures, faculty
living in the building, advis-
ing nights and video class-
rooms. These ideas came
from other universities, he
said, but nothing is official.
"We are looking at every-
thing that can enhance the
learning experience," Schef-
fler said.
Vincent Spencer, develop-
ment manager for Century
Development, said the build-
ing's design and location
have been decided. He said
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University to enforce freshman live on campus rule
By Elaine Broussard
Editor in Chief
Next fall, the University
will begin enforcing a long-
established rule requiring
incoming freshmen to live in
on-campus facilities.
It is the policy of each uni-
versity in the University of
Louisiana System that unmar-
ried students under the age of
21 are required to live on cam-
pus unless they qualify for
exemption. However, the
University has not enforced
this rule in recent years.
Dan Seymour, vice presi-
dent of student affairs, said
the University has not had to
enforce the policy since mort-
gages on the six residence
halls were paid off in 1998.
Documents governing the
mortgages required the Uni-
versity to enforce its policy
until the buildings were paid
off.
"As long as the University
owed on the buildings, the
University was responsible
for requiring students to live
on campus to guarantee to the
lenders that they would be
paid back," Seymour said.
Seymour also said there
was no need to enforce the
policy because the residence
halls were full.
"If the buildings are full
and you don't owe any
money, then you have the lux-
ury of being lenient," Sey-
mour said.
However, occupancy in the
"If the buildings are full and you don't owe any money,
then you have the luxury of being lenient."
Dan Seymour
Vice President of Student Affairs
residence halls has declined
this semester. Felicia Young,
coordinator of housing, said
that 169 fewer students were
living in the residence halls
this September than in Sep-
tember 2003.
"The residence hall occu-
pancy is a problem this year,"
Seymour said. "We probably
should have enforced the pol-
icy this year."
Frances Conine, director of
student services, said another
problem is that occupancy in
the University Columns has
declined. Century Develop-
ment, the company that
develops and manages the
Columns is still in debt
because of them. Also, Cen-
tury Development will be
developing the new apart-
ment-style residence hall set
to open next fall, which will
generate more debt.
"We have an obligation to
our partner, Century, for the
University Columns and the
new project to be sure that
they meet their debt to their
lenders," Conine said.
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More than 150 students
packed the Alley in the Stu-
dent Union Tuesday for the
Student Activity Board's first
freestyle contest.
Freestyle is a form of rap
that requires rappers to cre-
ate rhvmes and lyrics on the
spot.
Contestants took the stage
■n pairs and each contestant
was given about 30 seconds
to improvise a rap — usually
condescending to the other
contestant on stage — before
turning the microphone over
to his opponent.
Despite the unfriendly
nature of the competition, all
°f the contestants traded
^spectful high fives, hand-
shakes and hugs at the end of
e ach round.
A winner from each pair
w as chosen by greatest audi-
^ce applause and was then
allowed to move on to the
next stage of the competition.
Audience members
laughed, jeered and some-
times jumped out of their
Se ats in response to the
freestylers quick comebacks
and clever cut-downs.
The contest was originally
only open by pre-registration
to Rapides and Dodd Hall
students, but show co-coor-
dinator and Rapides SAB
representative Jessie Dixon
said any other students in
attendance who wanted to
get up and rap were wel-
come. No one else did.
Dixon said the event was
his idea.
"I just got up one day, and
said, 'Let's do it,'" Dixon
said.
Dodd hall SAB representa-
tive Sheba Osborne also
helped coordinate the event.
Contest winner Joshua
Pierre, a junior accounting
major, said he has been rap-
ping more than eight years.
"When I want to improve
my skills I freestyle, but
when I want to be serious I
write the lyrics," Pierre said.
In addition to the free con-
cert, students were also
served free ice cream, coke
floats and pizza.
The first place prize was
$50 and second place winner
Terrence McKinney won $25.
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Students "Stic" and Ebbie Robinson trade rhymes and put downs at the SAB's first freestyle competition.
By Tasha Braggs
Sauce Reporter
Sheriff Victor Jones said he
would continue to work
toward positive programs
and hope for staff pay
increases in his 2004 term.
Jones was a guest speaker
Monday afternoon during a
political science forum where
he discussed controlling ille-
gal substance in Natchi-
toches. Jones said he and his
committee were still enforc-
ing the DARE program in the
school system, but the drug
arrests continue to increase.
"The only way to stop
drugs is to just say 'no',"
Jones said.
Jones said he thinks the
DARE program is effective,
but there are other things
that need to be done. Jones
said he believes things need
to be changed because young
people are still trying drugs.
Jones said he would like to
begin enforcing the DARE
program in high school to
help them understand the
negativity of drugs. Jones
said another part of this plan
he would like to enforce is
better community policing to
help identify crimes caused
by drugs.
Jones also addressed
replenishing and trying to
get a pay increase for his
decreased staff. Jones said
the staff has not had a pay
increase since 1981. He said
until there is a resolution for
an increase in budget, the
sheriff's office is identifying
areas for special patrolling.
Adam Zelasko, a junior
journalism major asked Jones
many questions concerning
violence, drug problems and
officer salaries in Natchi-
toches in order to clarify
Jones's message.
"We need taxes for more
officers to come and make
Natchitoches a safer commu-
nity and a safer place,"
Zelasko said. "Then crimi-
nals will think twice about
committing a crime."
Jones also talked about his
effective programs for the
elderly such as "Are U Ok,"
which is a program that
checks on the safety of the
elderly everyday and his cel-
lular phone donation pro-
gram that allows senior citi-
zens to have access to cell
phones in case of emergency.
"Everyday is a learning
experience," Jones said. "I
feel that in my second term I
feel more comfortable, and
my staff and I are on the
same page."
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Community • Church
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ONNECTIONS
American Chemical Society
The ACS will be hostin a no
limit Texas hold 'em tournament
tonight at 6 p.m. at the NSU Rec.
Center. Buy in is $5, and a $100
first place prize will be awarded.
Department of English
The course ENGL 4190-45N
Shakespeare is listed incorrectly
in the Spring 2005 schedule. The
correct listing is as follows: 9:30
to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday and Thurs-
day.
Health Services
The Great American Smokeout
will be held on Nov. 18. Students
are encouraged to quit smoking
for 24 hours. Health services will
be available in the Student
Union from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with
supportive information and
strategies to quit smoking.
SAB
The SAB Will be holding a
canned food drive until Nov. 27
in the Student Union Lobby.
Cans must be turned in to the
SAB Committee Room 232 by
4:30 p.m.
Photography Club
Meetings are held on Mon-
days at 7 p.m. in Room 205 in
the CAPA building. They are
open to all students.
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Dorms
FROM PAGE 1
Century Development is trying to
construct the building to mirror
other campus buildings such as
Russell Hall and the Elementary-
Lab School buildings.
Spencer said the University will
have to re-route traffic behind
Sabine Hall and the entrance to the
RE. Majors' building to help the
flow of traffic and provide parking
space for the new dorm. He said a
new parking lot will be constructed
for the Teacher Education Center
because the current lot will be used
for the new dorm.
The dorm will be three buildings
with three floors. Each floor will
have a lounge area with larger
kitchens, televisions, study areas,
washer and dryers and vending
machines, Spencer said. He said
Freshmen
the individual units will be con-
nected by a central corridor. Units
will contain either a two-bed, two-
bath living area or a four-bed, two-
bath living area. There will be a
pool and a community center,
where the management offices and
computer labs will be located.
The plan is to provide an alterna-
tive style of housing for students,
said Dan Seymour, vice president
of student affairs.
"The point is we are trying to
build something between an apart-
ment and a dorm," Seymour said.
The building will include small
kitchen areas, a main living quarter
and the perks of an apartment com-
plex, Seymour said. However,
instead of paying ever)' month, the
student will pay once at the begin-
ning of the semester. Seymour said
the University will offer nine-
month leases and 12-month leases
that will allow students to live in
the building all year or the school
year only. He said the University
plans to designate the new build-
ing for summer housing. The facili-
ty will not close during the holi-
days unlike the other residence
halls on campus, Seymour said.
Webb said the University will
begin moving students out of Rapi-
des Hall once the new dorm is fin-
ished and ready to house students.
Rapides residents will move into
the new dorm or other residence
halls, and Rapides will be torn
down.
"We want to provide the kind of
housing that is conducive to hous-
ing prospective students and older
students," Webb said.
Approval from LCDA must be
met before the dorm can be con-
structed, Seymour said. Work can-
not begin until the bonds are sold
to construct the building, he said.
Spencer said Century Develop-
ment plans to begin construction in
December following approval to
sell the bonds from LCDA in
upcoming weeks. He also said
Century Development has hired a
construction team that has worked
with the company before and has
made plans if rain becomes a prob-
lem.
Seymour said there is no real fear
that the LCDA will disapprove the
selling of the bonds.
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Katie Moring, managing director
of the University Columns, said the
occupancy of the apartments
declined from 99 percent capacity
in the fall of 2003 to 77 percent in
September.
Conine said the University will
begin enforcing the policy specifi-
cally with freshmen because stud-
ies have shown that on-campus liv-
ing is beneficial to freshmen.
"All the research you can find,
and even our local research shows
that students who live in residence
halls are more retainable and are
more likely to meet their goals,"
Conine said. "Although I do want
to comply with board policies, the
bigger issue to me is providing
affordable on-campus housing to
students so that they can reach
their educational goals."
Conine said that each year NSU
must compete with other state uni-
versities for college-bound fresh-
men, and housing is a large factor
in this competition.
"If we can provide new, safe,
affordable housing, we are much
more likely to first, get them here
and second, keep them here,"
Conine said.
Young agreed that on-campus
living is beneficial to freshmen.
"It's a good idea for them to live
on campus because they have con-
venient access to everything they
need," Young said. "Also, it's
FROM PAGE 1
cheaper. They won't have to worry
about paying for gas or rent. Here,
it is paid in one lump sum."
Young said the decline in occu-
pancy in the residence halls is prob-
ably due to competition with the
Frog Pond apartments, which
opened in August.
Seymour said the decline is also
due to the limited on-campus liv-
ing options, which are not desirable
for many students, and the poor
conditions of the residence hall
buildings.
Conine said the Frog Pond apart-
ments have created a "honeymoon
effect" on students who are attract-
ed to something new. However,
she said the University's decaying
facilities are more to blame for the
decline in residence-hall occupan-
cy.
"We want the Frog Pond to be
full," Conine said. "If they are full,
that means the University is full.
There's no doubt that we would
want them to be successful."
Seymour said although the Uni-
versity's policy restricts all students
under the age of 21 who do not
meet exemption requirements to
on-campus living, students who
are already living off-campus
should not be concerned.
"The concept is that we are going
to be sensitive to continuing stu-
dents who already have experi-
ences living off-campus, and we're
"I wouldn't want to be confined to
campus. It would make me feel like I
am still in high school."
Ashley Barrow
Freshman biology major
going to be more rigid with fresh-
men," Seymour said.
Marilyn Vascocu, leasing manag-
er for the Frog Pond apartments
said this will affect business at the
apartments because many fresh-
men live there.
"We knew about the housing
rules, but we knew there were
ways that students could get out of
it," Vascocu said. "If all freshmen
are going to have to live on cam-
pus, it will definitely affect us."
Vascocu did not know the num-
ber of freshmen who live in the
Frog Pond apartments.
Rebbecca Lowe, a freshman psy-
chology major in the Louisiana
Scholars' College, is a resident of
Boozman Hall. The Scholars' Col-
lege already requires its freshman
to live in Boozman.
"I think it is a good idea to be put
in that environment, and being in
the dorm forces you to make a wide
variety of friends," Lowe said. "I
know that if I wasn't forced to live
on campus, I probably wouldn't be
making the effort to meet so many
different kinds of people."
Gwendolyn Melancon, a sopho-
more nursing major, is a resident of
Sabine Hall. She said that when
she was a freshman, she had
friends who lived on and off cam-
pus, and she noticed differences in
their behavior.
"My friends on campus made
better grades, and my off-campus
friends were more concerned about
what they were wearing to the club
tonight instead of studying for a
test," Melancon said.
Ashley Barrow, a freshman biolo-
gy major and resident of Sabine
Hall said she understands why it is
beneficial to freshmen to live on
campus, but she thinks it is unfair
for the University to require it.
"I wouldn't want to be confined
to campus," Barrow said. "It would
make me feel like I am still in high
school."
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NSU Police Blotter
.10-26-04
9*25 a.m.
An ARAMARK employee called
about another counterfeit bill.
10:48 a.m.
There was a call from a campus
employee about people selling
cookies on the Bienvenu side of
fcyser. The caller said that they
were acting hostile and getting in
people's faces trying to sell the
cookies.
10-27-04
2:32 a.m.
The AAC from Rapides called
because there were problems with
some of the residents. An RA wit-
nessed a resident knocking out a
ceiling tile.
5:10 p.m.
A student requested the assis-
tance of an officer because he had
just witnessed his ex-girlfriend
vandalizing his vehicle.
10-28-04
9:40 p.m.
A call was received from the Tau
Kappa Epsilon house in reference
to criminal damage on a vehicle
and on the TKE letters.
1:35 p.m.
A man called to report that he
had been to the Columns to visit a
friend and accidentally left some of
his belongings in her apartment.
He said that she told him she
would bum his stuff if he did not
come back and get it immediately.
10-29-04
2:37 a.m.
A call was received in reference
to a possible break-in at the Rapi-
des parking lot. The windshield
and back glass of a Camry had
been smashed out. Statements
were taken from witnesses.
10- 31-04
2:22 a.m.
Two calls were received about
the Columns sign falling into the
road. The officer dispatched
requested assistance in moving it.
1 H-04
1:01 p.m.
Officers were trying to locate
CDs at the TKE house. The student
said that the TKE members were
keeping the CDs from him because
he quit the fraternity.
11- 2-04
12:35 a.m.
The RHS from Sabine called to
report a noise outside that sounded
like a gunshot. Officers found noth-
ing.
2:03 a.m.
A student was assaulted on cam-
pus when returning from Brook-
shire's. He was transported to the
Natchitoches Parish Hospital in an
ambulance.
1:53 p.m.
An employee from Vic's called to
inform police that they were moni-
toring a student who was attempt-
ing to steal discounted food.
7:20 p.m.
A call was received reporting
possible drug use in Third East of
Rapides. The room under suspicion
had no occupants and statements
were taken.
11-3-04
11:28 a.m.
A Vic's employee called because
they were having trouble with a
student. Two more calls were
received, and the subject was taken
into custody.
2:09 p.m.
A student came in to report that
some sort of product had been
poured all over his car in the Rapi-
des parking lot and that there was
possible paint damage.
11-6-04
1:07 a.m.
The RHS at Boozman reported
that a male resident passed out and
that alcohol was involved.
11:31 a.m.
A call was received about some-
one having chest pains at the band
competition. The subject was trans-
ported by ambulance to the Natchi-
toches Parish Hospital.
6:43 p.m.
A woman called to report that a
Red River bus driver tried to run
over about 10-12 students.
11-7-04
8:22 p.m.
Someone from Rapides called to
report that a Domino's delivery girl
was having a seizure by her car.
She was transported by ambulance
to the Natchitoches Parish Hospi-
tal. Officers secured her car.
SAB to host exotic critters
By Savanna Mahaffey
Sauce Reporter
The Student Activities Board
invites NSU students to take a
walk on the wild side with
"SABari."
The SAB representatives-at-
large are bringing in exotic ani-
mals from Animal Rentals in
Chicago. The animals will be dis-
played outside of Vic's in Fried-
man Student Union from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
Featured animals will include
a costumed monkey, a 10-foot
python, a four-foot alligator, hiss-
ing cockroaches, a large exotic par-
rot and many others. Participants
will be allowed to interact and
take pictures, which will be avail-
able online, with the animals
June Chauvin, SAB events
committee representative, said she
encourages everyone to join the
festivities by wearing camouflage.
Other activities for the day
include temporary tribal art tat-
toos, refreshments and ARA-
MARK discount card give-a-ways.
Refreshments will include pizza,
popcorn, drinks and animal cook-
ies to maintain the theme.
Chauvin said the initial idea
was to have a circus theme and
have a man with a boa constrictor
around his neck. She began con-
tacting zoos and then realized it
would be better to bring in more
exotic animals, thus creating the
"SABari" theme. The cost of the
animal rentals was $1,600, Chau-
vin said. The funding for events,
such as this one, comes from stu-
dent fees.
SAB member Julie
Lewandowski said the event will
be entertaining and worthwhile.
"Students have already paid
for it with their fees so they might
as well take advantage of it,"
Lewandowski said. "On top of
that, you get free food, and we're
taking pictures."
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WELCOME TO
THE POLICE
STAT
Where were you
on 11/2?
By J. Aaron "Q"
Brown
In the next four years, we will
see at least one and possibly as
many as four of the justices on the
Supreme Court retire. Bush will
appoint their replacements. The
Republican congress will approve
them. They won't be "judicial
activists," which means they'll
agree with whatever the president
says the Constitution means.
In the next four years, the
PATRIOT Act will be made perma-
nent, meaning the government
can track anyone it wants pretty
much any way it wants without
any justification or accountability.
In the next four years, deficit
spending will probably continue.
These debts will have to be repaid.
We will be the ones paying them.
In the next four years, Bush will
keep borrowing from Social Secu-
rity.
My parents will find the coffers
thin when they retire. I may find
them empty.
In the next four years, the gov-
ernment will continue lying bla-
tantly to the American people
about what America is doing, and
the media will continue to go
along with it.
He fooled you twice, America.
Shame on you.
Write to SauceFiller@gmail.com
J. Aaron Brown is a
Louisiana Scholars' College
student. His column appears
weekly on the editorial page.
His opinions do not necessar-
ily reflect the opinions of the
Sauce staff or of the Uni-
versity.
We at the Current
Sauce salute vet-
erans on and off
campus. Happy
Veterans Day!
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12 steps to success
By T. Hargis
What do you think all those
Democrats in those blue states
were thinking last Tuesday night
when the exit polls came in from
the east coast predicting a huge
Kerry win? I bet it was the opposite
of what they were thinking when
three fourths of the country was lit
up in red by 3 a.m. Wednesday.
Predictably, the liberal Northeast
went to Kerry and the AFLCIO rich
northern states were candy in his
pocket. Calif-lib-eronia was a for-
gone conclusion along with Ore-
gon and Washington. It's amazing
to look at the map and see all those
red states in the South, the South-
west, the North and middle Amer-
ica. Bush won by 3.5 million popu-
lar votes and made Horida and
Ohio a victory lap. I have to say
Kerry has shown me something in
defeat I thought he never had dur-
ing the campaign, class and brains.
Class in that he saw he was beat
and conceded to Bush with a
phone call after looking at the
numbers in Ohio as the provisional
ballots were being thrown out by
the truckload. He talked in his
farewell speech about getting the
country back together and working
for a better America. Brains in that
he didn't commit political suicide
by pitching that horrible crybaby
fit Gore did in 2000 using every
excuse in the book why he didn't
win. He was emotional and gen-
uine in his love for his ideals and I
can really respect that. I wish he
would have talked that way before
we all cast our votes he might have
even convinced me I had a choice
beside Bush.
According to CNN, 59,459,765
voted for the President nationwide
with a margin of just over 3.5 mil-
lion over Kerry. Why would Bush
pick up more people than in 2000?
I would much rather have Kerry as
president than Gore but why did so
many people come to the polls in
groves? 70 percent of voters for
Kerry voted so because they were
anti-Bush. That means only 30 per-
cent of Kerry casters did so because
they liked him. You can't get elect-
ed when 85 percent of people think
you are a second-class candidate.
The media wasn't always behind
Kerry. In fact, the media was split
in half with 49 percent being pro-
Kerry and 51 percent being anti-
Bush so I can see how Americans
were led to be so divided.
Thirty percent of people who
voted listed morals as their driving
force for voting in this election. 80
percent voted for President Bush.
Thafs right, 80 percent of people
voted against the moral style of
John Kerr)' and the liberal side of
the Democratic Party. No doubt
you will read things this week in
this very paper about how stupid
people were for voting for Bush
and that we are all dumb and fee-
ble minded. They will call the
lower and middle class church
attending family making $25,000 a
year too incompetent to see the
light when they were in the voting
booth. They will say how Bush
will have the secret police out run-
ning around keeping the Republi-
cans in power and invoking their
will on all of society.
Just smile. Smile real big and tell
them they need to attend a Liber-
al's anonymous meeting here at
NSU. The first step as always is
admitting you have a problem.
For example, the Filler column
and those liberal scholars, who
would be anonymous of course,
would stand up and say something
similar to this: "Hi everyone. I'm
(insert your meeting name here),
and I'm a flaming liberal. I've been
liberal vote free for about 3 weeks
now," (polite applause from other
members).
"You know I used to think that
an anti-Bush, pro-abortion, pro-gay
marriage, pro-stem cell research,
and a pro-partial birth execution
stance would get us that middle
American evangelical vote. I just
didn't get it. You know if we get
behind these issues that America
feels are important we might just
get back in power to pass those
social issues we all agree with.
They just won't elect us because
they feel God is much bigger than
their pocket books and their lives.
Strange isn't it. Zell Miller saw the
light and now so have I," (enthusi-
astic applause follows). To end the
meeting there would be a cry ses-
sion called the Gore experience.
Participants graduate by either
forming their own third party or go
into a petrified alcoholic binge with
Tom Daschle in the hills of South
Dakota were he will join Al in the
land of liberal loonies. Meetings are
facilitated by reformed Democrats
who are also current members of
the College Republicans.
Thomas Hargis is a senior gen-
eral studies major. His opinions
do not necessarily represent the
Sauce staff or the University.
Abortion: Is banning it really an option?
By Justin
Shatwell
I would like to spend some time
this week talking about abortion.
Since the re-election of George W.
Bush, the news channels have been
busy speculating about what the
president's supporters will
demand in return for their support.
One of the things that always ends
up at the top of the list is the ban-
ning of abortion.
I once sat through a Catholic
mass where the priest spoke about
how it was the duty of Catholics to
spread this culture of life through-
out the nation. He said that the
United States lacked a basic respect
for life, and that this was the source
of many of our social ills. He then
called on the congregation to write
letters to their senators in support
of a national ban on abortion.
It seemed to me that this was a
knee-jerk reaction. I understand
the revulsion Christians must feel
towards abortion. However I do
not feel that people like the priest
that day have really thought
through their actions. Take a
moment to think through the con-
sequences of abortion being sud-
denly banned. Would abortions
stop? No, of course not. There
were abortions before it was legal
and the practice would continue
even if it was banned. Banning
abortion would only make the pro-
cedure more dangerous. Abortions
would again be free from over-
sight. There would be no guaran-
tee that the back alley "doctor" was
formally trained or was using safe
equipment. Women could become
sterile or die from botched abor-
tions. Banning abortion would also
result in a flood of confused six-
teen-year-old girls being thrown
into jail for murder. Unexpected
teen pregnancy can be a traumatic
and embarrassing thing for young
girls, and I don't think it is fair to
ruin their lives for taking the easy
way out, especially when they are
making that decision under such
duress. Would hearing horror sto-
ries such as these every night on
the news really bring this country
together and build a culture of life?
Banning abortion would not
magically make people respect life
in this country. It would merely
drive another wedge into our
already divided populace. If Chris-
tians want to succeed they must
stop trying to criminalize those
who disagree with them and start
trying to change their minds
through civil discourse. The best
way I can see to do this is to stop
trying to remove a woman's right
to choose and start making it easier
for that woman to choose life. I
propose that if the Christian com-
munity truly wants to establish a
culture of life, they should imitate
Jesus and lead by example.
The leading alternative to abor-
tion is adoption, but in the United
States today, the process for adopt-
ing a child is so complicated that
few do it. Many women do not
want to birth a child and condemn
it to a life in an orphanage. If adop-
tion was easier and more common,
more women may choose to give
up the child rather than abort. If
every Christian family that could
do so adopted a child, there would
not be a need for orphanages in this
country. Instead of picketing clin-
ics and calling women whores and
murderers, it would be far more
productive to civilly explain your
position and humbly offer to open
your home to that child and raise it
as your own. Instead of writing let-
ters to your senators calling for a
ban on abortion, write letters urg-
ing for the simplification of the
adoption process. Cultures of life
must be built, not legislated. Any-
one who proclaims to truly respect
life should abandon the tactics of
fear and guilt and express their
love by raising a stranger's child as
their own. This path will take a lot
of patience and self-sacrifice, but I
believe that it is far more preferable
to the alternative, which would rip
our already divided country apart
by the seams.
Justin Shatwell is a Louisiana
Scholars' College student. His
opinions do not necessarily repre-
sent the Sauce staff or the Univer-
sity.
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PDA: a no-no
Dear Readers,
(Sigh).... Public displays of
affection - made for people who
are so in love they cannot help
but shamelessly display it to the
whole world by making out in
public places. Do not get me
wrong, reader, I am all for public
displays of affection. Be it a kiss,
a hug or a body slam, this is
America and you should have
the freedom to do what you
want, as long as it is not hurting
anyone.
But there are limits to my
amusement over couples that
cannot keep their hands to them-
selves. For instance, when a pair
of naked, writhing bodies locked
in a passionate embrace is block-
ing the way to my 9 a.m. class, I
tend to get a little peeved. OK,
maybe they were not naked and
writhing, but I have a strong sus-
picion that if the door had not
opened and knocked the girl in
the head, everyone would have
had tickets to a free show. I still
had to basically step over their
panting bodies so I could be on
my way.
So, where am I going with
this? Have some self-control peo-
ple! Is the person you are dating,
or with, or whatever you want to
call it that irresistible? How do
you ever get any work done? Or
are you failing your classes in the
pursuit of sex and love?
But enough of my ranting over
this couple, whom are obviously
missing a few brain cells, proba-
bly from being hit in the head too
many times by a stray door. I
believe that public displays of
affection are wonderful. In a
world where most people would
rather give you the finger than a
helping hand, it is nice to see that
there is some morsel of love in
this place. A little light petting, a
quick kiss, hug or handholding
are all perfectly acceptable ways
to show your affection and tend
to fly under my radar.
However, and I prefer to call
the above-mentioned example as
public displays of lust rather
than public displays of affection,
it is not alright to have your
hands down someone else's
pants in the middle of a crowd.
Where is this acceptable behav-
ior? You should be sensitive to
others around you, not everyone
wants to witness your randy
behavior.
So, if you are a part of one of
these ever so physical couples,
try to keep the heavy groping at
a minimum. You would probably
hate it if a couple sat right in
front of you at the movies and
made out the entire time. Try to
remember that the couple behind
you most likely feels the same
way. If you need some kind of
meter to control little shows of
affection, do not display any
behavior that would not be
acceptable in front of parents.
This is a good way not to offend
people, assuming that your par-
ents are rather cool, and are
alright with hugging and quick
kisses in front of them.
I know this all sounds quite
prim and proper, and that college
is a time of experimentation, but
there is a time and place for
everything. It is better that you
are clued in to this now rather
than when you have a job and
your boss catches you perform-
ing unspeakable acts atop the
company copy machine. You will
quicldy leam that your boss will
not be quite as willing to over-
look your penchant for PDA as a
fellow student or professor will.
* Disclaimer Recognize that I
am not a professional psycholo-
gist or psychiatrist, and I base
my advice solely on my own per-
sonal experience and research
that I have done. Have any ques-
tions about life, love, or sex? Or
hate her advice? Tell Tallulah
and send her an e-mail at cur-
r entsauce@nsula.edu.
All in the mix
Latest mixed drinks have 'explosive' effects
By Raquet Hill
Life Editor
Feeling "wired" is how you
would feel after downing a shot of
Espresso at PJ's. It is not how you
would expect to feel after downing
a few drinks at the bar.
Or is it?
Amid all the heavy smoke and
loud music, many bar-goers find
themselves enjoying a few drinks.
Some enjoy the usual: a couple of
draft beers, Amaretto-Sours and
shots of Jose Cuervo. But nowa-
days, drinks are getting more cre-
ative. Not only do drinkers get a
buzz from their drinks, they get a
high.
This might come as a surprise,
but more and more drinkers are
finding themselves feeling more
energetic when they leave the bar
rather than when than enter it.
And it is all thanks to the makers of
Red Bull.
According to RedBulI.com, the
energy drink contains intense ele-
ments like taurine and caffeine,
which supposedly stimulates
metabolism, increases concentra-
tion and improves reaction speed
and performance under stress and.
Those are the facts about Red
Bull, but that is where the truth
ends and where the craziness
begins.
While many consumers like to
drink it before cramming for an
exam or a long road-trip, the latest
rage is explosive — "bomb shots."
If you are clueless as to what a
bomb drink is, you are probably
not hitting up the clubs very often.
This combination of Jagermeister
or Vodka with Red Bull can be both
an amusing and exotic thrill for
your taste buds.
Stephanie Loennig, chemistry
major, has tried the infamous Red
Bull bombs and said she really likes
them.
"They're fun to drink, especially
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when you've got a big group of
people doing it with you," Loennig
said."
Social work major Jennifer Senn
said she remembers feeling more
carefree and less uptight.
"I feel like I can't hold anything
back," Senn said.
Even though bar goers are order-
ing this popular mixed drink
steadily, many of the doctors at
WebNID.com feel that mixing up a
stimulant like Red Bull and a
depressant like alcohol can be
harmful to the body because when
they are combined, the drinker gets
the worst effects of both and no
benefit.
Unlike Gatorade, which replen-
ishes body electrolytes, Red Bull
does not promote re-hydration.
Instead, the high amounts of caf-
feine and sugar increase the body's
metabolism which then leads to
dehydration.
Alcohol, which dehydrates the
brain, mixed with an energy drink
like Red Bull will do more than
"give you wings" — it will give you
a hangover.
Dr. Gregory Stewart, co-medical
director of the Tulane Institute of
Sports Medicine in New Orleans
and affiliate of WebMD.com, said
the potent stimulant effect is not a
good thing at all.
"Alcohol tends to knock you out,
and that is good in that it can pre-
vent alcohol poisoning," Stewart
said. "But if you are taking some-
thing that will keep you going, you
could raise your blood-alcohol to
toxic levels."
The bad news does not stop
there. Mixing the two substances
can also affect the heart.
The drink, which increases
metabolism, also raises blood pres-
sure, and for those who experience
a pre-existing medical condition,
the result of consuming Red Bull
mixed with alcohol could be fatal.
"Caffeine is a stimulant, similar
to that of ephedrine, so the effects
are basically the same," Steward
said.
Although the facts about dehy-
dration and blood pressure pose
health problems for the consumer,
the real problem is in the "high."
The "high" given off by the ener-
gy of the drink can leave drinkers
with a false sense of sobriety —
which can be deadly for both the
consumer and those around them.
Those drinkers who experience this
sense of awareness might be more
inclined to drive after drinking
which is both hazardous and ille-
gal.
Despite the health issues that are
at hand, bar-goers like Loennig and
Senn said they still plan to enjoy
the drink but will think twice about
having more than one.
Loennig said she likes the drink
because she has more fun, feels
more alert and has more control.
"I like drinking them because it
gives you an amazing zing," Loen-
nig said. "Knowing the facts,
though, makes it easier to turn
down a second round."
Student talent really heats things up
By Chris Reich
Graphics Editor
Students not only got a free show
and some good music Wednesday
in the Friedman Student Union,
many walked away with a CD of
their own music.
Hot Trax, a mobile digital record-
ing booth brought to NSU by the
Student Activity Board's lagniappe
committee, allowed up to two stu-
dents at a time to record their own
single. The students had a choice
from about 2000 songs.
Eva Sterling, head of the
Lagniappe committee, decided to
bring the studio to NSU because it
gives students something that they
can take home.
Kevin Stafford, freshman biology
major, said he enjoyed the experi-
ence too.
"I never had something like this
growing up," Stafford said after
performing a duet to "Dilemma"
by Nelly.
Recording a CD was easy for stu-
dents. After signing up for a place
in line, the students would choose
a song to sing. The songs were
karaoke, with the vocals removed
and the lyrics appearing on a TV in
the booth. Before the first note is
sung, though, an album cover must
be made.
The performers stand in front of
a green screen and pose for a
photo. The green screen allows the
background to be removed and
replaced with the student's choice.
The recording takes little time.
The words come on the screen, the
music comes in through the speak-
ers, and the gathering crowd gets a
free show of their fellow students'
singing talents.
While flyers were posted for the
free recordings, most students
decided to record a CD when they
walked by or while waiting for a
class to start.
Maurice Allen, junior music edu-
cation major, said he really liked
the idea.
"It gives something for students
to do instead of sitting around
waiting for class," Allen said.
Arian Sykes, senior psychology
major, who recorded her version of
R Kelly's "I believe I can fly," said
this was a "good use" of student
funds.
About 500 students attended the
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Latavia "Taye" Williams sings R. Kelly's hit single "I Believe I Can Fly."
event, with about 100 of them mak-
ing their own CDs.
"I think it was a total success,"
Sterling said. The Lagniappe com-
mittee spent $2000 to bring the Hot
Trax digital recording booth to
campus. The booth is owned and
operated by Interactive Attractions,
an Atlanta based entertainment
company that also operates inflat-
able attractions and antique photo
booths.
Sequels and series now available on DVD
By Derick Jones
Sauce Reporter
The month of November brings
not only cold weather and Thanks-
giving, but new DVD and VHS
releases to stores.
Prisoner of Azkaban, the third
installment to the Harry Potter
series, is set to arrive in stores Nov.
23. If the story of Harry Potter is
not known by now, it is a tale of a
young boy who is a wizard, but
does not find out about his extraor-
dinary abilities until he is 11 years
old. It is then that he is invited to
attend Hogwarts, a witchcraft and
wizardry school for those just like
him. There he begins his journey
and "Azkaban" is the story of his
third year. He meets, once again, a
new Defense Against the Dark Arts
teacher, learns more of his history,
and also discovers that the murder-
er Sirius Black has escaped Azka-
ban Prison to hunt him down.
The DVD includes features like
deleted scenes, games, sing-alongs
and much more.
Out Nov. 30 is Spider-Man 2. Two
years have passed for Peter Parker
(Tobey McGuire) who has now
become a college student and part-
time crime fighter. He can barely
keep up with school, pay his rent or
make amends with his somewhat
best friend Harry, who wants Spi-
der-Man dead. Peter's idol, a
renowned scientist named Otto
Octavius, resurfaces after a failed
experiment. Peter notices that he is
losing some of his powers and is
feeling the effects of the stress in his
personal life. He realizes he must
decide between being who he once
was or keeping his secret identity
to save New York City.
Television shows are also debut-
ing new seasons.
On the list to slide in is Aqua Teen
Hunger Force: Volume Three. It is that
time again to hear Meatwad's
problems, and Master Shake's
insightful comments. The DVD
contains episodes like Revenge of live
Trees, Frat Aliens, The Cloning, and
many more.
One freshman, Mitchel Moering,
said Nov. 16 is too far away.
"I'm super excited about ATHF,"
Moering said. TU buy it as soon as
lean."
Smallville: Tlie Complete Third Sea-
son DVD features several moments
where Clark's (Tom Welling) life is
once again split between his per-
sonal and mysterious heroic lives.
His breakup with Lana, Chloe's
near death experience and Lex's
rediscovered friendship are high-
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If s sort of a drag to see my
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completely stressed or utterly
depressed.
Wake up, people! Ifs time to
take a hold of your life and find
some happiness in it. Without
finding out what is truly beauti-
ful on the inside, you'll never
have real beauty. Period.
Beauty comes from within. As
the song goes: "I am beautiful, no
matter what they say. Words
can't bring me down."
Once you discover the magnif-
icence of your inner bliss, you'll
be able to enjoy life and be happy
with it. Knowing that you are
happy on the inside will make
you happy on the outside, and
an outward smile is always
attractive.
No matter what season, no
matter whaf s in style, no matter
the atmosphere.
With a little help from this
months issue of "Cosmopolitan"
I was able to come up with some
ways to ease away from the gray
cloud above and push into some
sunshine. Everyone needs a little
sunshine in their life — ifs good
for the soul.
First things first:
Don't question yourself. You
are your biggest critic, so when
you hear that nit-picking voice
start to pick on you about how
your diet isn't working or you
start feeling cruddy about not
keeping that guy you were inter-
ested in around, ignore it. Better
yet, assume that if s oh-so-totally
wrong.
Second:
Walk with pride. There's noth-
ing that I hate to see more than a
person with horrible posture and
an ugly walk. Those who walk
with bigger strides swing their
arms and walk with their heads
held high feel happier and more
confident that those stuck in an
old-lady stance with their shoul-
ders hunched over. Walking tall
gives others the sense that you
are proud of who you are and
you want others to know it. So
be a goddess (or a god) and walk
like one!
Third:
Manage your time. I know
that you might feel that the
world will crumble and you will
shrivel up artd die if you don't
get that extra 10 minutes of sleep
in the morning. Get up! Make
time for yourself, and your stress
fact will totally decrease. Once
you see that you have enough
time in your day to do every-
thing you need, your mind will
stop over analyzing your sched-
ule and you finally find a spare
moment to take out for yourself.
Believe me, if you need happi-
ness in your life, take a breather.
Fourth:
Smile! I cannot tell you how
important it is to smile — even in
the face of great trial. Knowing
that you have a smile on your
face will remind yourself that
things really aren't that bad. And
honestly, if s ok to fake one once
in a while. When you start to feel
down, don't do the obvious act
of pouting — think of something
funny and smile or laugh out
loud. Smiles are beautiful, not
matter who you are.
Fifth:
God made dirt and dirt don't
hurt — thafs what I always say.
Everyone I know is obsessed
with staying clean and intact all
day. The way I see it is that you
can't have fun staying clean.
Sometime you have to get dirty.
Get out there with your guy or
girl friends and play a little
touch-football, paint something
or get out and play in the rain.
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Get into a routine. Begin your
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eggs sunny-side-up.
Schedule a weekly girls-night-in
with popcorn and chick-flicks or
meet the guys every week for
Monday-night football. The truth
is that life is totally random. By
keeping a few rituals around, your
life will feel at least a little bit in
order and keep you in high spirits.
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yourself with Godiva chocolate
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The point this week is for you to
make yourself happy. Everyone is
so wrapped up in pleasing the
people around them, but by giving
your life a little euphoric break
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Roger Held, the department's
artistic director, said he is directing
Noel Howard's Hay Fever, a come-
dy about an unusual family strug-
gling to fit in with society. The
show opened with a preview
Wednesday and will run todav
through Saturday and Tuesday
through Nov. 19. The play begins at
7:30 p.m. in Theatre West.
Held said he selected the show in
an effort to bring diversity to the
departmenf s schedule and to offer
students a chance to demonstrate
the skills they have been studying
in class, since the play will allow
students an opportunity to work on
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performance for the annual Band Jamboree. The event is scheduled for Fri-
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a period piece.
"Hay Fever is kind of a 20th cen-
tury classic," Held said. "Ifs an
interesting menagerie of personali-
ties that get thrown together, and
that's where the humor comes
from. Ifs too complicated to mean
just one thing. But at the same time
it's reasonably funny."
Held also said he was pleased
with the way the show looks.
"Ifs a very pretty show. The cos-
tumes are nice, and the blocking
turned out to be pretty nice," Held
said. "As you watch people move
through the set, ifs much more like
a dance than anything else."
Senior theatre major Sarah Jessi-
ca Rhodes, who plays Sorel Bliss in
the show; said she is interested to
see how students will react to the
play.
"Ifs British humor, so ifs not
meant to be physical comedy. They
skim over everything that Ameri-
cans would really emphasize and
ham up," Rhodes said. "I hope the
students really like it. Ifs really an
older humor for an older crowd."
Rhodes said she was able to
relate to her character with ease,
but had some difficulty with her
speech.
"She realizes the eccentricity of
her family, and she decides she
wants to be normal. Her struggle is
to try to find normality in a world
full of dramatic people," Rhodes
said. "But it was tough because ifs
a British accent, and I'm from
Texas."
Sophomore theatre major Jeff
Springmann said this is first "major
show" at NSU.
"He's kind of a stiff guy," Spring-
mann said of his character, Richard
Greatham. "He doesn't really let
his emotions show. He just absorbs
everything and watches what's
going on."
"I've never played a character
like this, ever. Usually I'm like the
comic, crazy guy. So it was definite-
ly a challenge. It was a good expe-
rience," Springmann said.
Hay Fever is Held's third play at
NSU. Held said he is responsible
for fundraising, creating an "artis-
tic vision" for the department and
delegating responsibilities for its
faculty members.
"The artistic director is the per-
son who is blamed for everything
that goes wTong and who gives
credit to everyone else for every-
thing that goes right," Held said.
Rhodes said she has enjoyed
working with Held on the show.
"He pushes you in a way that
you don't know you're being
pushed," Rhodes said.
Springmann said, "He gives you
ideas, but if s really you in the end
that comes up with everything. He
allows you to grow more, and I've
really learned a lot."
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preseason Southland Confer-
ees basketball favorite NSU hit
l2of its first 15 shots after halftime
^hile cooling off hot-shooting
Division II power Henderson State
j,d posting a 66-56 college basket-
,all exhibition victory Sunday
,fternoon.
Byron Allen and Clifton Lee
, a ch scored 13 points for the
pemons, who got 11 by Jermaine
Wallace and 10 from Colby Barge-
man.
The Reddies, aiming for their
jeventh straight NCAA Division II
tournament appearance and ninth
straight 20-win season, had a
jame-high 18 points by Dedric
toooner and 16 from Tyrell High-
lower.
The Demons trailed 26-16 with
m-o minutes to go in the first half
tut drew within 28-22 at the break,
despite being outshot 65 percent to
32 percent from the field. North-
western sank just 3 of 10 first-half
(tee throws.
NSU scored the first 10 points of
the second half in the first 4:40 and
never trailed again. The Demons
sank 59 percent (16-27) of their
second-half shots from the floor
and made 9 of 11 free throws while
limiting the Reddies to 39 percent
shooting aim.
"We worked harder to get much
better shots in the second half and
we were able to use our pressure
defense to increase the tempo of
the game," said sixth-year Demons
coach Mike McConathy. "We also
were more productive on the
offensive boards and got some sec-
ond-chance baskets."
Allen, Lee and Wallace all are
juniors who are Preseason All-SLC
selections. Bargeman is a 6-5 fresh-
man from Lafayette-Northside
who did his scoring in 12 minutes
off the bench as one of nine
reserves used by the Demons.
NSU, which avenged an 81-70
exhibition loss to Henderson State
last season, opens the regular sea-
son Nov. 19 at Oklahoma State.
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NSU gave first place Stephen F.
Austin all it could handle, beating
the Ladyjacks in the first game but
unable to hold on as SFA rallied
for a 3-1 win in Southland Confer-
ence volleyball action here Tues-
day night by scores of 29-31, 30-23,
31-29 and 30-23.
The win was the 15th straight
for the Ladyjacks as they improve
to 23-5 overall and 15-3 in the
league.
NSU, fighting for a spot in the
postseason tournament, drops to
12-18 and 8-10 in league play. The
Lady Demons trail sixth place
Nicholls State and Texas-San
Antonio by one game with two
remaining.
NSU true freshman Whitney
King led all attackers with 23 kills
while hitting .333 for the match.
SFA was led on offense by Laura
Cramer's 21 kills. She also had 18
digs to complete the double-dou-
ble.
The Lady Demons jumped out
to a 1-0 lead with a 31-29 win in
game one but SFA scored a 30-23
win in the second game to tie the
match at 1-1.
In the third game, NSU jumped
out to an early lead and built a 26-
21 advantage before the Ladyjacks
rolled off seven straight points to
take a 28-26 lead.
NSU forced the game into an
extra serve but fell 31-29 to drop
behind 2-1 in the match.
Flavia Belo flirted with a triple-
double for the Lady Demons by
getting 30 assists, 13 digs and
seven kills for the match. Shannon
Puder added 15 kills and Janel
Fisher 12. Ashley Hadley led the
team with 18 digs.
The Lady Demons will return to
action on Friday when they host
Texas State at 7 in Prather Colise-
um.
NSU 3, Lamar 2
NSU stayed in contention for
the final spot in the Southland
Conference Tournament, beating
Lamar in five sets bv scores of 20-
30, 33-31, 19-30, 30-25 and 15-8
while snapping a five-match los-
ing streak in volleyball action here
Saturday night.
The win improves the Lady
Demons to 12-17 overall and 8-9 in
league play, just one game behind
Texas-San Antonio and Nicholls
State and tied with Sam Houston
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Sports
Patrick
West
The Way
I See It
Pathetic
Turnout
sportseditorcs@yahoo.com
Disappointing. That is
what I was thinking as I
sat in the student section
Saturday during the NSU
and Texas State football
game.
I looked left - empty
seats. I looked right -
empty seats. I even looked
across the field and
behind me and I saw
empty seats. Pathetic.
Even Demon head coach
Scott Stoker said the low
fan attendance was a pet
peeve, and he hopes more
people would attend the
game this Saturday.
We field one of the best
teams in Division I-AA
and have the leading
defense in all of I-AA, yet
the Demons cannot get
fans to come out and sup-
port them on a Saturday
afternoon.
Yes, I know we have
struggled on the road and
had lost the last two
games, but NSU is domi-
nating at Turpin Stadium.
The Demons are 5-0 at
home including wins
against Appalachian State
and McNeese State. The
Demons have scored 40 or
more points at home while
allowing only one oppo-
nent, the Mountaineers, to
score more than 30 points.
That is domination.
Nobody is better at home
than NSU. Well, the other
NSU, the Colonels, are
doing well at home also,
beating the Demons and
Stephen F. Austin.
For the five home
games, the attendance has
been steady until this
weekend. The first home
game there were 13,110
fans in attendance, and
there were 10,282 fans for
the second home game
against ASU.
The third home game
attendance dropped
against Oklahoma Pan-
handle State with 7,324
people in attendance,
while the most fans turned
out for homecoming
against McNeese St. with
14, 591 fans at Turpin Sta-
dium.
The lowest fan atten-
dance was this past week-
end against Texas State
with a meager 5, 720 fans
showing up. More people
attended the OPSU game
than a serious must-win
conference game for the
Demons.
NSU needed to win this
game, and they faced an
unbeaten conference foe,
but nobody was there to
support them. Why?
Because students go home
every weekend for some
odd reason or another.
Students should want to
tailgate and have fun, but
no they rather go home to
mommy and daddy. I bet
if this were LSU the stu-
dents would head out to
tailgate and go to the
game.
Also, Order of Omega
did not help with their
posters saying a pep rally
would be held for Nov. 12
to pump the Demons up
against Sam Houston
State.
Way to go Order of
Omega, you missed an
important game before the
Bearkats game. I saw that
pep rally poster two
weeks ago.
Demon fans come out
this weekend, as NSU
needs your support
against the No. 3 SHSU.
Remember, you never
know what will happen.
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(Top) Redshirt freshman Connor Morel takes a snap during the
Nicholls loss. (Left) Junior quarterback Davon Vinson tries to outrun
a Ragin Cajun defender in the opening game of the season. Both
athletes excel in the two-quarterback system.
NSU's play-calling duo
By Justin Hebert
Sauce Reporter
There has been a trend
catching on quickly in col-
lege football over the past
few years.
The trend has hit home
even with the NSU Demon
football team this year run-
ning our very own two-
quarterback system.
The Demons have been led
in the 2004 season by the
quarterback tandem of jun-
ior Davon Vinson and red
shirt freshman Connor
Morel.
So far the pair of quarter-
backs has had similar stats,
with Vinson completing 58
of 109 passes for 801 yards
and seven touchdowns.
Morel has thrown for 684
yards on 57 of 104 passes
and come up with four
touchdowns.
The two quarterbacks,
who say they are good
friends, credit their relation-
ship for some of the
Demon's success so far this
season.
"We're good friends,"
Morel said. "We root for each
other. If one of us makes a
good play the other one is on
the sidelines clapping it up
for him, saying good job."
"We've got a great rela-
tionship, on and off of the
field, good relationship,"
Vinson said.
Vinson, who is bigger than
Morel, brings more of a run
threat to opposing defenses,
which is a cause for a lot of
excitement at times, while
Morel is more of a pocket
passer.
"I believe I've got the
option to run or pass," said
Vinson.
While one of Davon's
biggest assets comes from
his athletic ability, some of
Connor's best abilities come
from more of a mental aspect
of the game.
"I just keep everyone set-
tled," Morel said. "I don't let
them get too hyped about
one play or too down about
another. You have to work
just as hard on the next
play."
The pair agreed though,
that is always good to have a
backup plan in case if one
them is not playing up to
their ability.
' "We have a good chance of
at least one of us playing
well," Morel said. "You have
more than one option to see
who is playing better, and
whoever is, keep him in. I'm
down for whatever helps the
team win."
The tough competition
over the quarterback posi-
tion has helped the two men
excel and caused them to get
a little flustered.
"It'll push you to play bet-
ter," Vinson said. "But some-
times you try to play too
hard and make mistakes."
Even though Vinson and
Morel both have plenty of
respect for their counter-
part's abilities, they both
would like to have the ball at
the end of the game to
orchestrate the winning
drive.
"I want the ball in my
hands," Vinson said
"I'll take it," Morel said.
"I'd love to take it."
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Quarterback Davon Vinson gets
tackled by a Texas State Bob-
cat defender in Saturday's win.
Demons face explosive offense
By Patrick West
Sports Editor
An aerial show with a
shootout and an explosion is
almost promised in this Sat-
urday's contest between No.
19 NSU Demons and the No.
3 Sam Houston State Bear-
kats.
"They have an explosive
offense," Demon head coach
Scott Stoker said. "I have
seen a lot of good offense but
not like Sam Houston's.
They have three weapons
and that is not counting the
tight end."
The Demons are coming
off a huge win against con-
ference foe Texas State 44-7
and improving their chances
for a conference champi-
onship.
NSU needs to win its last
two games of the season to
win the championship. The
Demons' opponents, the
Bearkats, are coming off a
shoot out against McNeese
State, which SHSU won 52-
47.
The Bearkats roll into
Turpin undefeated in confer-
ence play while the Demons
are 2-1 in conference play.
The contest between SHSU
and NSU will be explosive as
the second ranked offense in
Division I-AA takes on the
No. 1 Purple Swarm defense.
The Bearkat offense is led
by senior quarterback Texas
A&M transfer Dustin Long
who was named national
Offensive Player of the Week
after breaking an SLC record
with 598 yards of total
offense with six touchdowns
against MSU.
Long finished the MSU
game with 577 passing yards
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Demon junior running back Derrick Johnese runs through some
Texas State defenders Saturday. Johnese finished the game with
152 yards rushing on 12 carries with one touchdown as NSU beat
Texas State 44-7 at Turpin Stadium.
on 34 of 52 passes and led
SHSU to 655 yards of total
offense.
Long also leads the nation
with 30 touchdown passes.
"I don't want to get in a
shootout with them, that will
not benefit us," Stoker said.
For the Demons to win,
the Purple Swarm will have
to pressure and hit Long for
four quarters.
That will be a tough task
for the Purple Swarm as
Long has been sacked only
nine times this season.
"It is a great challenge for
us defensively and a great
challenge for our second-
ary," Stoker said. "We need
to bring pressure, and when
the ball is in the air, we need
to compete for the football.
We can't let Dustin stand
back there and give him time
to throw the football."
The Purple Swarm leads
Division I-AA in total
defense allowing a meek 233
yards per game and first in
rushing defense giving up 73
ypg-
On the opposite side, the
SHSU defense has given up
378 ypg and 142 rushing
ypg-
"Their defense is tired and
has been on the field too
long this season," Stoker
said. "It will be interesting to
see what they do on defense.
Nobody has stopped us all
year on offense, we have
been shooting ourselves in
the foot."
Both offenses can move
the chains as NSU is averag-
ing 415 total yards of offense
while SHSU is averaging 502
yards of total offense.
The Demons are better as a
running team, chalking up
250 running yards with
SHSU managing only 131
yards. SHSU, though, has
the better passing team aver-
aging 370 ypg while NSU is
averaging 165 ypg.
NSU and SHSU are the top
teams in the conference as
each leads the SLC in nine
statistical categories among
28 compiled by the league.
The Demons and Bearkats
are 1-2 in scoring defense,
rushing defense and total
offense. Each NSU and
SHSU, rank in the top two of
22 of the 28 SLC stats.
The battle for conference
supremacy takes place at 4
p.m. Saturday at Turpin Sta-
dium.
The Bearkats can clinch a
share of the SLC title with a
win, while NSU can keep its
championship hopes alive
with a win.
"The kids need to be
focused for 60 minutes on
both sides of the football for
us to win this game," Stoker
said.
NSU 44, TSU 7
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NSU scored the first six
times it touched the ball Sat-
urday and got 152 yards rush-
ing and a touchdown from
Derrick Johnese along with
206 yards passing by Davon
Vinson, including two TD
passes to Derrick Doyle, in a
44-7 rout that knocked visit-
ing Texas State out of a share
of first in the Southland Con-
ference football race.
The Demons (6-3 overall, 2-
1 in the SLC), ranked 22nd
nationally in Division I-AA,
led 38-7 at halftime.
NSU outgained Texas State
566-169 and cruised to its first
win in three games while
going to 5-0 at Turpin Stadi-
um this season with a 51-
point homefield scoring aver-
age.
The Bobcats (4-5, 2-1)
picked up nearly half of their
total yards in their lone scor-
ing drive, a 6-play, 80-yard
march capped by a 15-yard
Chase Wasson pass to John
Tyson 31 seconds into the sec-
ond quarter.
Otherwise, the Demons
were dominant, something
that did not come as a com-
plete surprise to NSU coach
Scott Stoker, despite entering
the game after two consecu-
tive losses on the road while
making nine turnovers and
creating only one in that span.
NSU forced three turnovers
and suffered only one Satur-
day.
"We had, by far, our best
practice week of the season. I
could tell these players
understood what was at
stake, having a shot to win
the conference championship,
by the way they approached
this game," said Stoker. "We
can be a pretty good team
when we play like we did
today. Texas State was in the
wrong place at the wrong
time and to be fair, they didn't
have their best day."
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Basketball •
Lady Demons
set to face
Lady Reddies
Defending South!
Conference women's bas
ketball champion NSU, led
by senior All-SLC standouts
Amanda Bennett and Dia.
mond Cosby, plays host to
Division II power Hender-
son State Thursday at 6:30
p.m. in an exhibition game
at Prather Coliseum.
Admission is free as tru Firsl
Lady Demons, 24-7 last sea
son, make their unofficia
debut under new head
coach Jennifer Graf.
NSU will tip off the regi*
lar season at home next Fri-
day night, Nov. 19, with a
matchup against anothei
NCAA Tournament teas AU^H
from last season, Southern iflbill
coached by former Ladj
Demon Sandy Pugh. .
Henderson State return R j n ^
all five starters from a tean
that reached the NCAd Jy '
Division II Final Four las
season. The Lady Reddia
were ranked No. 4 in th \ K s ^
Division II preseason Top 2! • '
P°^' iontracto
g week,
Soccer's
controversial fcn
tourney exit
A controversial garni
tying goal by Texas State lePP^'^l!
to the ejection of NSU heai Registrai
coach Jimmy Mitchell and ay,
to the game-winning goa
with 49 seconds remainin G^nt''
as the Bobcats came fronF 1 30 or
behind to defeat thf™ 2051
Demons 3-2 in the semifijojrrenth
nals of the Southland Con Hi less t
ference Soccer Tournameil partmei
here Friday afternoon. udents v
NSU (11-11) led 2-1 wit . .
less than nine minutes I incorr
play in the game wha "* ° nen
Texas State's Angela Criss] r ™ se 5
bed the game with ai for more
apparent hand ball goa inission
from inside the box will ww.nsula
8:24 to play in the contest.
This drew Mitchell off th
bench to argue the call thd
eventually led to his ejeo IlOrU
tion. Mitchell has filed i ^ Nsu
protest of the goal. moat tot
With the scored tied 2-1 an( j
Texas State's Jaynee Shef
man scored the game win c onc
ner with just 49 seconds lei Pertoire
on the clock as the Bobcat " songs
(12-9) advance to Sunday' " ces -
championship game. The Men'
After a scoreless first hal jrien's (
Julie Zavala gave th
Demons a 1-0 lead on al
.unassisted goal in the 47tii
minute. Texas State tied thWlIQilj?
game at 1-1 one minute latt Titers
on a netter by Danielle Ho| ^ jqc
1 Zavala gave NSU a 2- J^ft [
lead with her second goald L .' e '
the game in the 67i Qeatn
minute. Texas State outsrwThe firs
the Demons 21-13 for thfcirder cr
game, including a 12- fet will t
advantage in shots on goal Wse, du
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Demons sign ScottPe
Marksville F s read,
forward J^ngi
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utilizer s
Marksville High SchC
forward Kalem Porteril J Wge A
who helped the Tigers p& ^k-
their best regular-seas^ y Qu caf
record in school history 1* fcj begn
year, has become the bfi lhj s Dart
2004-05 signee for th M
Northwestern State men 1 ** r °rs w
basketball program. 6,131 ty pr
Porterie, a 6-5 1/2, 22* w. The
pound forward, sign« ^ es att
with the Demons Wedne 5
day morning on the ftf
day of the national earl
signing period for bask^ 1
ball and spring sports.
Porterie averaged
points and 12 rebounds
game last year for co»
Duke Allgood
Marksville, earning hono*
able mention Class 3A Al
State recognition as th
Tigers went 26-7.
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vou have any questions, contact Chris Sampite or Billy Bar-
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1 30 or more credit hours can register on the Internet at
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1 less than 30 credit hours can register in their academic
artment through Friday. After Friday, registration for those
ents will not reopen until January.
Ill incoming first-time freshmen must attend the new stu-
t orientation program on Jan. 6. Advising and registration
rthose students will be held that day.
■ more information, contact the University Registrar and
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filed i fhe NSU MerVs chorus and Women's Chorus will present a
mcert tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission
tied 2-2 [free and open to the public.
se Sher
me win ^ concert will include traditional pieces from the classical
onds le Pertoire plus arrangements of show tunes, traditional west-
Bobcat n songs and new arrangements of hymns and religious
Hinday 1 ! Sces -
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Srst halfc^gp.g c nonjs j s conducted by Terrie Sanders,
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luteiaw feterson convicted in death of wife
elle Hd
>AN JOSE, Calif. - A Redwood City, Calif., jury convict-
U a 2- ^ cott Peterson °f first-degree murder in the death of
d eoal< iVl ^ e ' Laci Peterson, and second-degree murder in
° e death of their unborn son.
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■ outshc The first-degree charge, coupled with the second
for di Irder charge, means Peterson could be executed,
a 12' tet will be determined by the jury following a penalty
on goal &se, during which attorneys for both sides will argue
"ether the Modesto man should be put to death or
'end the rest of his life in prison.
;ign
Scott Peterson looked straight ahead as the verdict
5 read. As the jurors were being polled, each one
" r ming the verdict, Peterson looked at them, but
,n e appeared to acknowledge the 32-year-old former
„ , tilizer salesman.
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Porter* ^dge Alfred Delucchi dismissed the jurors for one
rers pf
r Sea ^ "^ 0u can 90 nome now," Delucchi told the jurors, who
*°fii< ? Deen sequestered since deliberations began Nov. 3.
^^is part of the trial is over," Delucchi told the jurors.
furors will be asked to return on Nov. 22 to begin a
the
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^alty phase Delucchi expects to last less than one
12, it ^k. The jurors, lawyers, family members and wit-
sign* !sses all continue to be subject to a gag order.
Courtesy of KRT Campus
Happy
Thanksgiving
from the Current Sauce
New camera system in works
Funds allotted from
S.T.A.T. budget for 24-
hour surveillance
system
By Elizabeth Bolt
Sauce Reporter
The Student Technology
Advisor}' Team has approved
a $95,000 budget to put up a
new system of surveillance
cameras around NSU's cam-
pus, but it must be approved
by the University in order to
be put into effect.
SGA President and S.T.A.T.
chair Mindy McConnell said
the money is coming from the
student technology fees paid
by students each semester.
The budget this year was
about $1.4 million.
She said the idea for securi-
ty cameras had always been
present, but SGA members
were told the cameras could
not be put up because it
would make the University
liable for everything recorded
by the cameras.
The six SGA members of
S.T.A.T. meet once a month
with the sole purpose of
spending student technology
fees, and they began ques-
tioning administrators about
the cameras.
Anthony Scheffler, vice
president of academic affairs,
said the cameras were a great
idea as long as a group was
put together to lay out all nec-
essary plans and research
before anything is purchased.
He said scalability and
inner operability are impor-
tant for the system because
they help save money and are
more efficient.
"If it's going to work and
benefit the University, then by
all means do it," Scheffler
said.
The Campus Safety Com-
mittee has been meeting once
a week to work on the pro-
posal. The committee is head-
ed by chairman Matt Bur-
roughs and eight other stu-
dents.
Burroughs said they are
■ See Cameras, page 3
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Monkey business
Mr. Adam Monk, a 32-year-old Cinnamon Ringtail Monkey, delighted students Wednesday during
the Student Activities Board sponsored "SABari" in Friedman Student Union. The monkey, along
with other exotic animals, were brought to Natchitoches by Animal Rentals in Chicago.
For the full story and many more photos, see Life, page 5
Boozman dorm
passes inspection
By Savanna Mahaffey
Sauce Reporter
Despite recent rumors
about the foundation shifting
at Boozman Hall, Vice Presi-
dent of University Affairs
John Dilworth said the foun-
dation passed inspection.
Boozman Hall is the desig-
nated residence hall for
Scholars' College students.
The three-story building has
an occupancy of 180, and it is
a co-ed dormitory.
"Issues at Boozman were
brought to my attention, and
we just happened to have an
engineer on campus working
on a separate job," Dilworth
said. "He checked out the
foundation of Boozman and
said that it is in fine shape."
The rumors of the cracking
foundation were started in
part by the draping of yellow
caution tape on the east side
of Boozman Hall's first floor
lobby.
Dilworth and the director
of the physical plant, Chris
Sampite, said the yellow cau-
tion tape is in place because
glass windowpanes in the
first floor lobby are leaning.
The east side of the build-
ing has been braced to keep
everything in place and pre-
vent further damages until
permanent repairs can be
made.
"The instructional engi-
neer came in, and some
doors and windows need to
be adjusted because they are
leaning" Sampite said. "A
contractor is coming in to fix
that in the near future."
Sampite said they could
not find any structural dam-
age.
"There are no cracks in the
bricks, and that's usually the
first tiling you would see," he
said.
Boozman Hall also under-
went asbestos inspection
during the summer.
"Some floor tiles were
removed, and we were just
checking it out and cleaning
it up as a University mainte-
nance improvement,"
Sampite said.
Another rumor was circu-
lating that Boozman Hall will
be closed and turned into a
parking lot when the new
residence hall near the
Teacher Education Center is
completed.
Sampite said that nothing
has been decided, and there
are no plans to do this.
"We have a University
master plan that involves
bringing all the buildings up
to code and giving students
what they want in their col-
« See Boozman, page 3
Photography contest showcases student talent and skill
By EmmaLee Jordan
Sauce Reporter
NSU student photogra-
phers were in the spotlight
this week.
The NSU Photography
Club sponsored its first pho-
tography contest, and the
awards ceremony was held
Tuesday night at 7 p.m.
Entrants were allowed to sub-
mit one or multiple photo-
graphs to the contest in any
size necessary. Photographs
were required to be matted
and ready to hang. The group
of prints was turned into a
showcase at Scrapbook Heav-
en and Coffee Creations on
Front Street.
Photos were judged on
artistic and technical merit
and composition by a panel of
local artists and photogra-
phers, who made collective
decisions on first, second and
third place winners.
Cass Whaley a junior
Scholars' College student,
won the contest for her photo-
graph, "Untitled." It was an
8x10 black and white photo of
a man sitting on a single twin-
size mattress in a small,
almost barren room picking
at an electric guitar. In the
back corner of the room, a
small table holds an empty
bottle of alcohol and drug
supplies.
Candice Pauley, a senior
journalism major, who helped
plan the contest, received sec-
ond place for her photograph
titled "Bourbon Street at 4
a.m." It was a blurred 8x10
color print of the lights on
Bourbon Street in New
Orleans.
Shay Kuhn, a senior in the
art department, was the third
place winner for her photo-
graph, "Time for Dad to
Come Home." It was a black
and white 8x10 image of two
toddlers staring out a large
window.
Whaley won $75 for first
place, Pauley received $50 for
second and Kuhn won $25 for
third. Prizes were donated to
the Photography Club by the
Natchitoches Art Guild.
Three honorable mention
awards were given out at the
ceremony. Whaley received
one for a color 8x10 print of a
brunette in a green sweater
with her right hand raised to
her lip, sitting at a table over a
coffee cup and saucer. The
image was called "The Last
Time I Saw Her."
Blake Bennett, a junior
Scholars' College student,
received the same award for
his 8x10 color print titled
"CDs." It captured the light
reflecting different colors off
the back of several CDs on a
dark background.
Pauley also received an
honorable mention for her
11x14 black and white print
called "Love International." It
is an image of a man holding
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Mark Bills critiques Candice Pauley's photo "International Love" at
the photography contest held Tuesday night. Bills, a judge in the
contest, offers Pauley, a senior journalism major, photography tips.
a woman, and they are not
looking at the camera.
Eleven photographers sub-
mitted 23 prints. Pauley said
she was happy about the
turnout of entrants and
prints.
"If s not a very big show,
but we didn't expect our first
show to be, so I was really
pleased," Pauley said.
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High caliber' of high school students
attracted to NSU by Fall Senior Day
By Shelly Roberts
Sauce Reporter
Hundreds of high school sen-
ors from Louisiana and Texas
came to NSU Saturday for Fall
Senior Day.
Senior Day gives high school
seniors a chance to visit the cam-
pus, meet faculty members and
watch a home football game.
"We had a great group of high
school seniors who seemed gen-
uinely interested in our universi-
ty," said university recruiter Ellen
Dutsch.
The high school seniors were
offered a chance to ask questions
to NSU students who were on a
student panel. Some of the ques-
tions included: "What time do we
have to be in the dorms at night?",
"Where are all the good parties?",
and "How was the transition
from high school to college?"
Things went smoothly at Senior
Day despite the fact that the num-
ber of students in attendance was
slightly lower than previous
years.
Linda Walker, office manager of
university recruiting, said the
decrease in numbers was not a
bad thing.
"We're absolutely not disap-
pointed in the numbers even
though they were lower than last
year," she said. "This year we had
high-caliber students attend."
The recruiting staff also
received many applications for
admittance, scholarships and stu-
dent housing.
"We are very excited about the
new housing complex that is
going to be built next year," said
Sandy David, secretary of univer-
sity recruiting. "We received 17
housing cards this year compared
to the three we received last year."
New faculty evaluation system planned
By Kyle A. Carter
News Editor
The faculty senate has been
asked by the University to begin
forming a new faculty evaluation
process. After attending a confer-
ence about faculty evaluations,
Provost Anthony Scheffler and
head of the faculty senate, Ben
Rushing, agreed to form an evalua-
tion program that measures the fac-
ulty's performance in specific fields
of study.
Scheffler said the present evalua-
tion process does not provide
accommodations to measure facul-
ty performance in separate disci-
plines. He said teaching, research
and university involvement have
to be measured when evaluating
faculty. Each of these rise and fall
in value depending on the field of
study. The faculty is not limited to
the work they do in these areas for
evaluation, though, he said.
"Traditionally, most good pro-
grams evaluate those three, but it
does not mean that is all there is to
it," Scheffler said.
Scheffler also said the University
wants faculty members to be
involved in the whole process of
defining and setting up the criteria
for the new program.
Scheffler said this will help
inform faculty about what they
should do to better their depart-
ments. Faculty members also know
what is important for their fields of
study, he said.
"The faculty is the heart of the
University and the better they are,
the better the University is," Schef-
fler said.
Rushing, also an associate profes-
sor of mathematics, said the last
evaluation system had little or no
input from faculty. This one, on the
other hand, places faculty as the
driving force behind how faculty
members are evaluated, he said.
Rushing said Scheffler told him
that a more comprehensive evalua-
tion system is needed so that facul-
ty can be evaluated on a specific
field of study. He said comparing
across disciplines is difficult to
measure and evaluate in the same
system.
He also said that in some fields of
study, writing papers is not as
important as it is in others. Howev-
er, in some fields, being able to
write grants is more important.
"What we talked about is how to
make a system that is broad and
that recognizes differences in disci-
plines," Rushing said.
The new evaluation process is
only in the planning process.
Rushing said to start the process, a
recap of the conference was given
to the department heads so they
can decide what criteria is impor-
tant for their disciplines. Next, ^
faculty senate will search for men
bers of the faculty at large who ^
interested in developing e\ ali l4
tions. Rushing said these faculh
members will be the driving forq
behind the development of the ne>
evaluation system.
After that, they will go to sto
dents, other faculty, administrate^
and outside sources for ideas q
what faculty should be doing an ,
teaching. Finally, they will mai,
the evaluation questionnaire basq
on the information gained throug|
this research.
Scheffler said he would like (,
see a clearly defined process by
end of the spring with a testabfc
evaluation system for fall 2005
Rushing, on the other hand, saj
that a year and a half will be need
ed to plan the program with
testable evaluation system readi
for 2006.
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The theatre department at NSU
is the recipient of two grants this
semester to help provide stage
lighting and new programs for stu-
dents in the department.
Theatre department head Roger
Held said the two local grants are
the Board of Regents Enhancement
Grant and the Louisiana Division
of the Arts (LADA) grant.
"We are glad to have these two
grants to enhance our program for
students," Held said.
Held said the $116,000 Board of
Contest
Regents Enhancement Grant
would be used for the replacement
of the lighting systems in A.A.
Fredericks auditorium and Theatre
West. In order for the department
to receive the grant, the University
is required to match it by at least
half the amount given by the
Regents.
Held said the lighting system is
usually replaced every 25 years.
He also said that the Board of
Regents evaluates the department
every three years and will be eligi-
ble again for the grant in 2007.
"We try to stay close to the state-
of-the-art lighting," Held said.
"With this type of lighting, we are
able to show our students what it is
like in the real world."
Held said in order to receive the
grant, an application has to be filled
out, and a proposal must be writ-
ten. The paperwork is reviewed by
the peer reviewers, who are indi-
viduals from other states who
review the applications and grade
on a scale.
Held said the department was
rated in the top five on the scale,
which is a requirement to receive
the grants.
Held said the requirements for
the LADA grant includes a panel
that evaluates the application an
selects who will receive it.
The LADA grant has been use
to bring artists to NSU such
Mary Sue Price, who did a vvorl
shop in September and Mild
Yionulis, who held a workshop j
October.
The LADA grant is for $4,461
and the department is required tj
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The photo contest was open to all
interested NSU students and was
sponsored by the NSU Photogra-
phy Club.
There was a $3 entry fee for each
photo submitted, and the prints are
for sale now at Scrapbook Heaven
and Coffee Creations. The show
will run until Sunday.
Pauley said she would like the
contest to become an annual event,
and the club will try to make it hap-
pen each fall semester.
Amanda Sullivan owns Scrap-
book Heaven and Coffee Creations,
along with Susan Bamburg. They
allowed the Photography Club to
use their shop for the show and the
awards ceremony free of charge.
Sullivan said that if the contest
becomes an annual event, they
would like to continue sponsoring
the club.
"It's a good way to give back,"
Sullivan said. "It's a good place for
you all to come. We've been very
busy today and yesterday, and
everyone who has come in has def-
initely been attracted to that wall."
Sullivan said that if the contest
grows, she would like to add more
tables and chairs to the coffee area
of the store.
"But for now, it's the perfect
size," she said.
She added that archiving photo-
graphs is important, and scrap-
booking is a great way for everyone
to keep memories together in a fun
and organized way.
The NSU Photography Clul
meets Mondays at 7 p.m. in Root
205 of the Creative and Performij|
Arts building.
The club is open to all students
and Pauley urges anyone who
interested to join.
"We wanted a group to gf
together and talk about our photo
graphs," Pauley said. "It's fo
anyone who's interested in lean
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Cameras
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currently writing the
policies and procedures.
No official plans have
been laid out because the
proposal must be
approved by the student
senate and the adminis-
tration the week after
Thanksgiving. They
must have all signatures
needed from the admin-
istration by Dec. 3.
Scheffler, approving
agent for the proposal,
looks over it and makes
his recommendation to
University President
Randall Webb.
Burroughs said there
will be two phases for
setting up the cameras,
with a third one pending.
During phase one, no
cameras will be added.
Instead, the 32 cameras
already on campus will
be connected under one
system.
Suggestions from out-
side security companies
on how to better inte-
grate the systems have
"If it's going to work and benefit the
University, then by all means do it."
Anthony Scheffler
Vice president of academic affairs
been taken into consider-
ation.
Burroughs said five to
10 new cameras will be
added during phase two
to areas with the most
traffic, such as the CAPA
building, Kyser Hall, and
certain dormitories.
Jennifer Long, coordi-
nator for student tech-
nology, said money has
been set aside in the
budget for the cameras.
She said once the policies
and procedures have
been written, there will
be a follow-through with
purchasing.
Long said various
departments on campus
such as telecommunica-
tions, the physical plant,
the campus police and
housing will all be
involved in deciding on
the best system for the
cameras.
The three camera sys-
tems already on campus
will be looked at in order
to decide the best way to
put them together.
They will then talk to
different vendors about
equipment and look for
the company that can
combine all of those sys-
tems into one for the best
price.
"I think it's a great idea
the students have," Long
said. "I think it's needed,
and it will be utilized."
McConnell said the
cameras will ensure that
NSU property is not
damaged but will not
make the University
liable for personal loss or
damage.
The cameras must be
monitored by a trained
official. Scheffler said the
University budget does
not allow for any more
personnel to be hired
right now.
"We'd love to hire
someone for the job, but
we just can't," he said.
The cameras will not
be continually moni-
tored, but tney will
always be running and
recording.
NSU Police Blotter
11-8-04
9:03 p.m.
A student called to report a
suspicious person walking into
Turpin Stadium. Officers found
no one.
11-9-04
4:19 p.m.
A vehicle was burglarized in
the Rapides parking lot.
6:21 p.m.
There was a wreck in one of
the faculty-staff parking lots.
6:34 p.m.
A man called to report some
stolen books.
7:36 p.m.
A Columns resident called to
report a group of men shooting
paint balls and golf balls at
horses in the field.
11-10-04
1:38 p.m.
A resident of Rapides called
and requested that an officer
escort him to his car because a
resident he was having trouble
with was standing at the front
desk.
3:52 p.m.
There was a wreck in front of
the biology building.
9:57 p.m.
A call was received about a
resident of Sabine who was
being harassed by her neigh-
bors.
10:25 p.m.
An officer gave a warning to
five men who were goofing off
and riding on top of vehicles.
11-11-04
10:08 a.m.
An ambulance was called for
a medical emergency.
7:00 p.m.
An officer was requested at
Iberville because a student was
trying to "double up" on his
take out food. The assistant
manager did not want to file a
report; he just wanted officers
to be aware that the student
was attempting to steal food.
11:27 p.m.
An ambulance was called to
Dodd Hall for two medical
emergencies. One resident fell
and hit her head; the other was
bitten by a spider. Neither was
transported to the hospital.
11-13-04
10:40 p.m.
A teacher from the Louisiana
School called because non-stu-
dents were causing problems at
a dance.
11-14-04
1:47 p.m.
An ambulance was called to
Dodd Hall for a resident with a
spider bite.
11-15-04
11:10 a.m.
Someone from the Natchi-
toches Police Department
called about a medical emer-
gency at the Columns. An
ambulance and employees
from the fire department were
already on the way.
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He said that Boozman Hall has
its advantages and disadvantages,
which is why the University is con-
sidering its renovation or demoli-
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"Boozman is older, but it does
have its benefits," Sampite said. "It
does not have an elevator, and the
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Humanity during war II
By Justin
Shatwell
If you have watched the news
lately, I'm sure you have heard
the story of the Marine who shot
and killed an unarmed Iraqi mili-
tant in a mosque in Falluja.
Though the facts are still a little
confused, it appears the militant
was among five men who had
been wounded during a raid on
the mosque the day before. The
soldiers left them there for anoth-
er unit to pick up and bring out
of the city for treatment and
detainment. For some reason,
that unit never arrived and the
wounded men were left there
overnight. Another unit of
Marines arrived sometime the
next day and found the wounded
men. A Marine noticed that one
of the men was still breathing and
shouted that he was pretending
to be dead. He then shot the man
and remarked, "Well, he's dead
now."
There is currently a criminal
probe into the event, and the sol-
dier involved will likely face dis-
ciplinary action. However, I was
appalled to read today that a
large number of Marines are
claiming he did nothing wrong.
They argue that he was stressed
from the battle and the wound he
suffered the day before. They
claim extenuating circumstances
because the insurgents had not
been fighting "by the rules."
Some even said they would have
done the same thing. Sergeant
Nicholas Graham said, "I would
have shot the insurgent too. Two
shots to the head . . . You can't
trust these people. He should not
be investigated. He did nothing
wrong."
Of course he did something
wrong. Aside from the multitude
of international laws he broke, he
has no moral leg to stand on. You
can argue extenuating circum-
stances all day long, but the fact
of the matter is that the Marine in
question killed a wounded and
unarmed man. What threat did
he pose? If he was wired to
explode, shooting him could only
make matters worse. If the
Marine thought he was going to
leap up and attack him, he still
could have kept him in his sights
and had his comrades detain him.
That Marine executed that Iraqi.
He held his life in his hand, and
he crushed it not because he had
to, but because he chose to.
The comments of those who are
defending the Marine's actions
make me concerned about the
mindset of the average American
soldier. How can they think he
did nothing wrong? We are the
United States of America. We
have long striven to be a "city on
the hill," an example to the rest of
the world of what civilized
democracy can achieve. We are
supposed to hold ourselves to a
very high standard. Just because
our enemy isn't playing fair, we
do not lower ourselves to their
level.
We are supposed to be fighting
a war of liberation, not annihila-
tion. If we are ever to win "the
hearts and minds of the Iraqi peo-
ple," our soldiers must treat all
Iraqis, even their enemies, as
human beings. Most of the insur-
gents in Iraq are Iraqis, and I am
certain this fact is not forgotten
by Iraqi citizens. Even if most of
the Iraqi people disagree with the
beliefs and actions of the insur-
gents, they cannot like seeing
their countrymen stripped of
their human rights and executed
on the spot. If we allow infrac-
tions like the one in Falluja to go
unpunished, we run the risk of
appearing just as barbarous as the
insurgents in the eyes of the Iraqi
people. If this occurs, how can
we convince them to trust us or
the democratic government we
have helped create there?
Vietnam taught us that even
though you are killing more of
them than they are of you, it
doesn't mean you are winning.
Unless we send a clear message
of our beliefs to both the Iraqi
people and our own troops by
punishing that Marine for his
actions, we will bring ourselves
one step closer to defeat.
Justin Shatwell is a Louisiana
Scholars' College Student. His
opinions do not necessarily rep-
resent the Sauce staff or the Uni-
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PDCLQQtB The new law
By J. Aaron "Q"
Brown
Bush has appointed a man
named Alberto Gonzales to the
position of Attorney General, head
of the Justice Department. This is
the man who wrote the legal
defense for keeping prisoners in
Guantanamo Bay without access
to lawyers or, indeed, access to the
outside world at all. His extension
of American sovereignty to Iraq
allowed us to weasel out of the
Geneva Convention and ultimate-
ly justified the torture at Abu
Ghraib. This man provided the
legal framework that has allowed
the US to flout the laws he himself
will be obligated to enforce. This,
boys and girls, is scary.
It's even scarier when one con-
siders that he may well have been
chosen so that the Bush adminis-
tration can groom him for a seat
on the Supreme Court. Though
the first seat will almost certainly
go to a far-right puppet of the
regime, Gonzales has proven him-
self adept at the misrepresentation
and legal contortionism the Bush
team loves so much. This, in com-
bination with the appointment of
Condoleeza Rice (another facilita-
tor of this administration's lies) to
replace Colin Powell as Secretary
of State, is absolutely chilling.
These are very telling moves by
the Bush regime. This is a state-
ment that the changes we have
seen in the last four years are not
going to be changes of administra-
tive policy but changes of govern-
mental policy. The President is
surrounding himself with advisors
who will do what he tells them
rather than advising him. He is
creating a buffer against criticism
and dissent, not a connection to
fresh ideas and public opinion.
To Mr. Hargis: Kindly tell us
which Republican source you use
for your statistics and exactly how
one goes about calculating that 49
percent of the media supported
Kerry and 51 percent supported
Bush. Though I can't say I consid-
er voting for Bush a particularly
intelligent act in light of the facts, I
understand that many people are
ill-informed or vote by matters
other than the issues of govern-
ment. One person I spoke with,
for instance, voted for Bush
because they are both from Texas.
Your demographics concerning
middle-class church-attending
families reflect your own biases,
and, indeed, those of the average
middle-class church-attending
family. Your failure to see Kerry's
class and brains before the election
was just that: your failure. As so
many have, you identified with
Bush's Midwestern manner and
his speeches about "faith" more
than you thought about Kerry's
points on foreign and fiscal policy.
I fear that the next four years will
teach even you to be more percep-
tive in choosing for whom you
vote.
Write to saucefiller@gmail.com
over the break. And where the
hell is "Cafif-lib-eronia?"
J. Aaron Brown is a Louisiana
Scholars' College student. His
opinions do not necessarily rep-
resent the Sauce staff or the Uni-
versity.
THE RIGHT SIDE Heavily thankful
By T. Hargis
Between Veterans Day and the
Thanksgiving holidays we all
have time to reflect on our nation
and our very lives as Christmas
approaches. What do we truly
mean when we say we are thank-
ful? Are you thankful that it was-
n't you being shot at this week in
Fallujah or Mosul or are you
thankful that someone else was
being shot at? Are you thankful
for the right to read this column or
the one above it? If you look close-
ly you can see blood on your fin-
gers from the dying soldier that
brought this freedom to you.
Maybe it wasn't yesterday; maybe
it was 50 years ago or perhaps
over 200 years ago. To me, it
frankly doesn't matter. I guess I
should think about what I am
thankful for.
I'm thankful first for my wife.
Yeah, she is my wife, but she
understands something the Filler
column could never grasp. She
wakes up every day at 0515 -
that's 5:15 a.m. civilian time - to
run 2-4 miles to keep in shape. She
has willfully volunteered to be a
number. Her life is not her own
and whatever mission she is on
carries with it more weight than
her concern for family, husband or
daughter. She has yet to spend
Easter at home since we have been
married because there were things
that needed to be done to keep the
mission of this nation moving. She
salutes a flag that stands not for a
president but for a union of states
that places its loyalty to a set of
ideals. She wears a flag on her
arm that flies in the proper direc-
tion even when she endures
orders that she would rather not
follow. She gives her loyalty to the
constitution, not a man, and swore
by it when she took her enlistment
to be an active duty soldier and
not to a man or women whose
ideas and policies really don't
matter when you are defending
rights. When she salutes, she
salutes not the man in uniform but
the rank that it carries.
I'm thankful for my brother. He
gets to see enemy Korean soldiers
on a daily basis now without hav-
ing contact with his family back
home in months. He has chemical
drills every other morning at 0400
and sleeps well within range of
enemy artillery. He doesn't whine
about the action but complains
about the lack of it. He is trained
to be a just in case soldier. He is a
soldier I am thankful we are not
using. Thankful he is ready, thank-
ful he is bored.
I'm thankful that every morning
and every evening when I pass
headquarters on my way home I
have to stop my car and get out
when "Taps" begins to play. I'm
thankful that at 1700 every day
there are people that salute, stand
at attention and stand firm while
our flag is lowered without dis-
grace. Soldiers ensure that no part
of the flag touches the ground and
that no one moves until the
artillery cannon is fired signaling
the end of the duty day.
They are thankful for every air-
borne, Ranger, enlisted, officer or
Special Forces soldier that gave
their life not for a president, not
for people in congress but for the
right to run for those offices, the
right to speak about those offices,
and the right to even have those
offices.
The Filler only showed its igno-
rance last week, but also a blatant
disrespect for everyone in the
sendee of your country. It chose
not to bring an intelligent voice to
NSU by submitting that poorly
constructed picture to symbolize a
point that could have been made
far more effective using other
symbols. I, along with thousand of
other soldiers on Veterans Day,
was not only personally offended
but awestruck, as a person who
"claims" to be a Louisiana "Schol-
ars" College student, would repre-
sent not only the college but the
University as a whole in such a
ignorant matter is just sad.
I am thankful that the author is
not in the service because I don't
know if he could get past himself
and his "issues" to see the larger
picture of society and that of histo-
ry in general. Maybe he should
attend our judicial processes class
more and learn about our coun-
tries' symbols and procedures. He
does have the right to submit for
publication anything he sees fit. I
think it shows a poor understand-
ing of your own country to con-
nect our flag with the office of the
president when the president has
his own seal. But in the end all he
wants is attention.
The left has to have it to sur-
vive, especially now. The minority
has to scream louder and look
more ridiculous to get attention.
So I will continue like the rest of
you to read his article and give
him the attention because at some
points it is humorous. Last week
was just sad. Another soldier died
today and will not be draped with
the seal of the president. His coffr 1
will don our flag, always flying
home, in the proper direction.
Thomas Hargis is a senior gen*
eral studies major. His opinions
do not necessarily represent the
Sauce staff or the University.
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Survival 1010:
Meeting the
Parents
Dear Readers,
As we get closer to the holi-
day season, the inevitable will
undoubtedly occur. Whoever
you are dating is bound to
request your attendance at some
family function that will require
you to meet the parents.
Though you may have success-
fully avoided the meeting for
months by bemoaning your
need to study and work, the
excuses disappear come holiday
season.
So let us assume that you, like
most people, have found no
polite way to wriggle out of
your boy /girlfriend's invitation.
You are well and truly stuck,
and even now you are begrudg-
ingly planning the trip to your
loved one's house. Never fear,
dear reader, I am here to help
you at least avoid a Ben Stiller-
esque experience. I am really
just going to talk about one sim-
ple rule that should be followed:
use your common sense.
Common sense should tell
you that not every family is
going to be exactly like yours.
For instance, just because your
family thinks that people who
skip church are heathens does
not mean that the family you
are visiting thinks the same way.
The last time they may have
stepped inside of a church was
for a funeral. In other words,
you might just do best avoiding
topics that could be inflammato-
ry like religion and politics. Dif-
ferent families, different cus-
toms - you get the idea.
Also, use your common sense
when it comes to your manner-
isms and speech habits. Remem-
ber that cursing may not be con-
sidered polite by the family you
are meeting. Burping farting,
etc. in public should also be
taken into consideration. Not
everyone considers it a compli-
ment to the chef when you let
one out at the end of the meal.
You are trying to make an
impression on these people,
right? So, you do not want to
make the parents wonder what
m the world their child was
thinking by hooking up with
such a moron. And try to keep
the making out in front of the
Parents to a minimum, if any at
all- No one likes to see their lit-
tle boy or girl get felt up right in
front of their eyes.
For any other massive mishap
'hat occurs, just go with it. Be
honest, polite and contrite if you
m ess up or offend anybody. A
sincere apology can usually go a
long way when you are a guest
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V°u can get a good idea of what
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er proper behavior.
, In the end, if your conscience
18 saying not to do something,
^ to follow it for once. Other-
Vv ise, be your usual charming
^If, and hopefully the folks will
^ the wonderful you that has
'heir son or daughter so infatu-
ated.
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Wvice column, recognize that I
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1. Mark
Szafran, an
animal han-
dler for Ani-
mal Rentals
in Chicago,
holds a
three-foot-
long North
American
alligator.
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2. Gretchen Johnson cuddles up
with a Bolivian Geoff roy Cat. The
cat is full-grown and slightly smaller
than an average house cat and
weighs only two pounds. (Leslie
Westbrook/ the Current Sauce)
3. Senior Christopher Less hangs
out with Ruby, an African Gray par-
rot. (Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce)
WELCOME
TO THE
NGLE
SAB brings out
NSU's 'wild' side
By Claire Mayeux
Sauce Reporter
More than the typical noises of college students were
heard in the Student Union on Wednesday when SAB
hosted its "SABari" event.
SAB representatives-at-large worked hard to bring wild
animals to campus. Students visited cuddly and creepy
animals and insets while munching on pizza, popcorn and
animal crackers.
Representative-at-Large Mandy Ward said that she was
very pleased with the turnout. "We had hoped for large
zoo animals, but the smaller, cuddly ones worked out
great. Students were excited and stayed a long tim#,,npt
only for the food but also for the event itself," Ward said.
What student wouldn't have fun holding a large, yellow
python, a furry tarantula, a gray chinchilla, or a taking a
picture with a monkey licking on a lollipop?
Jamie Sandifer, a junior history major said that this was
the best SAB event that she has been to during her career
at NSU.
" I think that this is awesome. I loved being able to inter-
act with the animals. This tops all of the events so far. I
hope they do this again next year." Sandifer said.
There are hopes for repeating this event next year but
perhaps with more of a carnival theme. SAB president Lisa
Mayeux said she was thrilled that the students had so
much fun.
" This event brought a diverse crowd who really seemed
to enjoy themselves. We are always striving to have all stu-
dents at NSU interact whenever possible," Mayeux said.
4. Sophomore Eric Evans was one of
only a few students willing to hold
one of the two hissing cockroaches.
(Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce)
5. Roxanne Peltier makes friends
with a hedgehog. (Leslie Westbrook/
the Current Sauce)
6. Mirage, a Fennec fox native to
the northern Sahara desert, kept a
low profile during the SABari. (Chris
Reich/t/ie Current Sauce)
7. Local school children get a fright
from Casper, a seven-foot-long albi-
no Burmese python. (Leslie West-
brook/ the Current Sauce)
rent
s auce@nsula.edu.
Fashionable
Focus
Zhfi
Metro-sexual
Styfe tiysjor a new
Sreecfofmen
Everyone knows one: the guy
in your class who dresses so
chic, the one who smells great
everyday, the man who spends
some time in the mirror and
actually gives a hoot. Know
what I'm talking about? Of
course you do. It's the latest
brand of gentleman — the
"metro-sexual."
The Metro-sexual is the guy
you see at Starbucks with gelled
hair, a crisp button-down shirt,
fitted trousers and nice, black,
buckled shoes. He's the guy
that makes normal guys look
like crap. He's the guy that puts
most men and some women to
shame, and he should. He
worked hard for it.
Metro-sexuals look like the
reality-form of the male runway
model — except his sexual prefer-
ence is strictly in the female
zone.
When did this metro-sexual
movement become so apparent?
I'd say about the late 1990s early
2000s. During the last "Friends"
seasons, the idea of a clean-cut
guy who takes care of himself, is
actually aware of his appearance
and is definitely not afraid to
express his personality really
caught America's eyes-both
women's and men's.
Brad Pitt's and Tom Cruise's
sense of style makes them both
hotties, but still metro-sexuals.
Colin Farrell might be a little
rough around the edges, but
even so, he would also be con-
sidered a metro-sexual.
OK, so if you're reading this
and you're a guy, and you think
you might be one, here are some
style tips for you.
The sleek, sexy fashion scene
for you includes some basic
favorites.
Try a bold tie:
Knowing that you can look
professional and personal all in
the same outfit is quite a feat
that many, many guys lack. The
next time you are getting ready
to buy a super-spiffy outfit for a
job interview or a nice dinner,
consider a bold, vibrant tie.
Wrap a bright, multi-colored or
patterned cravat around your
neck instead of typical basic
dark (boring) tie. If you are
dressing to impress, the worst
impression you can make is that
you are boring. By letting your
future employer or current date
know that you are not afraid to
stand out a little, you are leaving
the notion that you are original
and not afraid to be different.
Words of advice, though, are to
stay away from the old-fogey
ties that are too skinny or too
wide. Keep sophistication in
mind and pick a print that is
bold and eye-catching, not loud
and eye-squinting.
You spent the
bucks, now wear
a tux:
CSSa*; Well, at least
\ y wear the shirt.
f^L You might as
well
real
ize
that if
you have pur-
chased a tuxedo
you probably are
not going to wear
it that often, unless
you are 1.) An NSU I
musician or 2.) a
penguin. So, the
easiest way to make
use of your expen-
sive digs is to wear
the shirt but not with
just anything. Dress
down your tux shirt
by pairing it with your
fitted jeans and nice
leather shoes, preferably
in black. Dress up the
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Jordan to play
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piano series
By Darla Williford
Sauce Reporter
The next internationally
acclaimed artist to visit NSU as
part of the Louisiana Piano Series
International is Krassimira Jordan
of Bulgaria.
Jordan began playing the piano
at age four and made her debut at
seven. She has won many presti-
gious international prizes includ-
ing the International Piano Com-
petitions "Alfredo Casella" and
"Alessando Casagrande." In 1981,
she won the gold medal as a repre-
sentative of Austria in the Rio de
Janeiro International Piano Com-
petition.
Jordan is now an Artist-in-Resi-
dence and professor of Piano at
Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
By teaching intensive masterclass-
es, Jordan has enhanced the inter-
national image of Baylor's music
program. She teaches instruction
in European culture and history,
and organizes educational tours
and student concerts in Europe.
Jordan's concert will be Nov. 30
at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall.
The performance will be preceded
by a pre-concert lecture, given by
Nikita Fitenko, assistant professor
of piano, and followed by a recep-
tion.
Tickets are free to NSU students
and $10 regular admission.
Metro-sexual
outfit by pulling on a wool blaz-
er, but remember to keep the outfit
simple and chic. With this outfit,
you could go from your eight
o'clock fraternity meeting to your
11 o'clock rendezvous at the bar.
Is it dark in here?
Or is it just your shirt? It is per-
fectly alright to wear a black or
navy shirt (it can be pinstriped if
you like) under your suit for
evening wear. In fact, the dark-
under-dark effect is rather intrigu-
ing to the eye of your beholder.
Add some slick details like a jacket
and pants with a subtle sheen to it.
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Home away from home for holidays
By Raquel Hill
Life Editor
For NSU athletes there's no place
like home. But with busy practice
and game schedules, going home is
harder than they thought.
Being away from family has
brought on two different reactions
for two athletes. They have experi-
enced what it's like to be away
from family during the holidays by
going home with other teammates,
playing at tournaments or being
stuck in Natchitoches.
Thanksgiving is when NSU stu-
dents get to go home for a week
and be with their families, but for
Flavia Belo and Kristin Davis,
going home won't be a reality.
Belo, public relations major, is
originally from Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. When the school year
begins, her life back home ends and
Demon life begins. Between class-
es, practice and studying, Belo
doesn't find much time for a social
life. All of that changes next week
though.
With volleyball season now over
and the weeklong break ahead,
Belo and the rest of her teammates
have some time to finally catch up
on sleep and rest before finals.
However, going home for Thanks-
giving isn't an option for the 22-
year-old senior.
With airfare prices so high and
the Christmas holidays just around
the corner, she has to find alternate
ways to spend her turkey day.
Belo said the hardest thing about
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Flavia Belo and Kristen Davis will spend another holiday break away from home.
being so far away from home is see-
ing everyone getting ready to go
home and having to find her own
place to stay during the holidays.
"Everyone's excited to see their
family, and you either have to stay
here or go home with someone,"
she said.
"Being an athlete makes it hard
to go home, but you can count on
your teammates to come through
for you. Someone is always going
to offer to take you in so you won't
be left behind."
Not being close to both family
and friends is disappointing for
Davis as well, but being away is
more of a vacation than it is a nui-
sance.
Eveiy Thanksgiving, the basket-
ball coaches schedule the team to
play in a tournament. Two years
ago, the tournament was in Las
Vegas and last year it was in Chica-
go. This year the team plans to
travel to California.
So how does an athlete on the
road spend the holidays? Just ask
21-year-old Davis from Sulphur.
This year the team leaves Nov.
24, the day before Thanksgiving.
And even though the team will be;
2,000 miles away from home, they
still plan to incorporate the holi-
days and enjoy it as a family.
"We're probably going to do]
some sight-seeing and then find a]
place to have dinner as a team," she
said.
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traveling during the break is thai
Thanksgiving is supposed to be
time with family and friends.
"I know I'll miss being with nr
family and not being home," Da
added.
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though they are far away from their
immediate families, they have a
second family right here at NSU. 1
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make things as comfortable as pos}
sible," Davis said. "The team is my
family, and it makes being away for
the holidays a little better."
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ensembles. Refine your look with a
nice, black crocodile-print belt.
Are you not "turtly"
enough for the "Turtle
Club?"
Of course you are, when if
comes to wearing turtlenecks, that
is. Just for the record, you do not
have to have a special kind of neck
to wear a turtleneck sweater.
Turtlenecks are seen as the power-
ties of the new millennium. Wear
one under a nice denim jacket or a
dark velvet blazer with some jeans
or nice slacks, and you'll definitely
look attractive. If you wear formal
outfits, like suits to work, throw a
brightly colored turtleneck on
underneath the suit. This way,
you'll look more approachable for
an invitation of happy-hour cock-
tails.
Get some "scents:"
If you have been wearing the
same raunchy "Stetson for Men"
watered-down toilet water since
you were in middle school, if s
time for a change. Some of the
hottest scents out there right this
second are Escada Magnetism for
Men, Paul Smith London and Ken-
neth Cole Reaction. Also the clas-
sic Aqua Di Gio by Giorgio
Armani is to die for, and any
woman with half a brain would
seriously have a hormonal reaction
to the way you smell.
If you are a guy with a pretty
good sense of style, you too might
just be a metro-sexual. But don't
think of yourself as being anything
less than manly. To a woman, a
guy that knows his fashion and
grooming capabilities is a real find.
Metro-sexuals don't just wear
what they wear because women
are on their minds either. Dressing
fashionably and coordinating a
stylish bod with a stylish attitude
makes being a metro-sexual a way
of life and a state of mind.
It's the state where you can dis-
tinguish what is just to-die-for
from what should already be dead:
and it separates the fashionably
conquered from the fashionable
conquests.
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FROM PAGE 8
the football on SFA, but we got
to hit the play action pass and
fiand the ball off to Johnese and
(Derek) Sampson," Stoker said.
The lone blemish of the
Demons is playing on the road.
f4SU is currently 1-3 on the road
including losses to the Universi-
ty of Louisiana at Lafayette,
North Dakota State and Nicholls
State.
Kick off time for Saturday's
contest is 2 p.m. at Homer Byrce
Stadium in Nacogdoches, Texas.
"This is very important for us
to beat SFA and bring a champi-
onship and Chief Caddo back
home," Johnese said.
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picks up some yardage on the ground
Saturday against SHSU. Sampson fin-
ished the game with 104 yards on 22
carries with one touchdown. NSU beat
the Bearkats 45-27 as the Demons
had 446 yards rushing in the win.
NSU plays rival SFA this Saturday.
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the Current Sauce
Sports
Mike
McCorkle
The Way
I See It
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Unsung
Athletes
sportseditorcs@yahoo.com
The little guys get none
of the credit.
I am not going to bore
you about the importance
of this weekend's football
game against Stephen F.
Austin.
Yes, we have to win to
go to the playoffs. Yes, if
we win we will have a
share of the conference
championship (like I said
we could do).
I am not going to bore
all of you because by the
time this column is print-
ed, it will have been
drilled into your skulls.
I'm not going to write
about last weekend's
game against Sam Hous-
ton State either.
Sure, it was a great
game, and it was a con-
vincing victory. The
Demons stood up and
answered their critics
against a very tough Bear-
kat team.
I am going to write
about the unsung athletes
of NSU: The hard-work-
ing athletes who partici-
pate in the so-called
minor sports.
I have not done a very
good job covering these
worthy athletes.
I have written about
sports and 9-11, the foot-
ball team's ups and
downs and I have whined
about my boys, the Yan-
kees, losing in the ALCS
to the Red Sox.
To all of you who par-
ticipate in softball, tennis,
soccer and track, I say
thank you. There may not
be very many people at
your respective events,
but I just want you all to
know that I think you do
a great job.
Few people can say that
they were Division I ath-
letes, so take pride in
your accomplishment.
I attended a volleyball
game this semester for the
first time in my life. We
were playing McNeese,
and the atmosphere
rivaled its football coun-
terpart.
There was a deep, gen-
uine passion on both
sides. It was a very excit-
ing game that ended with
a Demon victory.
These athletes poured
their hearts out because
they love their sport.
They may not stand out
on campus, but they
embody NSU athletic tra-
dition.
Another thing I noticed
was how these athletes
root for one another. The
tennis players were cheer-
ing on the volleyball team
like there was no tomor-
row.
They screamed and
hollered and made sure
that McNeese knew they
were there. They did what
we all should do: Support
our student athletes.
Go to a tennis match.
Watch a baseball game.
Heck, even the basketball
teams need some love.
They work hard and
deserve every ounce of
support we have.
On a sad note, I want to
say goodbye. This is my
last column. On Dec. 17 1
will leave this world of
late night pizza and video
games to enter the world
of casual Fridays and the
dreaded minivan.
My goal was to inform
and entertain, and I hope
I did just that.
Have a happy Thanks-
giving and good luck
with the rest of the semes-
ter. Thank you.
Conference favorites
Demons predicted to win the Southland championship
By Justin Hebert
Sauce Reporter
Its tip-off time for the
Demons, and people are
already looking forward to
some March madness.
The NSU men's basketball
team is preparing for their
first regular season game
this Friday night at 7 p.m. in
Stillwater, Okla.
They will play the Cow-
boys of Oklahoma State who
are nationally ranked in the
top 10.
"We are just going to have
to go and compete," Demon
head coach Mike
McConathy said. "We need
to rebound, and we need to
take care of the basketball.
If we do these things then
you don't ever know what
could happen."
NSU's 2004-2005 hoops
team is the preseason pick to
win the Southland Confer-
ence while bringing back
five starters for
McConathy's sixth season
with the Demons.
Demon juniors Byron
Allen, Jermaine Wallace and
Clifton Lee, who have been
part of the youngest Divi-
sion I basketball team for the
past two seasons, have been
picked by the coaches for
this year's preseason All-
SLC Basketball Team.
"You always want to be
looked at as a quality club,
but you have got a lot of
work to do to be able to
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Junior guard Tyronn Mitchell dribbles past a Henderson State defender at Prather Coliseum Nov. 7. The
Demons won the exhibition game against the Reddies 66-56. NSU opens regular season play Friday.
obtain that goal,"
McConathy said.
NSU is looking to benefit
from the experience and
depth that comes with
bringing back 12 letter win-
ners when they take on a
tough non-conference
schedule.
Their schedule includes
games against Oklahoma
State, Tulsa, Tulane, LSU,
Valparaiso, Cincinnati, Day-
ton, Northern Iowa, and Illi-
nois, all of which made the
NCAA Tournament just a
year ago.
"Hopefully it will put us
in a position where we
played the best and
improved, we competed and
hopefully we can win some
game," McConathy said. "If
you can do that then I think
it'll be beneficial."
McConathy said he plans
to have his team approach
every game this season with
the same hard-working
mentality so that they do not
get themselves too excited
for some of the tough games.
"I think you have to take
every game as if it is a game,
because you don't want to
build them up so much that
mentally you give your kids
a disadvantage,"
McConathy said.
One of the biggest
rewards of the Demons com-
peting in such a strong
schedule outside of the
Southland is getting used to
playing tough teams, espe-
cially when the games are on
the road.
"If we play in these tough
venues there is not any-
where in our conference
that's going to be more diffi-
cult than going to Stillwater,
Dayton, Cincinnati, or LSU,"
McConathy said. "But the
most important thing is
understanding that our sea-
son is based off of our 16
conference games and the
conference tournament."
NSU crew hosts annual marathon
By Jamie Clark
Sauce Reporter
Twenty-five course records
were set Saturday at the 15th
Annual Marathon Rowing
Championship on Cane River
Lake.
Contestants raced 26.2
miles, beginning at Melrose
Plantation and ending at the
downtown riverbank.
The marathon had a record-
breaking 108 entries, which
was comprised of 350 com-
petitors. Some came from as
far as England. Last year
there were 72 entries with 285
participants.
"This year was clearly the
best ever for the marathon,"
said coach Alan Pasch.
"Entries were as high as they
have ever been."
The Marathon was graced
with its first Olympic com-
petitor, Jim Dietz. He is a
three-time Olympic rower,
two-time Olympic rowing
coach and is the current head
coach at the University of
Massachusetts.
Dietz set a course record in
the Men's Master E Single
event at 3:27:16 and beat the
previous record by almost
five minutes. Dietz said he
was impressed with the
marathon and plans to return
next year.
He said he may even bring
his team from the University
of Massachusetts.
"It was a total surprise; we
couldn't have paid to have
better publicity," Pasch said.
"He stayed around until
everyone had their pictures
taken and questions
answered. It helps out the
Marathon to have a person of
that caliber to participate in
the event. It will definitely
have an impact on next year."
NSU entered two racing
shells (boats) in the marathon.
The first was a men's open
four-boat that set an NSU
record and took the bronze
medal with a time of 3:18:09.
Varsity rowers Ricky
Ziegler, Matt Hooker, Dave
May, Chris Lee and coxswain
Kilburn Laundry raced the
boat. May has competed in
the Marathon for the past
seven years.
"It's in my blood," May
said.
The second shell was a
novice women's four-boat
that took gold in its division
and set a NSU record with
4:43:26. The shell consisted of
Maryellen Dickey, Jessica
Craig, Danielle Champagne,
Sadie Winterstein and
coxswain Kori Escalon and
was the first all novice
women's boat to be entered in
the history of NSU.
"Not many people can say
that they rowed a marathon,
so when we were presented
with the opportunity, we
grabbed it," said sophomore
Jessica Craig. "In the end, it
was well worth it."
Even with the great weath-
er conditions, teams ran into
trouble on the water. The Uni-
versity of Wisconsin missed
setting a new course record
for the men's open eight-boat
by 1:09 because they broke
their skeg.
The skeg is essential for
steering the shell. The team
was forced to stop and fix the
skeg on the water.
"That's unheard of for a
team to have an extra skeg
with them, much less to fix it
in the middle of a race," said
assistant NSU coach Jason
"^gy" Ingargiola.
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Demon crew team rows the marathon last Saturday. Rowers rowing
are (front) Ricky Ziegler, Matt Hooker, Dave May and Chris Lee.
Demons to battle SFA for the Chief
By Patrick West
Sports Editor
NSU's last game of the
season is for all the marbles:
a championship and Chief
Caddo.
If the Demons beat the
Stephen F. Austin Lumber-
jacks Saturday, NSU will
win a share of the South-
land Conference champi-
onship, receive an automat-
ic bid to the I-AA playoffs
and bring Chief Caddo back
to Natchitoches.
The winner of the Sam
Houston State-Texas State
game will win the other
share of the SLC champi-
onship.
"This is for all or noth-
ing," Demon head coach
Scott Stoker said. "This is
where you want to be at the
end of the season with a
chance to win a champi-
onship."
If the Demons win, it will
capture their sixth SLC
championship and first
since 1998.
The Demons won the con-
ference championship in
1988, 1997 and 1998 while
making the playoffs five
times. NSU made the play-
offs in 1988, 1997, 1998, 2001
and 2002.
The Demons are coming
off a huge win against then
No. 3 ranked SHSU 45-27,
while SFA is coming off a
blowout win against
McNeese St. 55-7.
NSU leads the all time
series 38-19-3, but SFA beat
the Demons last season at
Turpin Stadium 42-35 and
took Chief Caddo to Nacog-
doches.
"It was a big win for us
and we expected to win that
football game," Stoker said.
Chief Caddo is college
football's largest trophy as
the mythical Native Ameri-
can stands at 7 feet 6 inches
and 320 pounds, which goes
home to the winner of the
NSU-SFA game.
The Chief Caddo tradi-
tion started in 1961 with
NSU leading the series 24-
13-1.
The wooden statue is a
tribute to the Native Ameri-
can heritage of both univer-
sities' home regions and
every Demon fan knows
Chief Caddo likes Natchi-
toches over the Lumber-
jacks.
For the Demons to win,
NSU will have to rely on the
Purple Swarm defense,
which is coming off a domi-
nating performance against
SHSU.
The Purple Swarm leads
all of Division I-AA in total
defense and rushing
defense. The Purple Swarm
held SHSU to a season low
309 total offensive yards.
"Coming into the game
against Sam Houston we
knew we had to win," sen-
ior linebacker Jamall John-
son said. "We need to win
this week to get a ring."
The Demon offense, how-
ever, has picked up speed
the last two weeks, piling
up 806 rushing yards and
has outscored opponents
89-34.
NSU was lead against
SHSU bv lunior running
back Derrick Johnese who
had 252 yards rushing on 24
carries with two touch-
downs.
Stoker said the Demon
offense cannot afford to
turn the football over and
needs to be consistent on
offense.
"It will be difficult to run
■ See Chief, page 7
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This Just In
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Football
Tickets on sale
for SFA game
Seats in the NSU section
at the Demons' football
game Saturday at Stephen
F. Austin in Nacogdoches,
Texas, are just $7 and can
be reserved through the
NSU Athletic Ticket Offioj
beginning Tuesday.
Ticket orders can be
made by calling the NSU
ticket office at 357-4268
from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. begin-
ning Tuesday through Fri
day. Tickets will also be on
sale at the stadium
Nacogdoches on game
day.
All NSU tickets are for
the east side behind the
Demons' sideline, and
NSU supporters buying
tickets on game day
should use the east side
ticket booth to get seats in
the Northwestern section]
Children ages 10 and
under are admitted free a:
SFA.
Tickets for students ages
11-18 are $4, and tickets
for NSU students present*
ing a current student ID
are also $4.
Football may
play next
Saturday
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ball team wins Saturday
afternoon at Stephen F.
Austin, a first-round Divis
sion I-AA playoff gam]
could be held next Satua
day afternoon, Nov. 27, ill
Turpin Stadium.
Tickets for students fffl
the playoff game woui
be $5 each, with that pria;
set by the NCAA. Pairing
and game sites for tfl
playoffs will be
announced at approxS
mately noon Sunday on
ESPN News, and will bj
featured on the
www.nsudemons.cofl
website.
Kickoff time for the pos-
sible home playoff gamj
next Saturday would lika
ly be 2 p.m., but that dedf
sion will not be made unfl
the opposing team's travn
plans are set. Reserve!
seats will be $15 with geff
eral admission tickets $1|
for the playoff game, wil^
those prices also mandat 1
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through the NSU Athletij
Ticket Office
(318-357-4268) nexl
week. The office will 1<
open each day 8 a.m.j
p.m., except on Thank*
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Lights, lights, lights!
City festival to twinkle with new display additions
By Courtney LaCaze »
sauce Reporter Christmas Festival
Every year the residents of
Natchitoches look forward to
the Christmas Festival. This
year spectators can enjoy
more lights, more set pieces
and the chance to purchase a
spot along the riverbank to
view the events.
The Christmas Festival will
kick off this Friday at 6 p.m.
with a lighted barge parade
on Cane River Lake. Satur-
day will be a daylong Christ-
mas celebration with arts,
crafts, food vendors, enter-
tainment, a parade, a fire-
works show and the lighting
of more than 300,000 Christ-
mas lights.
The lights now include an
NSU light set piece, a new
Santa face, an American Flag
and a rotating ice skating
rink. More than 77 set pieces
will be on display along the
riverbank.
The fireworks show will
once again be followed by a
laser show. The fireworks
and laser show will last about
30 minutes beginning at 6
p.m. Saturday.
Due to increased atten-
dance in recent years, the city
sold sections along the river-
bank for spectators to view
the lights. The barricaded
Schedule of events for Saturday's celebration
10 a.m. Opening cere-
mony at Fleur de Lis
stage.
1 p.m. Christmas Festival
Parade
• Afternoon Live musical
entertainment on the
Fleur de Lis Stage
• 6 p.m. Fireworks and
turning on the Christmas
Lights.
Source: City of Natchitoches
sections are $50.00 and the
city has a limited number to
sell.
Courtney Hornsby, Main
Street director, said the city
expects a huge turnout this
weekend with more than
100,000 people expected to
attend. The 78th Annual
Christmas Festival and lights
are expected to attract more
than half a million people
during the month of Decem-
ber.
There is always something
for everyone at the festival.
There will be an area desig-
nated for children this year
called "The Washington
Square," with activities
including games, clowns and
balloons. The children events
will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and the cost will be
$2 per child.
U.S. Senator-elect David
Vitter will serve as Grand
Marshall in the Christmas
parade, which begins at 1
p.m. He will also take part in
all other festival events,
including the opening cere-
mony and the Christmas
Gala at NSU.
Other visitors at the parade
will be the Budweiser
Clydesdales. The Clydes-
dales will come into town on
Friday to make appearances
before serving in the parade
Saturday.
"I have high hopes for the
festival and we want to
encourage all Northwestern
students to participate in all
the festival events," Hornsby
said.
The City of Natchitoches
will close down streets on
Saturday morning about 6
a.m. to get ready for the
events.
Leslie Westbrook/f/u Ci reentSauci
Cane River Lake reflects an NSU light display, one of the several
new additions to the menagerie of lights regularly set up and turned
on during the holiday season in Natchitoches.
Where's the WRAC?
Center's construction delayed again, but parking lot work persists
SGA commissioner
keeps her position
Leslie Westbrook/f/ie Current Sauce
A construction worker smoothes out asphalt Nov. 19 for the new Sabine parking lot.
By Eva Sterling
Sauce Reporter
Seven years and still count-
ing. The question on many
students' minds is When will
the Wellness Recreation Activity
Center finally open ? Director of
the Physical Plant Chris
Sampite said that it's hard to
pinpoint, but the center
should be complete in early
spring but probably will not
open until March. No dates
have yet been selected for the
Grand Opening Ceremony.
There are many things left
for the University to do
before the center can open.,
bad weather has delayed
progress at times, Sampite
said, and only 50 percent of
the roof is complete. In the
next two weeks, the facility is
going to be dried in and any-
thing goes no matter what
the weather, Patrick DuBois,
the associate director of stu-
dent activities for recreational
sports and intramural said.
This means that the ceiling
will be finished, preventing
any more water from enter-
ing the building. At that
time, the contractors can fin-
ish the drywall and electrical
outlets.
The construction team has
increased their numbers to
speed up the project's com-
pletion, DuBois said.
"We are disappointed as
are many that it has taken so
long to complete, but there
have been some factors that
have been uncontrollable,"
Sampite said.
In addition to the WRAC
construction, additions and
renovations have been made
to two parking lots on cam-
pus.
The Sabine parking lot was
repaved during Thanksgiv-
ing break and is now com-
plete. An extra exit and
entrance was added to help
traffic flow. The parking lot
was re-stripped creating 45
additional parking spaces,
which is 370 spaces total.
Extra lighting is still to be
added to the parking lot for
student safety, Sampite said.
The closing of Caddo parking
lot is being considered.
Another parking lot is
under construction on the
■ See Lots, page 3
By Victoria Smith
Sauce Reporter
In a failed attempt to
remove Shantel Wempren
from her position as Com-
missioner of Academic
Affairs on the SGA, Sen. Fred
Kuechenmeister brought five
articles of impeachment
against her at Monday's SGA
meeting and charged her
with a gross dereliction of
duty. Eleven senators voted
for her removal, but this was-
n't enough.
According to Kuechen-
meister's articles, Wempren
failed to ensure that her
department completed at
least two projects this semes-
ter, work with NSU's vice
president of academic affairs
in various areas, provide
SGA representation on all
available University academ-
ic committees, organize the
Educational Programming
Committee, and address
teacher evaluations this
semester.
After formally presenting
the charges, Sen. Kuechen-
meister said he had nothing
to add and that he was only
presenting the facts.
Earlier this semester, the
Distinguished Lecturer Com-
mittee proposed to bring
feminist speaker Gloria
Steinem to speak at NSU, but
the bill failed to pass.
"There has been no effort
or any other plans to bring in
another project," Kuechen-
meister said.
Carlos Hartwell, member
of the Distin-
guished Lec-
turer Com-
mittee, said
the commit-
tee's main
focus on proj-
Wempren ects is the
speaker.
"If you vote it down that's
having to start over because
it's been completely shut
down," Hartwell said.
"There was a dereliction of
duty in communicating with
the vice president of academ-
ic affairs and because of this,
the University terminated a
degree program without any
representation from the Stu-
dent Government Associa-
tion or Academic Affairs,"
Kuechenmeister said.
During the fall 2004 semes-
ter Wempren also failed to
present the senate with
appointments to the Scholar-
ship Appeals Committee and
the Subcommittee Grade
Appeals for Admission,
Credits, and Graduation
Council. Kuechenmeister
said there was disregard for
teacher evaluations after
Jerry Whorton resigned from
the senate earlier this semes-
ter.
"These charges are
grounds to remove Ms.
Wempren from commission-
er of academic affairs,"
Kuechenmeister said.
Wempren said that these
charges were unconstitution-
al.
"You can impeach me, you
■ See SGA, page 3
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Baseball field gets facelift SG
By Kyle Carter
News Editor
The baseball field has been get-
ting the final touches on its surface
using a new design in artificial turf.
Mitch Gaspard, head coach of
the baseball team, said a new turf is
going to be placed on the field
made of a rubber-sand mixture.
This mixture allows for a safer,
more natural playing surface for
baseball, he said. In football, the
100 percent rubber surface of the
old turf provides a cushion, which
allows for safer tackling and better
bounce, but in baseball, a bouncy
surface is not needed.
"In baseball you want a natural
type of playing surface for a natu-
ral bounce, and the sand allows for
this," Gaspard said.
He said because this new turf is
becoming the standard, the Uni-
versity will probably have people
from across the Southern region
coming to see the new turf. Many
baseball teams, both professional
and collegiate, have been moving
to this type of turf, he said.
There were two main reasons for
replacing the surface on the base-
ball field. Chris Sampite, director
of the physical plant, said first, the
baseball field needed to have the
old turf replaced because it had
outlived its usefulness. Second, the
drainage on the field needed to be
reworked. The project cost about
$270,000, he said.
Gaspard said the previous sur-
face was an Astro Turf surface first
played on in the Superdome for
Leslie Westbrook/rte Current
Work on the baseball field's new surface is currently in progress. Drainage cor
rections have been made to the field, and new artificial turf has been laid.
eight years. It was laid on the field
in 1994, making this turf almost
two decades old.
"This turf is only supposed to
last 12 years," Gaspard said. "Just
wear and tear over time pushed
the resurfacing forward."
Charles Bourg director of ath-
letic facilities, said it is hoped that
the field will be ready by the mid-
dle of December if rain does not
delay the project. He said all that is
needed to do is place the inlaid
logos, baselines and dugout lines
followed by the rubber-sand mix-
ture placed over the artificial grass-
like surface. The field will not have
to be painted for every game like
Turpin Stadium, Bourg said. This
will make maintaining the field
cheaper and easier because field
paint will not have to be constantly
swept off of it.
NSU Police Blotter by Elizabeth Bolt
11-15-04
1:52 p.m.
A man was on campus with a
firearm. He was advised that NSU
is a gun-free zone and was escort-
ed off campus.
7:04 p.m.
A litter of kittens was found
behind Varnado. The animal shel-
ter was advised the next day.
11-17-04
11:30 a.m.
There was a fight at the Health
and RE. Majors' Building. All
units went and broke up the fight.
7:49 p.m.
A caller from Dodd requested
an officer for a disturbance
between a resident and a male
visitor. Two kitchen knives were
confiscated from those involved.
The man was transported to the
campus police station to write a
statement. They were advised
that campus police would take
further action if problems persist-
ed.
11-18-04
12:08 p.m.
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drainage outlets. The problem ha spring leisui
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drainage below the field before thj supposed to
new turf is laid. academic af
Bourg said keeping up the fieli jize," Wemj
has been a problem with the oli The SGA
drainage system. He said wate otnmending
had been flooding and ponding jj hours of opt
the area around third base on thj
field, causing the old turf to begii I ^\^T
to tear and dry rot. I
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tern was corrected, but the artificial east side of c
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One subject with a bloody nose
was transported to the campus
police station. Witnesses rilled out
statements.
11-21-04
1:32 p.m.
Campus police were advised
that a vehicle was overturned
near the softball field. An ambu-
lance and fire truck went. A
wrecker service did not have the
equipment to turn over the vehi-
cle. The subject was not transport-
ed to the hospital.
11-23-04
10:05 a.m.
Two vehicles collided at the
traffic light at Sam Sibley Drive.
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kick me off, but you can not
ording to the constitution strip
from my commissionership,"
pren said.
Wempren said she talks to stu-
ts and teachers and does her
: for the students of NSU.
This is a witch hunt," Wempren
d. "They're after me this week;
y could be after you next,
ybe I didn't do mv job but I tried
best."
[Sen. Patrick Feller said that the
fcnmissioner of Academic Affairs
Ids out what they are supposed to
*It's a thankless position," Feller
id. "You do a lot of work and get
credit for it, but it's your respon-
sibility."
Wempren said it is the commit-
cheaper |) je's job to go out and get informa-
\stro Tuij jjn, bring it back and then the
osts aboy Apartment works on it as a whole.
1 turf. fte Educational Programming
eball fiefc Committee is currently working on
problem »sign language class and there are
y too fen four ideas formulating for the
oblem »ring leisure series.
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before thi supposed to do as commissioner of
jcademic affairs, I sincerely apolo-
d the fiei rize," Wempren said,
th the oh The SGA also passed a bill rec-
aid wate ommending an extension for the
londing ij |»urs of operation of the Friedman
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student union computer lab to bet-
ter benefit the students.
Sen. Matt Bartley said he talked
to many students who kept coming
to use a closed computer lab.
"The only reason the lab closes
so early is because the SGA passed
the hours," Bartley said.
The new recommended hours
would extend from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
instead of the current 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. hours.
The SGA also passed a bill rec-
ommending that the University
level the brick crosswalks located
on Caspari Street and Sam Sibley
Drive over the Christmas holiday.
Co-sponsors of the bill said the
crosswalks have deteriorated to the
point of becoming potentially haz-
ardous obstructions to motor vehi-
cles.
Sen. Kie Boyett said there is an
inch or more drop in the cross-
walks.
"Anyone driving over that at
any rate of speed can be potentially
dangerous so we're asking the uni-
versity to level the bricks," Boyett
said.
A bill was passed to spend $3,500
to bring, a U.S. soldier from Iraq,
John Crawford, to NSU this spring
as part of the Distinguished Lectur-
er Series this spring.
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it the rub Center parking lot. It will also
t weatha help ease some of the parking lim-
itation on the east side of campus,
Sampite said. This lot will hold 75
cars, be made from concrete and
be complete by the end of Decem-
ber, though it was also delayed by
)he weather.
During the last two years,
Sampite said NSU has spent suffi-
cient time and money to increase
ampus parking. More than 350
parking spaces have been added.
Plans have been made to make
repairs at Russell, Boozman and
Vamado Hall parking lots Christ-
mas break. A street overlay will
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Students say performing unusual tasks at
historic site is 'better than flipping burgers'
By Thorn LaCaze
Sauce Reporter
The year is 1716. You and a small
company of colonial soldiers are
sent to Natchitoches to build and
garrison an outpost to keep Span-
ish forces from crossing the borders
of the French Louisiane.
You live at this outpost, working
day in and day out protecting the
inhabitants and supplies it holds.
You repair the fort and perform the
everyday activities needed for sur-
vival.
Only a dream? Not for a few
Northwestern students who work
at Fort St. Jean Baptiste.
For these students, reliving the
past is an everyday event.
"It's much better than flipping
burgers," John Downing, junior
Scholars' College student, said.
The fort is "a little more intellectu-
ally engaging."
Downing, who serves as a Wage
Interpreter at the fort, dresses in a
colonial outfit provided by the fort
and gives demonstrations on many
18th century activities such as skin-
ning animals, starting fires with
flint and steel and even firing
authentic cannons. He gives tours
of the fort to visitors and reports on
its history and traditions
"You don't have to show up an
expert," said Manager Rick Seale.
"Just show interest [and] since
school comes first, we work around
student schedules."
After a few weeks of training and
learning about the time period, any
new employee can be ready to han-
dle interpreting life on the fort.
Chances for promotion and
advancement are available, Seale
said, to those who devote enough
time and effort.
Because the new building is
opening soon on Jefferson Street,
more jobs are might open in the
future. The new visitor center will
include a little theatre, and a stand
still museum.
Working at the fort "gives you
physical exercise and time to
think," Chris Harris, a senior biolo-
gy major, said.
"I much rather work outdoors"
said Harris who has been working
there for two months.
Not all the jobs on the fort
involved dressing in colonial
clothes and giving tours. Some jobs
are tailored toward specific inter-
ests or skills. Such is the case with
Harris, who spends most of his
time at work with maintenance
chores like chopping wood, mow-
ing the grass or repairing the fort.
"There's always a project to be
working on," Harris said about his
job.
The fort, open Monday through
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
offers many opportunities to learn,
develop, and perfect skills present
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Senior Psychology major Nicky Roach keeps the tradition of finger weaving alive
while working at Fort St. Jean Baptiste in Natchitoches.
in both 18th century life and today.
"If s best to take a tour first,"
Downing said in advice to any stu-
dent interested in applying.
The greatest reward of working
at the fort? Downing said it is the
amazement of a large visiting
school group.
One chance to see what the fort
is all about is to attend the 18th
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Economics 101 review
By J. Aaron
"Q" Brown
The Republicans' newest pet
project is to overhaul Social Securi-
ty. The basic plan is simple:
replace the current system, under
which today's tax payers fund the
benefits of today's seniors, with
one in which, in addition to the
current system, a portion of each
person's taxes would go into a per-
sonal retirement account, owned
by a private corporation. Of
course, doing this without increas-
ing the costs or cutting current
benefits, as the Republicans prom-
ise to do, is a mathematical impos-
sibility. However, the GOP touts
privatization, which has to gener-
ate profit in addition to all this
extra money, as a miracle solution.
And this whole time we're still
borrowing more from Social Secu-
rity funding. As ridiculous as it
was to hear Al Gore bang away
with the phrase "lock box" in 2000,
it was a good idea. America is
sinking itself deeper and deeper
into debt and further devaluing a
currency that is already losing
ground against the Euro every day.
This is a bad idea!
Bush should know this is a bad
idea. He made a policy of hiring
top-notch economists for the Com-
merce Department, but he routine-
ly ignored their advice. Now, with
a second term coming on, Bush is
seeking replacements for all but
one of the nation's five top eco-
nomic posts (he likes his budget
director). He'd hoped to catch
some high-profile experts to help
sell his tax code "simplification"
and Social Security reform, but
according to a recent Washington
Post article, top-notch economists
are no longer biting.
And who can blame them?
Many of them have been routinely
ignored for two years, expected to
be White House cheerleaders. MIT
economist James Poterba declined
to chair the Council of Economic
Advisers, and Stanford's John
Cogan, who worked for Bush sen-
ior, has turned down a place on
Dubya's Social Security reform
squad. No one wants a position
without influence.
The mistakes Bush made in his
first term are coming back to bite
him in the hindquarters, but I
doubt he will learn from them.
For all his talk of relying on "a
good team" to make informed
decisions, he shows every sign of
simply clamping down even hard-
er on dissent within the adminis-
tration to present the image of
unity.
Mr. Hargis wrote some things
last week that were ridiculous. In
fact, there were so many of them
that were so ridiculous, I just did-
n't have room to cover it here, so I
have posted an open letter to him
at i-55.com/~q for those who care
to read. You can also expect two
or three updates on that site over
the break.
Everyone have a happy holiday
season, and I'll be back next
semester! Write to
saucefiller@gmail.com if you've
got something to say.
James Aaron Brown is a senior
Humanities and Social Thought
major. His opinions do not
reflect the Sauce staff or the Uni-
versity.
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BY Connor Johnson
Issue: June 24, 2004
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Alumnus calls for students
to "Practice What You
Preach"
Mr. Shatwell's column concern-
ing the moral majority's misdirect-
ed approach to abortion issues
made me decide to write about an
issue which has troubled me for
many years. Namely, that this
"moral majority," and indeed the
right in general, has appropriated
Jesus and his teachings for them-
selves and their representative
party. My problem with this is that
their attitudes and behaviors are
completely divergent from the
spirit and character of Christ's
teachings. Christ was a doer, a real
grassroots activist who made sure
his actions matched his rhetoric.
He spoke of inclusiveness and love,
not labeling and hate. He brought
the prostitute into his fold because
he knew that she had just as much
right to life in this world as any-
body else. I might add that he
pointed out that we are all sinners
(yes, even you conservative
activists). You, too, are not perfect.
But, if you really believe in the
teachings of Jesus, which is your
business, you should be trying to
emulate Christ and avoid sin, and I
am afraid that means accepting
others even if they are sinners.
Not only that, and this is going
to come as a shock to the Republi-
cans out there, it means actually
helping your fellow man. I know, I
know, one would think that Jesus
would definitely be for deregula-
tion of business across the board
and getting rid of taxation outright,
but, upon further examination, I
think you'll find it more likely that
he would be heavily pro-welfare
and support any other organiza-
tion dedicated to eradicating
poverty. He believed one should
give away worldly possessions for
the benefit of others, not that accu-
mulation of wealth was a worth-
while goal. He himself practiced
what he preached and lived a pau-
per's life dedicated to helping the
less fortunate. Bad news for the
corporations and wealthy individ-
uals who are carving up the world
amongst themselves, turns out the
poor and meek shall inherit the
earth. Think about that next time
before you write them off without a
second thought.
A final word for those who will
probably wand to write back, it
also means you probably shouldn't
be full of hate and poisonous invec-
tive. If you find yourself agreeing
with the nasty, bitter, and just plain
mean opinions spat out by Ann
Coulter and her ilk, you probably
don't see eye to eye with Jesus
Christ. I am tired of listening to
alleged Christians shout angrily
about their "faith" and issues con-
nected to it. I would point out
once again that Christ did not
behave this way. The only time
Christ yelled in anger (pay atten-
tion Republicans) was when he
threw out the moneylenders. He
met all other challenges, including
his own death, with a calm accept-
ance. Just thought I would pnj
empt any sarcastic and catty analy.
sis by Miss Rhea, or any angry sug,
gestions that I leave if I don't like i
by Mister Cason, or whatever vitjj /\ / %A
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direct my way. Oh, and don't both,
er writing in about my hypocritica
writing style, I'm not a Christiai
and don't claim to follow Christ
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in the church, I took Mister Cason'i As th
advice and left it. I hope Mistq ights up
Hargis in particular pays attentioi al, NSU
to my message, because some q tage foi
his letters are so full of hate that faction c
can't believe he isn't embarrassed Gala. Tl
I imagine a meeting between hdhursda
and Jesus would end with Jesus Frederic!
saying something along the lina lentatior
of, "Hey, you in the back. Didn't 9 p m
you hear me tell you to put down
that stone?"
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Chris Billioux
NSU Alumnus
THE RIGHT SIDE Sales tax: love it or hate it?
By T. Hargis
As the holiday season and the
national season of black is in full
force, that is the time of year
where most retailers move from
the red to the black in financial
matters, we are all doing budgets
for the Christmas shopping spree.
I guess you could buy the gifts
ahead of time and spread out the
pain on your wallet, or you could
be like the rest of us who spend
the money now on credit and pay
most of it off at 22 percent when
tax refund checks get in around
May. So why can't we be on a cash
system? Let me spend my cash
now and not get raped by the
plastic card companies. Insert the
national sales tax.
No, Steve Forbes isn't running
for president. If you don't remem-
ber, he was the guy who wanted a
flat tax for all Americans regard-
less of what you made, also called
the "fair tax" or "your fair share."
The poor and lower-middle class
hated it because, hello, it would
increase their tax liability. No one,
especially the poor, deserves to
pay more in taxes.
Let's look at the overall picture
of this latest version, and there
have been many, of the national
sales tax bills making their way
through the House and Senate.
Generally, they are the same with
both setting a national flat sales
tax on goods and services. Your
first $15,000 would be free in one
bill and a rebate in another. This is
the poverty level that currently
receives no tax liability in the fed-
eral system. The tax has been sug-
gested at 25 -30 percent, but that
still has to be worked out in com-
mittee since both bills will have
different ideas as to how to struc-
ture this mass transition. The tax
would be collected by retailers and
regulated at the state level.
People who will love and hate
the national sales tax:
Love it - Environmentalist
whackos - no more IRS paper-
work to file
Hate it - H&R Block - no more
IRS paperwork to file
Love it - Spouses who have to
shelter themselves from the family
during tax season
Hate it - Spouses now have to
find another excuse to shelter
themselves from the family dur-
ing "tax season"
Love it - The federal budget
should shrink by 7 billion dollars
and eliminate the IRS as we know
it
Hate it - The state budget will
have to hire a few people to collect
this new tax
Love it - "Soccer Moms" -
when they buy their family's
Christmas gift, and have more
money to spend
Hate it - "Soccer Moms" -
when they get sticker shock at the
front checkout counter
Love it - Students in Dr. Aich's
constitutional law class- one less
amendment to learn!
Hate it - Legislatures that have
to ratify this change to the consti-
tution and have to listen to the
hours of debate that won't change
a thing
Love it or hate it, we as a nation
need to keep an eye on this bill so
it won't be unfair to the bottom
two thirds of the national work
force. I think all high end items
should carry an additional per-
centage to offset a lower end
model's discounted percentage.
Want a Ford? Pay the average tax]
Want a Lexus or a BMW? Pay a
higher tax. If you can afford the
car, you should be able to afford I
the tax. The only real winners are
the lobbying groups that are going
to be making a fortune fighting for
every side of the coin. I just hope
I'm on at least one side.
T. Hargis is a senior general
studies major. His opinions do
not necessarily reflect the Sauce
staff or the University.
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Chief Caddo: the Myth and the Reality
By Justin
Shatwell
Once again, our school has par-
ticipated in a long standing rivalry
with Stephen F. Austin to deter-
mine who will get to hang on to
Chief Caddo this year. For those
who don't know, Chief Caddo is a
large wooden trophy carved to
look like an American Indian
wearing leather clothing with a
large feathered headdress. It is
meant to honor the great Caddo
Chief who sent his two sons to
found the sister towns of Natchi-
toches and Nacogdoches.
Unfortunately, this chief never
existed. His legend is not only
false, it isn't even a Caddoan leg-
end. It's just a rumor that kind of
appeared sometime during the
early 20th century. It has no roots
in the Caddoan oral history, and
more than likely, it was just made
up as a story for the tourists. Also,
the American Indian portrayed in
the statue is by no means a Caddo.
Chief Caddo is clearly a Plains
Indian. The actual Caddo were
not. The carver apparently knew
little about the culture of the
Caddo when he crafted the statue.
I am strongly against the use of
American Indians as mascots.
Though I understand that they are
not meant to be derogatory, I think
the practice shows a deep igno-
rance amongst the American peo-
ple about the history and heritage
of American Indians. These mas-
cots do not honor the historical
reality of these tribes. Rather, they
evoke the mythic Indian archetype
of the Old West legends. When
we think of Indians, we think of
John Wayne and Clint Eastwood,
and of tomahawks, war parties
and scalpings. To most people
today, American Indians are the
thing of dreams and legends, not
an ethnic minority with a rich her-
itage and a full history.
This is what makes Chief Caddo
and other Indian mascots deroga-
tory. While we claim to honor
them with the Tomahawk chop,
we ignore the gruesome history of
our country's relations with these
people. The U.S. government
committed genocide against the
American Indians. This is a fact.
As a nation, we are guilty of theft,
murder, rape and deception. Yet
what do we do to atone for this?
Instead of owning up to our past
and earnestly teaching our chil-
dren of our fore-father's mistakes,
we dedicate a baseball team in
Atlanta to those people whose
land was stolen to build the city
upon, and exchange bills bearing
the face of the man who perpetrat-
ed this tragedy for foam toma-
hawks to cheer on America's pas-
time.
I have actually had the pleasure
of meeting the real Chief of the
Caddo. His name is Rufus Davis
and he is a middle aged man who
lives in the Adais community near
Spanish Lake, north of Robeline. I
have studied the history of his
people and know that there are
many true stories we could cele-
brate about them. For instance, in
1731 Natchitoches was attacked by
the Natchez Indians. The inhabi-
tants of the fort would have been
massacred had it not been for the
hundreds of reinforcements the
Caddo tribes sent to our aid.
Despite this act of friendship and
sacrifice, outside of the historical
associations there are only two
public memorials to the Caddo
people in the city of Natchitoches.
One is a plaque on Front Street
that commemorates the day we 1
shipped them from their homes to
Oklahoma. The other is a large
wooden football trophy that com'
memorates a mythical Indian for
committing mythical deeds.
I am not against having a trophy
that celebrates the Caddo people.
They are worthy of our praise and
our thanks. However, would it
kill us to retire the current Chief
Caddo for a monument that truly
represented the Caddo people arid
respected their heritage and histo-
ry? For those who would answer
no, I suggest you find a Caddo
and try to explain your position W
them.
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Scholar's College Student. His
opinions do not reflect the Sam
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machine and goes around the
world to save the ornaments and
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music will be presented.
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members of the choir, the orches-
tra, and the theater and dance
departments. Students in the art
department designed the program
for the show.
Danielle Laureant, member of
the choir, said this year the show
will innovate since the story and
cast were part of a class project.
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helped to cast the participants,"
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great job."
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expected to attend the Gala.
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Christmas spirit," Laureant said.
"It will be fun. It is our largest
show, and it is also the opening of
the Christmas Festival."
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This year has been an exceptional year for
all three musicians in Destiny's Child. They
took three years off from the group thing to
experiment with solo careers. After their
Wak, they came together again with their
latest release titled Destiny Fulfilled.
The reunion of Beyonce Knowles, Kelly
Rowland and Michelle Williams brings back
three young divas ready to soar off with a
likeable collection of female empowering
anthems, sensual romantic ballads and fun
"Ooty-shaking grooves.
These three ladies reveal a more mature,
?exy side, especially on songs like the march-
ing band inspired first single "Lose my
Breath," the chatty "Cater 2 U" and the taboo
"T-Shirt."
The last song, however, overly exerts a "too
^xy" overtone — Beyonce implausibly
^oans Miss Jackson style to her lover to
"keep it right there." Despite that little
calamity and the fact that Michelle's voice
sounds like a deeper version of Alvin Chip-
munk, Beyonce's strong, fiery vocals keep the
ladies on track with classic, soulful tracks
such as "Is She the Reason," "Free" and
"Through with Love."
For the most part, Destiny's Child lives up
to its reputation as being the Supremes or
Pointer Sisters of the new millennium. How-
ever, it is not quite like Diana Ross's return to
the Supremes. This album is not the reunion
of a super-group, but it does have potential.
This group can sing and shout and sound
both strong and sexy. But their sweet, classic
vocals can sometimes get a bit overwhelmed
by their powerhouse, Beyonce. The other
girls' voices become buried by her sultry, yet
larger-than-life one.
Throughout the album, the harmonies
sounds great and a few cuts stand out like
lights in the dark. I'd say that with this
album, the group's Destiny's Fulfilled.
Raquel Hill
Life Editor
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Linkin Park and Jay-Z
Collision Course
Mash up: (verb) to take elements of two
or more pre-existing pieces of music and
combine them to make a new song. This
definition is from urbandictionary.com
and is the focus of a new collaboration
between the Alternative band Linkin Park
and Rap artist Jay-Z, titled Collision Course.
The six-song album contains a bonus
DVD with live performances and produc-
tion footage. The tracks grew on me after I
put a technical issue behind me - more on
that later. I actually liked the songs; they
combine popular Jay-Z and Linkin Park
tracks to create something that some will
hate and some will love.
I'm going to be honest. I'm a bigger fan
of Linkin Park than of Jay-Z, and I found
this a little hard to listen to at first. His
lyrics don't always sound right with the
music of Linkin Park, and vice versa.
Hearing "Papercut" over the music of
"Big Pimpin'" sounds very odd, but at the
same time, it works. "Dirt Off Your Shoul-
der" over "Lying From You" doesn't work
so well because the lyrics and music are
not a perfect match.
About the only song that seems to stand
out on its own is the heavily played
"Numb /Encore." That's my biggest gripe
about this album; it just seems that more
time was spent on this one song than the
rest of the album. If s as though this was
recorded in a studio specifically for this
album, not like it was two old tracks
mashed together to create a new one.
Overall, I think this album is all right.
It's definitely one that needs to be listened
to before it is purchased. There is no way
to really decide from a review whether
this is a CD to buy or not. It just has to be
listened to.
I enjoyed it, and it was a worthwhile
buy; however, it won't be going into the
regular playlist on my iPod.
Chris Reich
Graphics Editor
Gwen Stefani
Love.Anqel.Music.Baby.
itiZiXut? (originality, style)
tifft (listening pleasure)
Gwen Stefani's status in the pop-
ular music world has been demot-
ed from "Ska Queen" to "Ghetto-
fabulous Wannabe." As much as I
really like the girl herself, I'm not
sure if this was the correct path for
the Queen.
The brand new album
"Love.Angel.Music.Baby" is Ste-
fani's first attempt to go solo. It
reveals that this is not an album
she could have made with a group.
It's too poppy and club-centric.
The album is fashion-obsessed and
too weird to be a No Doubt record.
The album begins with "What
You Waiting For?" which is the
first single of the album. It's fun.
That's about all a listener can tell
from the song. As long as it is fun,
it will sell, and that is why many of
Stefani's loyal fans will purchase
the album — for a fun song. She
starts out with soft, sultry vocals,
then a dominant techno beat
jumps in. The time reminds me of
a 2001 Weezer single (guess which
one!). The song is rather amusing.
Her vocals remind me of an early
Madonna and then surprise me
with lyrics like "take a chance you
stupid 'ho'."
The second song on the album I
would rate as a five on a scale of
one to 10. It is a modern rendition
of the classic "If I Were a Rich
Man" from the Broadway play
"Fiddler On The Roof" and enti-
tled none other than "If I Were a
Rich Girl." Rapper, Eve, even
comes in to add a little "flava." Its
Arabic sounds make it fun and
something to bob your head to.
But remember, you are not a doll
on a station-wagon dashboard.
A hard-stomping beat with no
melody comes in the third
track,"Hollaback Girl." The Nep-
tunes-inspired pulses mixes new-
wave charm with old-school
anthem rap for an outcome that is
phenomenally funky.
The rest of the album is more of
a blur until track six. Remember R.
Kelly's "I don't see nothing wrong
with a little bump and grind?" Ste-
fani's power-grinding ballad,
"Luxurious," is sexy and makes
the listener think of nothing more
than dirty thoughts.
Stefani's determined desire to
get her own patchwork style
together while still clinging to her
new wave chic and urban goddess
personas can be both fascinatingly
odd and irresistible. No matter
how hard she tries, she is not a cul-
tural pioneer like Madonna.
Unlike Madonna, she gladly
adjusts to and admires her col-
leagues instead of forcing herself
to become one of them.
This fashion-inspired album gets
two different ratings from me: a 5
stars for originality and style, and 2
stars for listening pleasure.
Raquel Hill
Life Editor
Fashionable
Focus
Boots that
make me go
"UGG!"
Ugly: (adj.) displeasing to the
senses and morally revolting.
Pretty simple and well-known
definition, right?
Ok, so what's the definition for
"UGGS?" I would say that if s
pretty darn close to the same one
for "ugly."
A little UGG History
UGG Boots originated in Aus-
tralia earlier this century when
World War I pilots were pictured
wearing their fleece-lined "Fug
Boots" (Presumably flying ugg
boots!). Blue Mountain Uggs go
back to 1933 with sheep shearers
finding them cozy and warm,
and in the late 1950' s, Mortal's
Sheepskin Factory began pro-
ducing a line of "ugh boots."
Their original ugg boot style was
very basic - essentially two
pieces of sheepskin in the shape
of a boot joined together down
the center-front and back with a
soft sole attached to the bottom.
They didn't even have hard
soles, so they were really no
more that a posh sock. Then in
the late 1960s, Australian surfers
decided it was real cosy to jump
out of the surf and into a pair of
sheepskin boots to help get
warm.
Uggs arrive in the USA
UGG boots made their first
USA appearance in the 1970s
when California surfers took to
warming their feet with these
lovely soft boots after riding the
waves in the cold waters of the
Pacific Ocean.
UGGs then lurked around the
counterculture scene throughout
the 1970s, mostly as a ski or sport
shoe. But they could rarely be
seen east of the Mississippi. They
disappeared from the main-
stream in the 1980s and didn't
reappear until Pamela Anderson
began wearing a pair regularly
on "Baywatch" in the early
1990s. This put UGGs back on
the scene but didn't make them
an overnight success - probably
because not many TV viewers
ever looked at Pamela Ander-
son's feet.
Giving UGGs 'the boot'
It really perturbs me that the
fashion-sense of our southern
society has taken in a style made
especially for snowy, winter
weather. Is it that snowy or that
wintery here in northern /central
Louisiana? That would be a
great, big NO! The coldest the
temperature has been this
fall/ winter, (if you want it call it
that) has been, at lowest, 45
degrees Fahrenheit. So why do I
see girls, and some ^
guys, wearing these
hideous Abom-
inable Snowman
shoes around j
campus?
Out of<
curiosity, I asked
girl why she decid-
ed to purchase i
them, and she'
replied with, "I
saw them in'
Vogue, and they 1
looked comfort-
able."
Um, I really (
must say that
if your entire,
wardrobej
consists of
things
straight from
Vogue, you
may be miss-
ing a few
links in the ol
brain chain
Don't get
wrong; I read
Vogue and
think their
style tips
fashion
photo
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She's back with a bang:
Latest 'Bridget Jones' sequel in theaters now
Samantha Foley
Sauce Reporter
Are you a scatterbrained, hope-
less romantic who uses profanity to
deal with problems or merely con-
verse with friends or family? You
may be a real life Bridget Jones.
In "Bridget Jones: The Edge of
Reason" Renee Zellweger gives a
fabulous performance by giving
viewers a taste of pure reality in
Helen Fielding's sequel to "Bridget
Jones' Diary." In this romantic com-
edy, Fielding and Zellweger do a
fabulous job of humanizing the
character Bridget Jones by present-
ing her as astonishingly cute,
quirky and pleasantly plump.
She could easily be the girl next
door or someone sitting next to you
in class. Bridget relies on nicotine,
vodka and the wisdom of three
friends, whose advice can be dan-
gerous, when she is in a relation-
ship slump. Throughout the movie
she is jealous of her boyfriend,
Mark Darcy's professional relation-
ship with his colleague Rebecca.
She assumes that Rebecca's girly
looks and perfect bod will eventu-
ally consume the mind of Mark,
ridding him of her love.
In a triumphant voyage to once
again find and keep her prince
charming, Bridget runs into some
minor difficulties. This includes her
second encounter with the sly, ex
from hell Daniel Clever. With her
Boots
British accent, voluptuous shape
and knowledge
of pop culture,
Bridget exem-
plifies the phrase
"when life throws
you lemons,
make lemonade."
While in Thai-
land for work-
related reasons,
Bridget is arrest-
ed. She is held in
a foreign jail ^
ceU for days / r
with at least |Jl mm
thirty other ^fa||H
female felons.
By the end of her stay, she
has traded her pink bra for
cigarettes and taught her for
eign roommates a routine
Madonna's "Like a Virgin."
Mark Darcy, played by Colin
Firth is the same conservative,
uptight lawyer from the first film
who will fight to proclaim his love
for Bridget. Mark's rival, the very
handsome and cunning Daniel
Clever, played by Hugh Grant,
once again uses his conniving per-
sonality to re-enter Bridget's life
and create a whirlwind of confu-
sion.
The movie ends with wedding
bells, but the bride is not Bridget. I
must say that the decor of the wed-
ding is hilarious. I laughed the
entire time I was watching this
film.
Roger Ebert did not do the movi e
justice when he grant-
k ed it only three stars.
From the eyes of
one of your
peers, the
movie def-
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graphs are beautiful and unique,
but what readers have to under-
stand is that your style has to ALSO
fit the environment in which you
live. If you live in the Arctic, you
wouldn't wear a halter-top just
cause it's what Vogue says is stylish,
would you? So why wear Eskimo
shoes made for sub-zero conditions
here in the Sportsman's Paradise?
Thank the Southern humidity.
Thank the 70 degree fall weather.
Thank El Nino and global warm-
ing.
FROM PAGE 5
The Alternatives
Not only are the looks of these
boots simply ridiculous, the price
of them is just as absurd. $150 for a
pair of boots that will be out of
style next season? If you have to
have a pair of really expensive
boots, why not invest in some
leather Prada ankle boots or
Gucci's new line of knee-high
pointers. These styles are classic,
and you can wear them for just
about any winter from here on out.
If you plan on buying UGGs for the
comfort aspect, do yourself a favor
get a new pair of fuzzy-bunny slip
pers. They're cute, they're fluffy,
and you don't have to go out of the
house to wear them.
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Thursday, December 2, 2004 — the Current Sauce — Sports 7
Courtesy
Sports Information
www.nsudemons.com
NSU head baseball coach Mitch
e ' y Gaspard has announced the sign-
ing of six players to a National
fetter of Intent for the 2006 sea-
jon.
Signing with the Demons are
pitchers Heath Hennigan of
pineville High School, Justin
[yNeal from Ruston High School,
Taylor Keith out of St. Thomas
More High School in Lafayette,
Brew Brown out of Panola Junior
College and Frasier Robinson
from Bossier Parish Community
College.
I Also signing was infielder Wes-
fey Turner from Eunice High
Ijchool.
"We felt like we needed to meet
some pitching needs to fill," said
Gaspard. "We got some very
»ood in-state high school players
that were being sought after some
exceptional programs."
Hennigan and O'Neal standout
among the group.
Hennigan is a 6-6 righty who
has compiled an 18-6 record as
the Rebels' ace at Pineville. He's a
two-time 3-4A all-district and All-
Cenla performer with a fastball
that clocks in the 85-90 range.
"He's got the premier pitching
body," said Gaspard of his 6-6
frame. "He's got three pitches
lhat will find the strike zone."
O'Neal is a lefty that will also
be used at firstbase or the out-
field.
The six-footer from Ruston
earned first team All-District, All-
Area, All-NE Louisiana and was
an All-State Honorable Mention
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innings pitched.
Robinson, a transfer from
BPCC and a native of Ottawa,
Canada, will give the Demons
more of an intimidating look on
the mound with his 6-5 structure.
As a freshman, he compiled a 4-3
record, tossing 61 innings and
striking out 51 batters.
Brown is a 6-4 RHP from
Spring, Texas. As a freshman at
Panola, he compiled a 3-0 record.
"O'Neal is definitely one that
will be able to step in and have an
immediate impact," said Gas-
pard. "He can do a lot of things,
whether we have him on the
mound or at the plate, he's a
tremendous athlete.
Robinson is another lefty that
will fit well in our rotation. He's
got three got pitches that he'll be
able to set the hitters up on while
Keith has a lot of ability and will
probably be used as a set up man
while he is young."
Turner, the only true position
player signed by the Demons,
will be used to play the middle
infield, either second or short-
stop. He earned All-District hon-
ors at Eunice, hitting .390 his jun-
ior season.
"He's got great arm strength,"
said Gaspard of Turner. "He can
also hit the ball, but his defense is
his strength. He's one of those
hard-nosed players that will get
to the ball wherever it is hit.
I'm just real excited about this
class. The coaches did an out-
standing job and we were able to
get some kids from the area."
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Oct. 3 @ 1 p.m.
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the Current Sauce
Sports
Patrick
West
The Way
I See It
An era
ends
sportseditorcs@yahoo.com
Well, graduation is
upon us and this is my
last column of my colle-
giate writing career. I
cannot believe this day is
already here and I hope
for the last five semesters
I have entertained you
with my column.
I also hope I did an
adequate job of covering
all sports and I kept the
student body informed
about all NSU athletics,
and I apologize for leav-
ing any sports uncovered.
I tried my best all these
semesters.
Last Saturday some-
thing happened that I did
not want to see-another
blow out against Mon-
tana. That place is our
kryptonite.
No matter how good
the Demons are, we stink
in Missoula, Mont. I am
still scratching my head
at the Division I-AA play-
off committee for making
us go up there and letting
Sam Houston State have
a home playoff game as a
wild card. I was literally
nauseated while watch-
ing the football game.
While writing for the
Current Sauce, I have seen
the Demons basketball
team go to the NCAA
Tournament along with
the Lady Demons' cham-
pionship run and now
the Demon football
team's championship.
I will surely miss this
place and the hard work-
ing athletes and coaches
who strive for perfection
and bring championships
to Natchitoches.
I would like to end this
column by saying thank
you to a few people. First
off, thanks Linda for con-
vincing Rob to give me a
chance. You are my
unsung hero.
Thanks to Kaleb and
Rob who got me started
on the sports writing
path and gave me a
chance to excel.
Also thanks to all the
professors for answering
my questions and putting
up with all of my crap
while I wrote for the
paper.
I also have to say
thanks to Mr. Doug Ire-
land and NSU Sports
Information for always
arranging interviews or
helping me whenever I
needed it.
Also, thanks to Athlet-
ics Director Greg Burke,
along with the NSU
coaches and players for
answering my questions.
I would also like to
thank Cheryl Thompson
for being a great sports
photographer. I could
always depend on you
and I am sorry for being
hard on you at times.
Lastly, I would like to
thank Josh Barrios, a
close friend that stuck by
me for four of the six
semesters.
I was truly lost during
the week without you
helping me write stories
or just telling me to chill
out when I was upset. I
wish you the best of luck
in the future with your
family.
I would like to dedicate
everything I have accom-
plished in my collegiate
writing to my grand-
mother who I truly miss
and passed away during
my second semester as a
writer
You never know what
will happen.
Gary Hardamon/.V.ST Media Serivce
The NSU Purple Swarm Defense try and stop a Montana Grizzly running back in last Saturday's playoff game. The Demons did not fare well in Missoula, Mont., losing 56-7.
NSU mauled by Montana
Courtesy
Sports Information
www.nsudemons.com
NSU brought the top-
ranked defense in Division
I-AA football into Satur-
day's first-round playoff
matchup with Montana, but
it was the Grizzlies who
looked the part while blast-
ing the visiting Demons 56-
7.
Montana (10-2) ran for 268
yards, nearly four times the
average yield by the
Demons, and the Grizzlies
characteristically threw for
275 more.
Meanwhile, NSU(8-4)
never established its run-
ning attack, managing just
75 yards rushing and only
177 overall.
"They won the battle up
front on both sides of the
ball, and it all starts there.
They manhandled us," said
Demons' coach Scott Stoker.
"Give credit to Montana for
making the plays, but we
were pretty pitiful with the
missed tackles, missed
assignments, mental errors
and physical mistakes. This
was embarrassing."
The Grizzlies got 171
yards rushing and a school
record-tying four touch-
downs (24, 61, 30 and 2
yards) on just 14 carries by
tailback Lex Hilliard.
Colorado transfer Craig
Ochs completed 19 of 30
passes for 234 yards and
three touchdowns (11, 9 and
51 yards).
Montana covered 54 yards
on six snaps to grab the lead
on its first series of the
game, scoring on Hilliard's
24-yard burst.
The Grizzlies doubled the
spread on their third posses-
sion, covering just 35 yards
after an interference penalty
on a punt return at midfield
gave them a short field and
led to Levandar Segars' 11-
yard TD catch with 3:27 to
go in the opening period.
Hilliard popped his 61-
yard touchdown up the
middle of the field 6:46
before halftime, starting a
string of five straight Mon-
tana possessions that pro-
duced touchdowns.
The Griz capped the first
half with a 13-play 58-yard
drive culminated by a 9-
yard Ochs-to-Segars TD
with six seconds left, mak-
ing it 28-0.
Hilliard added two more
scores on Montana's first
two series after the half.
NSU finally crossed mid-
field for the first time down
42-0, moving 75 yards in
eight plays for its only
points, scoring on a 10-yard
Davon Vinson pass to Clay-
ton Broyles.
"I never saw this coming,"
said Stoker. "We had a good
week of practice and we had
been playing very well over
the last three weeks. Today
was a bad time, in this stadi-
um against a team that is
peaking right now, to play
as badly as we did."
Grizzlies coach Bobby
Hauck was very pleasantly
surprised by his team's
blowout win.
"I think we did play our
best game today, we played
very well," he said. "Obvi-
ously I didn't believe we'd
beat them 56-7, but we've
been playing awfully well of
late. It's a confident team
that's playing extremely
well. Our tempo was better
than theirs today.
"I said on the radio this
morning that Northwestern
State was one of several
teams that really had a shot
at running the table and
winning the national cham-
pionship. I gained great
respect for them watching
their film this week," said
Hauck. "That tells you how
well we played today."
Montana's Ochs said
scouting the Demons' top-
ranked Purple Swarm
defense provided all the
incentive the Grizzlies need-
ed.
"Watching the film we
were all very impressed by
those guys, and we had
tremendous focus in prac-
tice this week," said Ochs.
"We knew the game would
be decided by the offensive
line, and kudos to the big
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Demon junior cornerback David Pittman jumps up and tips the
attempted pass away from the Grizzly receiver Saturday.
guys up front, because they
had their best game of the
year today."
The final total was the
most points allowed by the
Demons since 1951. The 49-
point margin of defeat was
also the worst for NSU in 53
seasons.
"We couldn't get off the
blocks and get to the quar-
terback," said Demons' jun-
ior linebacker Paul Mefford,
who had a game-high 14
tackles. "We didn't do our
jobs, and Montana did a
great job blocking us. I think
it was a combination of
them having a great day and
us having our worst day"
ons on three-game win streak
Courtesy
Sports Information
www.nsudemons.com
Sophomore guard Keenan
Jones scored a career-best 20
points in 16 minutes off the
bench Tuesday night, lead-
ing five NSU players in dou-
ble figures as the Demons
relied on superior depth and
54 percent shooting to beat
visiting Centenary 83-76 at
Prather Coliseum.
The Demons (3-2) won
their third straight and
ended a three-game skid at
the hands of Centenary (0-3)
in one of the state's oldest
active college basketball
rivalries, dating back 131
games and 83 years.
The contest marked the
midpoint of a five-game
homestand for Northwest-
ern, which is back in action
Wednesday night at 6:30
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Sophomore forward Jermaine Spencer attempts a layup in Tuesday's
game against the Centenary Gents. The Demons won 83-76.
against Jarvis Christian and
plays host to Tulane at 6:30
Monday night.
Jones sank five of six shots
from the field and drained
10 of 13 free throws in his
career night.
Junior guard Jermaine
Wallace scored 15, while
junior forward Clifton Lee
had 11 points and eight
rebounds and sophomore
forward Jermaine Spencer
added 11 points and seven
rebounds.
Freshman Colby Barge-
man added 10 points and
three steals in 21 minutes off
the bench as the Demons
used 10 players for at least
13 minutes.
"I thought our rotation
helped keep Centenary at
bay," said sixth-year North-
western coach Mike
McConathy. "They're so well
coached by Kevin Johnson
that they just wouldn't go
away. We tried to deliver the
knockout punch and just
couldn't close the door on
them because they played so
hard and so smart."
NSU led 40-31 at halftime,
taking the lead for good dur-
ing a 14-4 burst over four
minutes to go ahead 29-22
after three free throws from
Jones, who scored the last
seven points in that run.
The Demons quickly
moved up 14 points, 45-31,
less than two minutes into
the second half but the Gen-
tlemen battled back within
five, 52-47, with 12:23 to go.
NSU got a three-point
play by Wallace with 8:43
left to push it back to a 16-
point lead, 68-52. Centenary
got no closer than the final
seven-point margin after-
ward.
NSU hit better than 50
percent from the field for the
third straight game, making
28 of 52 shots.
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Basketball
Demons to
face Tulane
There's a big entertain
ment menu and a couple of
ticket discounts available
for the historic matchup
Monday night in Prather
Coliseum between visiting
Tulane and coach Mike
McConathy 's NSU Demons
basketball team.
The 6:30 p.m. game Mon-
day will mark Tulane's first
trip to Natchitoches for a
basketball game, and the
first time a Conference USA
member school has visited
Prather Coliseum.
Tulane is the most promi-
nent basketball program to
play at Northwestern it
several seasons, since the
Steve Alford-coached
Southwest Missouri Bears
visited Prather Coliseum in
1996 and Colorado State,
coached bv Boyd Grant, vis-
ited NSU in 1990.
"Getting the chance
play Tulane on our horn*
court is a coup for Coadi
McConathy and our basket-
ball program," said NSU
athletic director Greg Burke.
"We are hoping for the same
kind of home court advan-
tage that carried our Lad|
Demons to the Southland
Conference Tournament
championship when they
played three home games it
March Madness last seasonj
and a key part of that is get
ting a big crowd out
Prather Coliseum Monday
night."
Any adult who shows ar.
admission bracelet froii
Saturday's Natchitochat
Christmas Festival will geta
$1 discount at Monday
night's game.
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dent, who donates a toy H
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at Prather Coliseum wit
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ping prices to $5 for adutt
and $4 for students ages 5
18.
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English professor named finalist
in national poetry competition
Julie Kane, an associate professor of
English at Northwestern State University,
has been named a finalist for one of the
major prizes in American poetry, The
Poets' Prize for the Best Collection of
American Poetry.
A prize of $3,000 will be awarded to the
winner during a ceremony on May 19 at
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Series Competition, was honored for her collection
"Rhythm & Booze," which was published by the Univer-
sity of Illinois Press.
"I was thrilled to be nominated for this award. Being
named a finalist is like icing on the cake," said Kane.
"Having my book read by the distinguished poets who
are on the award committee is enough for me. It is
gratifying to know that they voted for my work because
they liked it."
The Poets' Prize is awarded annually for the best book
of verse published by an American in the previous cal-
endar year. The prize money is donated by 20 U.S.
poets, who also serve as judges and nominate works
for the prize.
Courtesy of NSU News Bureau
Ceremony to celebrate new
residence hall groundbreaking
Groundbreaking ceremonies for Northwestern State
University's new residence hall will be held Wednesday,
Jan. 26 at 2:30 p.m. off Tarlton Drive next to the
Health and Human Performance Building. The public is
invited to attend.
The 380-bed residence hall is scheduled to be com-
plete this fall. Contractors began dirt work at the site
after the start of the new year.
Northwestern has selected Century Development
Corporation of Houston to build and manage the resi-
dence hall. Century Development operates the Univer-
sity Columns Apartments on campus, which were con-
structed in 1994.
The complex will include a clubhouse/office, swim-
ming pool and games area, Internet and cable connec-
tions, laundry facility and parking lot. Each unit will
include a kitchenette and small living area. The devel-
oper was requested to consider the historical architec-
ture of the campus reflected in buildings such as Rus-
sell Hall, Warren Easton Hall and Caldwell Hall.
Courtesy of NSU News Bureau
ftpRLp News
Scientists call for system to
Warn of approaching tsunamis
Experts confirmed at the U.N. World Conference on
Disaster Reduction in Kobe that countries around the
Indian Ocean should take primary responsibility for
Establishing an early tsunami warning system there,
Du t that support from the international community
w ould be forthcoming.
A special session to discuss the introduction of an
ear 'y tsunami warning system to cover the Indian
Ocean regions was held Wednesday, following a propos-
a ' by the Japanese government in response to the
re cent disaster that killed more than 170,000 people.
The conference is being attended by tsunami and
Meteorological experts from the countries affected by
recent disaster and other countries.
The participants agreed to set up within the next six
Months a provisional tsunami warning system in the
re °Jons using an existing warning center in Hawaii.
They plan to use existing telecommunications systems
|J n d current seismic and sea level data obtained in the
Pa cific Ocean.
They also agreed that a permanent tsunami warning
Astern should be launched within two years. The
| e Port will be submitted to a plenary session scheduled
0r this morning.
Courtesy of KRT Campus
Cheryl Thompson / tfteCuKRENi Su n
Northwestern students and Natchitoches locals relax at Yesterday's. The popular bar will soon relocate to 1821 South Drive.
Yesterday's prepares for future
Local bar gears up
for relocation
By Cheryl Thompson
Sauce Reporter
Yesterday's, a popular bar
for many NSU students, is
moving and making some
improvements while trying to
keep the same atmosphere
that students have known for
mo* than 30 years.
The entire shopping center,
which includes Yesterday 7 s as
well as Natchitoches Music
and Feng Cheng, is scheduled
to be turned into doctors'
offices.
"There's so much history
here," the manager of Yester-
day's, Leta Pridgen said.
Pridgen said she was told
Dec. 23 that she had to vacate
within 30 days, citing a busi-
ness decision by the owner of
the building.
"It was very sudden," Prid-
gen said.
The new location will be
1821 South Drive. The last
night at the current location
will be Jan. 23. Pridgen said
she hopes to re-open by Jan.
28.
A major complaint that cus-
tomers have had with the cur-
rent location is poor ventila-
tion. Pridgen said the new
location will be, "bigger, bet-
ter and [with] better ventila-
tion."
It will also have a larger
dance area and more pool
tables.
Pridgen said she will try to
change Yesterday's as little as
possible. The bar will have
the same drink specials. 1
"Tiki Bowl is coming with
us," Pridgen said.
Pridgen said she would be
trying to add some new
events such as Greek Night
and a Karaoke Night, but she
has not finalized any plans.
One problem students have
■ See Bar, page 2
Few ULS students
request tsunami
tuition waivers
By Elaine Broussard
Editor in Chief
Officials of the University
of Louisiana System voted to
offer tuition relief to students
from countries affected by
the Dec. 26 tsunami that
struck the Indian Ocean
region. But so far only a
handful have applied for the
help.
The board that oversees
the System's eight schools on
Jan. 7 granted the schools
authority to offer full or par-
tial tuition waivers to stu-
dents from Indonesia, India,
Sri Lanka and Thailand who
were affected by the tsunami.
Waivers will be considered
on a case-by-case basis.
A press release from the
System office claimed that
about 780 students from
these countries attend ULS
schools. This figure is based
on statistics from fall 2003
and is the most recent figure
the System office can pro-
vide, said Catherine Heit-
man, the System's director of
communications .
Yvette Williams, associate
registrar for admissions, said
there are no students from
these countries at NSU.
A check of the four schools
with the largest population
of students from the affected
areas showed that only five
students have asked for
assistance so far. All five
attend the University of
Louisiana at Lafayette. The
other three schools are
Louisiana Tech University,
the University of Louisiana
at Monroe and McNeese
State University.
Officials at the four schools
said about 885 students are
from the affected countries.
Louisiana Tech leads with
436, while ULL has 335,
ULM has 60 and McNeese
has 54.
Rose Honegger, interim
director of the office of inter-
national affairs at ULL, said
the affected students' fami-
lies were not physically
harmed by the disaster, but
they have been financially
affected.
"They may not have lost
any family members, but
■ See Tsunami, page 2
Department head
Colavito to step down
By Ashley Gordon
Sauce Reporter
The Department of Lan-
guage and Communications
will be under new authority
come August 2005.
Assistant professor of Eng-
lish Joseph "Rocky" Colavito
will resign as department
head this fall. Colavito said
this decision is based on per-
sonal issues, and it was com-
pletely his choice.
"I don't want to put myself
in the position where I have
to give the job of being
department head less atten-
tion because of these issues,"
Colavito said.
Despite rumors, he assures
faculty and students that he
will still be a part of the Eng-
lish Department.
"I am not going anywhere
but down the hall," Colavito
said.
Colavito turned in his
intent to resign and
announced his decision to the
department last December.
He intends to work through
the academic year and
through the summer until
Chris Reich / the Current Sauce
English major Ann Coleman takes notes as Rocky Colavito teaches
his Tuesday night Film and Narrative class. The class is discussing
the film Freaks.
Aug. 15 as department head.
At that point the new depart-
ment head will take over.
Colavito said there are cur-
rently no candidates for the
position, but candidates will
be chosen with the help of the
department.
"As far as I know the job
has not been advertised yet,"
Colavito said.
Colavito has been depart-
ment head for five years.
He also plans to make the
transition very smooth.
"I intend to make sure that
there will be no surprises for
the faculty," Colavito said. "I
hope to leave the department
in as good a condition as I can
leave it in."
Colavito says there will be
advantages to not being a 12-
month faculty member.
"I'm working on reinvent-
ing myself as a film studies
person," he said.
Colavito said this is not a
sad departure and that he
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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, January 20, 2005
NSU grad returns to give recital
By Kyle Shirley
News Editor
Mezzo-soprano opera singer
Katherine Sherwood White
returned to NSU Tuesday night to
perform in Natchitoches for the
first time since her graduation five
years ago.
Along with her husband bass-
baritone Edward White, Jr. and
piano accompanist Betsy Allums
Widhalm, Katherine performed
classic Italian, German and Ameri-
can love songs and opera excerpts
for a crowd of about 60 professors
and students in Magale Recital
Hall.
Katherine, who earned her bach-
elor's degree in vocal performance
from NSU in 1999, said she was a
"little nervous" she might lose her
concentration while performing for
her old instructors and friends.
"I have a bad habit of really see-
ing an audience and being like 'oh,
there's such and such. Where am I
in the music?'" Katherine said.
"But this is a great hall to sing in,
and of course I'm on stage with my
partner and our accompanist who
we really trusted."
Katherine said she began her
vocal studies at NSU under associ-
ate professor of voice Phyllis
Siegler, and the two still work
together over summer breaks.
"I've had lessons with many
teachers in my life, but I always
come back to the basics with her
because she was my first teacher,"
Katherine said. "I understand her
language and she understands
mine, and she can really keep my
voice growing."
Siegler said she was pleased
Katherine returned to give the
recital.
"Kay studied with me five years,
and she's been gone five years,"
Siegler said. "So it's always nice to
have alumni come back and let
us... see their progress."
After graduating from NSU,
Katherine moved to Austin to pur-
sue her master's degree in vocal
Leslie Westbrook/ f/u-Ci um vi Su ci
NSU alumna Katherine Sherwood White performs a duet with her husband
Edward White, Jr. Tuesday night in Magale Recital Hall. Pianist Betsy Allums Wid-
halm looks on.
performance at the University of
Texas. Edward said he was work-
ing on the same degree when he
met Katherine through the school's
music department.
After earning their degrees, the
couple moved to Kentucky togeth-
er to continue their education in
the University of Kentucky's doc-
toral vocal performance program.
Edward said he and Katherine
have sung together in church
choirs, operas, musical theater pro-
ductions, oratorios and recitals.
The couple currently lives in New
Orleans, where they sing in
churches and direct a children's
choir while taking a break from
their studies.
After finishing their doctoral
degrees, Katherine and Edward
plan to pursue careers in teaching
vocal performance at the universi-
ty level somewhere in the South-
east.
"We like the South; liberal south-
ern cities," Katherine said. "We're
just looking for a place that's cul-
turally growing... (where) we can
contribute to the cultural commu-
nity and sing and bring joy to peo-
ple through music."
Siegler said she has always been
confident in Katherine's abilities.
"She's gone an extra mile. She
was always inquisitive, so I knew
she'd make it," Siegler said. "And
as a duo, a husband and wife team
is just a perfect scenario for both of
them. You can see that they tell us
their story as well as the story of
the music."
Construction begins on new dorm
By Shannon Harper
Sauce Reporter
Construction of the new resi-
dence hall, which will be located
between the Health and Perfor-
mance Education Building and the
Teachers Education Building,
began Jan. 10.
Chris Sampite, Director of the
Physical Plant, said students
should expect minor traffic prob-
lems for the duration of the project.
The speed limit on Tarlton Drive
has been reduced to 15 mph, and
the access road from Sabine Hall to
the TEC parking lot is now closed.
A new road, accessing Tarlton
Drive, is being built but will not be
used until after the project is com-
pleted.
Students are upset over these
current traffic situations, but many
understand that the new residence
hall will be good for Northwestern.
Students are also sympathetic to
those who live in the University
Columns.
Kori Escalon, a sophomore social
work major, said "I feel bad for
those people. They have to drive all
the way around to get to classes."
Walking access to the TEC build-
ing has also been altered. A new
Tsunami
temporary route north of the con-
struction site has been created, so
students should take the sidewalk
north of Iberville, then west to the
TEC building. Students are asked
not to walk down Tarlton Drive to
access the TEC building or the
H&PE building.
Completion of the final building
is expected to be sometime late
October.
Please direct any further ques-
tions to the Physical Plant office at
ext. 5581 or Auxiliary Services at
ext. 4300.
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their parents may have been pay-
ing for their tuition, and their
sources of income may be affect-
ed," Honegger said. "We are cur-
rently in the process of evaluating
that."
Daniel Erickson, international
student office director at Louisiana
Tech, said that as far as he knows,
the most closely affected student at
Tech is a Sri Lankan Ph.D. student
whose wife lost an uncle and two
cousins.
There are 430 Indian students at
Louisiana Tech, but none are from
areas of India directly hit by the
tsunami, Erickson said.
"Most of our Indian students are
from Andhra Pradesh, a province
which is a little further up the coast
than the area that was affected," he
said.
ULM International Student
Office Director Mara Loeb said stu-
dents from the affected regions do
not typically attend ULM.
"However, we did have some
former students from Sri Lanka
who had gone home to Sri Lanka
for the holidays. They were so dar-
ling. They called us to reassure us
that they were okay and not in
affected areas," Loeb said.
Preble Girard is the director of
international student affairs at
McNeese.
Rocky
"I've gone out of my way to call
students who I thought might have
been impacted, and most of the
students were not from areas
immediately impacted," Girard
said.
However, she said that other fac-
tors may be taken into account in
the future when determining if stu-
dents would need financial assis-
tance.
"Indonesian students, for exam-
ple, have been concerned about
currency fluctuations and things
that are somewhat indirect but cer-
tainly have an impact on a stu-
dent's ability to stay in the United
States," Girard said.
According to the UL System
office, the individual universities
in the System have not yet been
asked to report how many directly
affected students have come for-
ward. The plan to ask for these
reports was not addressed in the
Board of Supervisors' resolution
but is likely to happen, Heitman
said.
The eight schools in the UL Sys-
tem are NSU, ULL, ULM,
Louisiana Tech, McNeese, Gram-
bling State University, Nicholls
State University and Southeastern
Louisiana University.
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enjoyed working as department
head.
"I would like to thank the facul-
ty and staff of the Department of
Language and Communication for
being the absolute epitome of pro-
fessionalism," he said. "They have
given of themselves in the pursuit
of making things better for the
institution.
"Whoever ends up taking the job
is going to be a very lucky individ-
ual to be working with people I've
had the pleasure of working with
for the last five years," he said.
NSU Police Blotter
1-10-05
1:52 p.m.
There was a wreck involving a
red Camaro and a red Sunfire.
Both vehicles suffered minor dam-
ages.
7:35 p.m.
A student's father called
requesting an officer at Sabine for
his daughter who was being
threatened by non-students
involved in a fight that occurred
earlier in the day off campus.
1-11-05
12:11 p.m.
There was a call about students
stuck in an elevator on the third
floor of Kyser. The fire department
responded.
1-12-05
11:49 a.m.
The City Marshall's Office
called requesting an officer to pick
up a student in Vic's who had
active warrants.
4:24 p.m.
A call came in from the
Columns about a drug violation.
An officer was dispatched to
speak with the subject who had
paraphernalia in his possession.
1-13-05
11:40 a.m.
A call came in from Red River
Sanitors about a disturbance
between two employees. When an
officer arrived, the situation was
under control.
12:24 p.m.
A call came in about a person in
the Rapides parking lot having a
seizure. The fire department and
an ambulance responded. The
person was treated at the scene
and transported to the Natchi-
toches Parish hospital.
9:11 p.m.
A woman from the city police
department called about a 911
hang up call from an apartment in
the Columns. Two officers were
dispatched. They talked with the
subjects who denied making the
call and gave them warnings.
1-14-05
3:10 p.m.
There was a call from the hous-
ing office about a theft. An officer
was dispatched. The student was
actually getting a voucher out of
her backpack, not putting a book
in it.
7:07 p.m.
The stop sign at Tarlton Dr. and
College Ave. was knocked down.
1-15-05
1:43 a.m.
A student called in a medical
emergency at Sabine. An ambu-
lance responded. The ambulance
had yet to arrive at 1:58 a.m. A sec-
ond call was made.
12:15 p.m.
A call came in from the front
desk of Sabine. A student was
having an asthma attack and
requested an ambulance.
1-16-05
1:21 a.m.
An officer responded to a call
about screaming at the Columns.
The officer knocked on the door
but no one answered. The CA sug-
gested that the door be kicked in.
Everything was fine and everyone
was advised to leave.
1-17-05
12:30 p.m.
A call came from Sabine about a
medical emergency. An ambu-
lance responded.
Elizabeth Bolt
NSU 22 shuts down for semester
By Warren Hayes
Sauce Reporter
NSU 22's production will be
delayed this semester because of
studio installations planned to be
finished in April, excluding the
time needed for employees to
learn the new technology.
Students will not see the usual
news, weather and sports updates
because of the time needed to
switch from analog to digital
equipment.
David Antilley, director of NSU
22, says the journalism department
is waiting on the equipment need-
ed to complete the transfer.
"The problem the department
has is that we can't connect the
cameras and other equipment to
the control room," Antilley said.
"Without the proper cables, the
cameras won't operate. We are try-
ing to re-cable the entire control
room."
NSU 22 will also upgrade its
weather system.
"We've negotiated with Weather
Central for a new weather sys-
tem," Roy Davis, chief engineer of
the journalism department, said.
"They will re-vamp our old weath-
er system."
Weather Central will provide
NSU 22 with two satellites; one for
data and the other for video. With
the new technology, NSU 22 will
receive live weather data every 10
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Mary Brocato lectures a group of journalism students amidst packing materials
from new camera equipment.
to 15 minutes. The satellites will
also provide moving radar of local
and national weather.
Students considering broadcast
journalism have nothing to worry
about. Antilley says that current
journalism students will continue
their broadcast concentration with-
out any problem.
"Journalism students will con-
tinue to shoot and edit packages,"
Antilley said. "The only bad thing
about the upgrade is that they
won't be able to do news casts."
When the equipment is
installed, there will be a new learn-
ing process.
Senior broadcast major Jon
Turnipseed said the new equip-
ment is a great addition to the Uni-
versify, but he hates the necessary
time to install everything.
"The new equipment will help
advance the journalism depart-
ment because everyone will get
their own camera in class instead
of sharing one," Turnipseed said.
"I hate the delay because I am
graduating senior, and I want a lot
of on-air experience."
"When installations are complet-
ed, it will take the department
three weeks to learn how to oper-
ate the new equipment," Antilley
said. "Besides, the journalism stu-
dents will have fun and learflj
something new."
Bar
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with the move is that the new loca-
tion will be less convenient.
"The reason it's so wonderful is
because it's so close," Senior Brian
Jarreau said. "It's right in the mid-
dle of town."
Rebecca Quirk, a senior theatre
major, said, "You could walk
home."
Junior Shane Stelly said that it
will be more inconvenient to go to
the new Yesterday's, but he will
still be willing to find out if the
new location will be worth the
travel.
Junior English major Adam
Carter said he would go to the new
location.
"I hope the same people come,"
Carter said.
Pridgen said the new location is
about a mile and a half from the
current one on Highway 1 South
toward Natchez.
She doesn't believe the move
will have an affect on the business.
Many students said Yesterday's
was a tradition for them. Quirk
said she and her friends used to go
every Friday. She described it as,
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hangout for Natchitoches residents.
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Chertoff dangerous pick
By J. Aaron
"Q" Brown
The new head of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Defense, a 51-
year-old man named Michael
Chertoff, is being promoted to the
post from a two-year stint as a
federal judge. A graduate of Har-
vard, he worked at Latham and
Watkins, a Washington law firm,
for a few years before becoming a
federal prosecutor.
He made a name for himself as
an attorney in 1986 when Rudy
Giuliani put him in charge of the
important prosecution of several
New York crime families, and he
went on to make a lot of friends
in the Republican party as an
ethics attorney during the scan-
dal-mongering Gingrich years.
From 1994 to 1996, he serve as
the government's lead counsel in
the Whitewater trial, and in '94
Latham and Watkins took him on
again (this time as partner) for
several years until he left to pur-
sue work in the Bush Justice
Department in 2001.
Chertoff is a disturbing choice
for head of the DoHD. The for-
mer head was Tom Ridge, a two-
term governor of Pennsylvania
who had proven himself a devot-
ed and administratively skilled
Bushie, but Chertoff comes from
a background as a federal attor-
ney.
In his position with the Justice
Department, he often served as a
judicial attack dog for Ashcroft,
and in discussing the war on ter-
ror, he has made several rather
ominous statements concerning
the proper level of government
access to Americans' computer
files. Longtime friends say that
he has very clear ideas about
what is right and wrong, a char-
acterization that jibes well with
Bush's polarized moral rhetoric,
and he has proven himself quite
loyal to the administration.
He not only approved but later
defended the detention of hun-
dreds of Arab "material witness-
es" in the wake of Sept. 11,
absolutely none of whom turned
out to have been involved. He
has since ruled in favor of the
ridiculous "security precautions"
involved in the case against
Zacarias Moussaoui. This
includes a completely bogus rul-
ing that the Court could not order
the government to produce its
star witness because he was out-
side the country, even though (get
this) he was being held in an
undisclosed location for reasons
of "national security" by the fed-
eral government!
Chertoff has also used this
interpretation of what constitutes
"outside the country" to justify
the detainment of the Guan-
tanamo Bay prisoners. For those
of you playing the home game,
Gauntanamo is a military base,
definitively American soil.
The promotion of Condee Rice
from security advisor to head of
national diplomatic relations is
discouraging in and of itself, but
in concert with appointees like
Chertoff and Alberto "Architect
of Abu Ghraib" Gonzales, the
new head of the Justice Depart-
ment, Bush is demonstrating a
clear shift in Republican focus.
The legal eagles Bush is appoint-
ing to every possible position are
a clear indication that he intends
to reinterpret the law in his sec-
ond term instead of just flagrant-
ly violating it.
This week's trivia! The Russian
phrase for which KGB stands
translates roughly to "Committee
for State Security," or alternately
"Department of Homeland
Defense." Other neat trivia,
unpublished articles, and deli-
cious primary source materials
are available now at i-55.com/~q.
Write to saucefiller@gmail.com if
you have something to say.
Cited sources: govexec.com,
whitehouse.gov/homeland/, and
usdoj.gov.
James Aaron Brown is a senior
Humanities and Social Thought
major. The opinions expressed
in his column or on his personal
Web site do not reflect the Sauce
staff or the University.
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Cash and power topics of hour
By T. Hargis
The Associated Press ranked the
Chinese government's donations
to the victims of December's
tsunami seventh among Asian
countries. It makes you wonder
about the attitude and nature of
the only major world power that
employs a centralized communist
government. It also casts a vision
of how a world could have
responded to this disaster had
communism spread like the Sovi-
ets intended.
China, which has the world's
fastest growing economy, had
almost been choked by a govern-
ment struggling to maintain
control over it's people.
Surprisingly the very people
who live under this system have
found ways to reach out through
private donations that have out
pleaded the central government
almost 10 to 1 and growing.
This outpouring of freedom and
the individual expression of con-
cern are direct results of a free
market economy that has reached
into the depths of the Chinese
society. Americans, along with
other people from all over the
globe had the ability to provide
something, no matter how small,
as a show of support to the people
who needed it. They had some-
thing to share, something to show
as a sign of their labor.
In a truly communist system
this would not be the case. A gov-
ernmental authority would tell the
people of Sri Lanka how much
they "needed" to rebuild. There
would be no other avenue and
their cries would be drowned out
by the sounds of governmental
officials bragging as to the success
of the communist system.
Big organizations in charge of
large amounts of capital are
doomed to corruption. Following
the Sept. 11 attack, the Red Cross
solicited billions of dollars in the
name of relief victims, some of
whom never saw that money.
Some of the funds were funneled
elsewhere to other projects having
nothing to do with the Sept. 11
victims.
This has been remedied but only
after questions were raised and
investigations followed. The U.N.
Oil for Food scandal is another a
sign of a big organization with too
much power and capital with no
oversight. We may never know
how many millions were siphoned
from the mouths of Iraqis that we
now have to feed and provide for
with American tax dollars. And all
this brings me to the Social Securi-
ty Fund.
It must be the sickest joke of my
generation that we all love to
share. On payday we look at our
checks and we see three lovely
line items that Uncle Sam took
away: FICA, MCARE, SOCSEC.
I have no problem paying my
taxes. I know there is waste but at
least I know the interstate system
doesn't have Louisiana size pot
holes and I'm willing to pay for
that.
Medicare is something I person-
ally think should be expanded for
all Americans, but that is a column
for another day.
When it comes to that Social
Security line, we might as well die
young because chances are we
will never see it.
I want that money. If I want to
invest my few dollars in Microsoft
or Wal-Mart, I will have beat the
government's return on my dollar
by almost 40%. Google it and see
how much your social security
check would be if you put your
money where you would like it
invested.
I don't like that my money
today is spent on someone else's
retirement. I want to decide how
much I get when I retire and not
have it weighted on the inflation
rate. People know how to manage
their money better than any gov-
ernment or organization and I
think it's about time that our Stal-
inistic Social Security system is
changed where society gets a
chance to be part of the Social,
because I sure as heck don't feel
secure.
T. Hargis is a senior general
studies major. His opinions do
not necessarily reflect the Sauce
staff or the University.
Pi
Shatwell shifts focus to social compromise
By Justin
Shatwell
"We cannot remove our respec-
tive sections from each other, nor
build an impassable wall between
them . . . They cannot but remain
face to face, and intercourse, either
amicable or hostile, must continue
between them . . . you cannot fight
always; and when, after much loss
on both sides, and no gain on
either, you cease fighting, the iden-
tical old questions as to terms of
intercourse are again upon you."
Abraham Lincoln said these
words in his first inaugural
address as he was inheriting rule
of a nation on the brink of civil
war. One hundred and forty-four
years later, we still find ourselves
in a house divided. Though no
side is advocating secession, in
many ways the divisions are just
as deep as they were in 1861.
You cannot turn on the televi-
sion these days without being
accosted by evidence of the grow-
ing sectionalism in our country.
Unlike during the Civil War, these
divisions do not fall neatly upon
geographic lines. Instead, every
state, county, and town is divided
along lines of liberal or conserva-
tive, gay or straight, religious or
secular. What's worse is that our
would-be leaders are encouraging
these divides to harness our fear
and hatred to achieve their own
goals. It seems that they have for-
gotten the art of polite discourse.
It is no longer enough for our
politicians and TV personalities to
disagree with their opponents in a
civilized manner and present logi-
cal counterarguments. Instead,
they climb onto their national
soapboxes and spew hateful
insults and libelous insinuations at
one another. No longer is it possi-
ble for two politicians to simply
have differing points of view; one
must be motivated by some secret
agenda or be accepting bribes
from some shadowy entity. No
longer is it possible to simply state
that you think you opponent is
wrong; that person must be a
crook, a liar, or pure evil itself.
This semester I have decided to
concentrate my column on one
topic alone; I will advocate the
ongoing struggle to develop a
society in which all people can live
together in peace, regardless of
gender, race, or creed. I wish to
make everyone understand that
just because someone disagrees
with you, it doesn't make them
dangerous, evil, or unpatriotic. I
denounce the popular belief that
every issue can be divided into
black versus white.
I encourage people to analyze
the grey spaces between us, and
through so doing find the compro-
mises that will allow us to live
together as a unified national com-
munity. I also encourage all those
who read my column to join me in
discussion and debate on the
issues I cover. I only ask that you
do so civilly; insults have never
made an argument more convinc-
ing and only serve to add personal
animosity to public issues.
I leave you this week with the
words of hope that closed Lin-
coln's inaugural address. I hope
you will enjoy my column this
semester, and that you will join me
in the search for a viable middle
path for our country.
"We are not enemies, but
friends. We must not be enemies.
Though passion may have
strained, it must not break our
bonds of affection. The mystic
chords of memory, stretching from
every battlefield and patriot grave
to every living heart and hearth-
stone all over this broad land, will
yet swell the chorus of the Union
when again touched, as surely
they will be, by the better angels
of our nature."
Justin Shatwell is a Louisiana
Scholar's College Student. His
opinions do not reflect the Sauce
staff or the University.
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Dear Readers,
Since all of the holidays have
died down, I am sure it has
come to your attention that the
months of December and Janu-
ary tend to yield an alarming
amount of engagement
announcements and promise
rings. Whether it's that extra
outpouring of love that the holi-
days bring or that little some-
thing extra that was poured into
the eggnog, no one can deny the
rise in women draping that little
left ring finger in gold by the
end of January.
Now, far be it for me to vilify
engagements, this is a time-hon-
ored tradition (though it would
be interesting to compare the
number of engagements that
begin in December and mysteri-
ously fizzle out around spring
break time), but I do want to
talk about a somewhat new and
strange trend in relationships -
promise rings.
The dictionary simply defines
a ring as a circular band that is
worn around the finger. But as
everyone knows a ring, when
placed on that left hand, is also a
symbol for love, fidelity, etc. To
most, this would be a good defi-
nition for a wedding ring. Now,
an engagement ring is a promise
of commitment, a pledge to get
married and fulfill the things
symbolized by the wedding
tong.
So then, a promise ring, it
must be assumed, is a promise
to promise to commit to love
someone. Its definition does not
sound like very much of a com-
mitment when put that way.
Nor, may I remind you is a ring
a deterrent for cheating - rings
can always be removed. (If only
there was a way to brand the
taken ones with something
unremovable, like forehead tat-
toos. . . ) Anyway this seems a lit-
tle ridiculous in the way of mak-
ing a statement about your com-
mitment as a couple. By the time
you are in college, if you are
ready to make a commitment
you should take the plunge and
buy the engagement ring. It is
time to put away the childish
promise ring by at least the age
of 21.
Indeed, the promise ring
sounds like something made up
ty a high school girl to scheme
more jewelry out of her
boyfriend's (or more likely his
Parents') bank account. In case
you have not noticed, we are no
longer in high school. So is this,
Possibly, just a fashion state-
ment? Is it the next cool thing
mat will soon be replaced with a
Purse? In other words, if there is
little meaning behind this token,
e *cept to look fashionable, then
*hat is all it will ever be - a
token gesture. Finally, by the
*mie you are married, what
^d you possibly do with a
Promise ring, an engagement
^g, a wedding ring, and proba-
bly in a few years, an anniver-
sary ring?
. So, if you feel the need to buy
l^elry for someone, but are not
j^ady to commit, buy a neck-
kce, bracelet, watch or a ring for
j! finger other than the one on
*at left hand. This is really not
hard, readers, and this way
^ could avoid the ridiculous
completely unnecessary
Ptornise ring. If you are in a lov-
\ relationship and thoroughly
^mrnitted to each other, but are
^ ready for marriage, other
^ple will recognize that. In the
^d, you do not need a band of
Sold,' platinum or titanium to
Prove it.
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Disclaimer: I am fallible. 1 am
J°* a professional psychologist or
fychiatrist, and I base my advice
Wwt on my own personal experi-
Have any questions about life,
f*. or sex? Email Tallulah at ask-
^lulah@y ahoo.com.
This year, III..,
10 random NSU students tell the Sauce their New Year's resolutions
"...drink only three
nights a week and
have a better GPA."
Cassi Priser, junior liberal
arts and psychology major at
LSC
stop being
the group fool."
-Kenyetta Jackson, freshman
criminal justice major
•••
bring up my
GPA."
-Charles Guidry, junior public
relations major
"...be in the
newspaper,
n
-Tegan Rymer, freshman
humanities and social
thought and political science
major at LSC
... not have any
resolutions. I'm
happy with the way
I am."
-Robert Wood, junior
scientific inquiry major
make better
grades."
-Twashmika Criff, freshman
pre-pharmacy major
•••j
finally
graduate."
-Salamander Majure, senior
business administration
major
get in shape, beat
my best Mend at
wrestling, and be
healthy."
-Jeff Springman, sophomore
theatre major
"...have everything I do
be strictly business
oriented - business
before pleasure."
-Christopher Lyons, junior
accounting major
"...be a better
catholic."
-Jonathon Dubret, sophomore
journalism major
Photos by Savanna Mahaffey/ the Current Sauce
WARNING!
Tobacco addictions
closer than they appear
By Victoria Smith
Sauce Reporter
Editor's note: the names in this
article are fictional due to the delicate
nature of the content.
Surgeon General's Warning:
Tobacco Smoke Increases the Risk
of Lung Cancer and Heart Disease,
Even in Nonsmokers.
The effects of smoking have
been made well known by the Sur-
geon General since the release of
the first report on smoking and
health in 1964 yet 22.8 percent of
the American population still
smokes. Smoking affects roughly
48 million Americans who pumped
$88 billion into the national econo-
my in 2001.
The question, "Why do you
smoke?" arises quite frequently
and most answers stem from stress,
health, and comfort.
Senior Terry-Lynn smokes to
keep her weight down. Some
studies have shown that regularly
engaging in cigarette smoking can
increase metabolic rate, decrease
appetite, and stimulate bowel func-
tion.
"As soon as I eat, the food is
gone," Terry-Lynne said.
Cheryl Thompson/ the Current Sauce
From left, senior medical science major Perry Thigpen has been a smoker for 2
years. He started smoking at 27 years old because of boredom and trying to fit
in. He said he is trying to quit gradually.Sophomore nursing major Christopher
Russell started when he was 20 years old because of stress. Now at age 30, he
said he has been able to keep his smoking to about a pack every two weeks.
Freshman Louise smokes when-
ever she is drinking or stressed.
"Family and personal problems
stress me out and I smoke a lot
whenever I'm stressed," Louise
said.
Since the release of the first Sur-
geon General's report on smoking
about 10 million people have died
from smoking-related diseases in
the United States like heart disease,
lung cancer, emphysema, and sev-
eral other respiratory diseases.
The latest report released from
the National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion concluded that smoking
harms nearly every organ of the
body, creating diseases and overall
health issues for the smoker .
More deaths are caused each
year from tobacco use than from
the combination of HIV, illegal
drug use, alcohol use, motor vehi-
cle injuries, suicides, and murders.
Cigarette smoking causes 440,000
deaths, or 1 in 5 deaths each year in
the U.S. each year. 35,000 of these
are from secondhand smoke expo-
sure.
Terry-Lynne said that she hopes
to stop smoking before spring
break.
"I'm addicted and there is
always that stress factor and there's
really no time for exercise," Terry-
Lynne said.
Alvin, another NSU student,
thinks smoking is unhealthy.
"I used to smoke because I liked
it for a while," Alvin said. "I
stopped smoking because of PT
and I needed to be healthy."
"I feel sad," Louise said. "I'm try-
ing to quit. My New Year's resolu-
tion was to quit. There are kids
that I used to baby-sit for are start-
ing to smoke and it's shocking"
"If I ever see a child, I don't
smoke around them," Terry-Lynne
said. " I only smoke around people
my age or older. I wouldn't want to"
influence someone younger than
me to start smoking."
Fashionable
Focus
Coming out
of the Closet
No, I don't mean coming out
to your pals that you are same-
sex oriented.
I mean coming out from
behind closed doors and show-
ing off your true "fashionabili-
ty." You know you have the
power to be anything and any-
one, but why would you sacri-
fice your appearance for the
meager chance that someone
will take the time to find out
exactly who you are before they
even tell you hello? Let's face
it— in this day in age, appear-
ances are everything and first
impressions get you what you
want.
As brutal as it is, the funky,
spunky chick in the jeans, flip-
flops and beanie cap doesn't
stand a chance at a job inter-
view compared to the cool-
mannered lady in the Chanel
suit. But there is hope. Just
because you don't own any-
thing Chanel or DKNY doesn't
mean you can't own up to your
own fashion capabilities to
impress someone of stature.
This is the beginning of a new
year and hopefully a new you.
The New Year is a great time to
reflect on your past experiences
and think, "I didn't get as much
out of the year as I think I
should have." The question
now is, "How much of what I
wanted didn't come from dress-
ing the part?"
Granted, NSU is probably
one of the more laid back
schools when it comes to fash-
ion in the classroom, almost as
bad as LSU. In "Tiger Land"
students roll out of bed and
walk to class in their pj's and
house slippers, much like the
students here in "Demon
Land." But, seriously folks,
although you might think that
you need not to impress any-
body in class, think again. You
might get a professor that really
rocks and really pushes you to
succeed, which makes you want
to ask them for a letter of rec-
ommendation for an internship
or job. Although some teachers
might be inclined to give any-
one a letter just for showing up
to class, most teachers take a
look at you as a student and ask
themselves: "Were they always
prepared for class? How well
did they do academically?" And
then of course they'll remember
how you looked.
Right now you're probably
recalling that time you showed
up to your 11 a.m. English class
in a grungy T-shirt, dirty hair
and torn Levi's. It's not impres-
sive, and even though your
teacher will still probably give
you the letter, he or she will also
comment on your attire, and it
won't be pretty.
So to make a pleasant transi-
tion from "total makeover proj-
ect" to "modish modela," first
things first. Realize that not all
fashion-tips are secret codes
from Satan. Be open to new
ideas and listen to those who
are willing to help.
Next, go window shopping.
Before jumping in to a pool, you
always test the waters right?
Same concept here. Browsing
the racks without trying any-
thing on gives you the mental
sketchpad to model outfits in
your head. If you think before
you try on, you won't set your-
self up for disappointment in
the dressing room.
While mentally picking out
ensembles, remember that your
look needs to be tailored. If
your physique is tall and a little
curvy, go for things that accen-
tuate the best parts of you. Got
a great pair of legs? Go for a
skirt that's about knee length
and a nice crisp, button-down
blouse. Impressed with your
decolletage (cleavage for those
who don't know)? Don a low-
cut sweater with maybe a lacy
camisole underneath — and of
course combine it with a great
pair of wide-legged trousers
■ See Closet, page 6
6 Life — the Current Sauce — Thursday, January 20, 2005
Diet pills not a 'quick fix'
By Samantha Foley
Sauce Reporter
Raquel Hill
Life Editor
Editor's note: the names in this
article are fictional due to the delicate
nature of the content.
No exercise. No dieting. Just a
simple pill.
Diet pills are hot on the market,
and some NSU students are taking
advantage of their availability. It is
so simple; you do not even have to
visit a doctor any more, just point
and click
But, is it safe?
Not consulting a physician prior
to taking any medication including
a prescription diet pill is definitely
not safe. However, the event of
ordering prescription diet pills off
the internet without ever engaging
in a doctor's visit is becoming more
Ephedra and its dangers
The stimulant ephedra, sold as a diet supplement, can pose a serious
hazard when used in heavy doses or with factors that increase risk.
Physical side effects
- High blood pressure
- Tremors
- Rapid heart rate
- Seizures
- Strokes
- Heart attacks
- Death
fib
Psychological
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- increased
irritability
- Anxiety
- Paranoia
In rare cases,
complete break
with reality
These increase ephedra risks
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- Heavy exercise
- High air temperature
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- Overweight
- Heavy, poorly
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"Who has time to exercise these
days with school and work?" asks
Jane, an NSU student. "I ordered
prescription Adipex off the internet
and lost 20 pounds in two months,
and I love my new look."
According to weight-loss-diet-
i.com, Adipex is an oral medica-
tion, used as an appetite suppres-
sant. And like any other diet pill, it
should be used in association with
healthy diet, exercise and lifestyle
modification advice as a short-
term aid in the management of
obesity.
The website also says to consult
your doctor and explain your com-
plete medical history especially if
you have high blood pressure, an
over-active thyroid, glaucoma or
diabetes, or if you think you are
pregnant or before breast-feeding.
It is also wise to let him know
about all the medicines or medica-
tions you use, including other
weight loss pills and even simple
anti-cold / flu / cough medicines.
But did Jane ever consult with
her doctor prior to taking Adipex?
No, because to her, taking it is
worth the risks.
"I know people who have taken
it and it worked for them so it is
worth the risk if I lose weight," she
says.
The pressure from society to be
thin drives people to endless meas-
ures to accomplish weight loss, but
Closet
and open-toed stilettos. Figure
out your body shape, and dress
accordingly. (For more informa-
tion on how to figure your body
shape visit MSN: Women and
search "Flatter Your Figure.")
By the time you have modeled
enough outfits in your head, it's
probably time to take your
thoughts and put them to action.
Grab what worked best for you in
your head and head to the dress-
ing room. It's time to play dress-
how far is too far?
Some diet pills are associated
with raised heart rate, raised blood
pressure and heart failure. This is
why it is so important to first con-
sult your doctor and regularly visit
your doctor during your diet pill
use.
Also, some diet pills, especially
stimulant-based diet pills, are
habit-forming and can be easily
abused.
Because of this, the USDA has
banned Ephedrine (or ephedra)
from diet pills in the United States.
According to WebMD.com and the
U.S. Secretary of Health and
Human Service Tommy G. Thomp-
son, "This FDA rule reflects what
the scientific evidence shows —
that ephedra poses an unreason-
able risk to those who use it. The
regulations prohibit the sale of
dietary supplements containing
ephedra, and we are taking swift
action against anyone who puts
consumers at risk by continuing to
sell such products after the prohibi-
tion takes effect."
Ephedra is one of a group of
plants that is a source of ephedrine
alkaloids, including ephedrine and
pseudophedrine. When chemically
synthesized, the FDA regulates
these substances as drugs when
chemically synthesized.
Although the U.S. government
regulates ephedra, other ingredi-
ents like those found in Adipex are
not and may be extremely haz-
ardous.
"I know it is dangerous, and Ij
could form a habit but I have con-
sidered ordering diet pills off thej
net, but it is such a quick solution j
for weight loss, and I really need to
lose weight," says NSU student
Diana. "I mean everything is badj
for you, so why not? I know a lot ofj
girls here at Northwestern whoj
have ordered diet pills off the Inter-
net that were not affected in a bad
way."
According to an article written.!
by Michele Stanten in Preventioi
Magazine if it sounds too good
be true it usually is.
For example, claims like "Yod
won't gain the weight back" aw
simply false. No product can
change your body's physiology soj
that once you stop using it, youj
keep off the weight forever. Even
while taking prescription diet pills,
some weight regain is expected.
Or the ridiculous claim, "Safely
lose more than three pounds a
week for more than four weeks
without medical supervision."
Although it is possible to lose more
than this a week through extreme
dieting, it does increase your risk of
adverse effects such as gallstones.
Before purchasing pills off the
Internet, do the necessary research
and make sure to consult with your
doctor about them - it is vital to
your health.
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up.
Did it work? Of course it did!
So what's next? Now it's time to
take your pieces home and figure
out what other ways you are able
to wear them. Are they versatile?
They should be; if not, make a U-
turn back to the store.
Once you are happy with your
pieces, remember this is just a
start. You can't put together an
entire wardrobe in one shopping
trip — Rome wasn't built in a day.
Just like when you collect books
from your classes that will help
you in your future profession for
your professional library, you are
creating a professional wardrobe.
You are dressing for the job you
want — that's always been my phi-
losophy.
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ments concerning fashion, prod-
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mail at SaucyFashion@aol.com.
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From left, Demons Clifton Lee, Byron Allen, and Marcellas Ross all jump for a
rebound in Saturday's win over SLU.
By Chris Salim
Sauce Reporter
NSU head basketball
coach Mike McConathy was well
aware of the challenges that await-
ed his team going into the 2004 sea-
son.
The Demons had one of the
toughest non-conference schedules
in the country.
"We felt that playing difficult
foes would prepare us for confer-
ence," said McConathy. "If we can
compete with the big schools we
can compete with anyone."
The Demons' non-conference
schedule included trips to national-
ly ranked powerhouses Oklahoma
State, Cincinnati, Illinois, Tulsa,
Dayton, Valparaiso, LSU and a
showdown at Prather Coliseum
with Tulane which the Demons
won 85-72.
Though the Demons came up
short in the other games,
McConathy said he believes that
the Tulane win gave his team a
boost.
"I felt the win at Tulane gave us
the swagger and confidence we
needed before going on the long
road trip," McConathy said.
McConathy has attributed the
depth of the team to the quick 3-0
start in the conference. The
Demons have used a 12-man rota-
tion in which no one on the team
averages more than 25 minutes per
game.
"I feel that our depth wears
teams down," said McConathy.
"We feel that if we are still in the
game during the last eight minutes,
we will dominate the rest of the
game."
Junior guard Jermaine Wallace
has become one of the premier
scorers in the conference.
Assistant coach Dave Simmons
sees him as a target.
"It puts a target on his back, all
the defenses are keying on him and
he has to come ready to play every
night," said Simmons.
Another bright spot for the
Demons has been freshman guard
Colby Bargeman.
"I am impressed with how calm
and poised Colby has been,"
McConathy said. "He can shoot
and handle the ball. He is going to
be a player."
The balance of scoring has also
made the Demons a difficult team
to play. Wallace has led with 11.5
ppg, with Jermaine Spencer and
Clifton Lee scoring 8.6 and 8.8 ppg.
The Demons also have five oth-
ers averaging between five and
eight points per game.
"You never know who you are
going to have to stop, said Sim-
mons. "Any one of them can hurt
you on any night."
Though year has been success for
the Demons, it did not come with-
out some growing pains.
"We didn't have any leadership,
everyone was looking at each other
instead of someone stepping up,"
junior forward Byron Allen said of
the 2002 season.
McConathy said he attributes the
success of this season to the hard-
ships he and his team faced in 2002.
"It was rough having to coach 12
freshman when everyone else we
played had seniors, but that is the
way to build a program from the
ground up," McConathy said.
The Demons (10-8,3-0) own three
conference wins against Stephen F.
Austin, Texas-San Antonio, and
Texas- Arlington.
Demon softball players earn preseason honors
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Defending regular-season and
tournament champion Texas-San
Antonio was a landslide pick to
defend its titles, taking nine of 10
first place votes in polls of league
coaches and sports information
directors.
UTSA led all schools with
seven players on the preseason
All-SLC team, with Northwest-
em and Texas State second by
taking three spots apiece on the
23-woman squad.
NSU senior outfielder Nicole
Martin, bidding to make the All-
SLC team for a fourth straight
year, made the preseason list as a
second -team pick while junior
outfielder Sarina Noack was a
first-team selection and sopho-
more catcher /designated player
Margaret Patterson made the pre-
season second team.
Noack, who hit .265 overall
with 17 steals in 18 tries, carried a
.300 average in SLC games. Pat-
terson, who batted .306 with 2
home runs and 20 RBI overall,
had a .318 average in conference
action.
Martin batted .286 overall with
21 steals and 3 home runs, carry-
ing a .274 average in SLC games.
In the coaches' poll, Sam Hous-
ton State was the second-place
choice followed by Texas State,
Northwestern and Texas-Arling-
ton in the top five.
In the poll of softball SIDs,
Texas State got the nod for the
runner-up spot followed by Sam
Houston, UTA and Northwestern
in the top five.
"The Southland Conference
plays great softball year in and
year out, and we believe we stack
up with any other team in our
league," said first-year head
coach Mike Perniciaro, a former
Auburn assistant. "We're very
excited about our prospects for
this season. I know there are
some very talented players on
our team and everybody has been
working very hard with the idea
of winning the conference cham-
pionship and turning some heads
along the way."
The Lady Demons have played
in NCAA Tournaments in 1998,
2000 and 2002. NSU won 17 of its
final 23 games last year in a late
season surge that brought coach
Eileen Schmidt's team to a 35-28
final record. Schmidt was hired a
month later as head coach at Ken-
tucky.
Perniciaro's first Northwestern
club opens the season Feb. 4 at
the Louisiana-Lafayette tourna-
ment, then plays at Alabama and
in tournaments hosted by
Auburn and Texas A&M before
opening its home season Feb. 23
against 1-49 rival Centenary.
Conference play begins for
Northwestern on Feb. 26 with a
homefield doubleheader at the
Demon Diamond against
Stephen F. Austin.
Home doubleheaders against
non-SLC foes ULL and Baylor
highlight the March schedule.
In Southland competition,
Northwestern will host SFA,
Nicholls State, Louisiana-Mon-
roe, Texas State and Sam Houston
State in three-game series.
The SLC Tournament is May 6-
8 in San Marcos, Texas.
Demon's Upcoming
Schedule
-Men's Basketball
Jan. 20 @ Texas State
Jan. 22 @ Texas-San Antonio
-Women's Basketball
Jan. 20 @ Texas State
Jan. 22 @ Texas-San Antonio
-Track and Field
Jan. 21-22 @ Arkansas
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Thursday, January 20, 2005
the Current Sauce
Sports
Justin
Hebert
The Full
Count
A busy
break
justin_hebert@yahoo.com
Welcome back students
for another semester at
NSU which I am sure will
not disappoint you with
its exciting blend of
Demon athletics.
While we were all out
enjoying our time off,
Demon athletics, past,
present and future,
remained busy with
games, awards, signings
and even a Pro Bowl.
The men and women's
basketball teams, both
preseason picks to win
the Southland Conference,
endured tough schedules.
Most of their holidays
was spent on the road
and they are now one-
fourth of the way through
league play.
The Lady Demons
struggled on the road
early but found their
stride at home. A big win
"in white" against South-
eastern has bumped their
league record to 2-2, mak-
ing them 7-8 overall.
Men's basketball played
through the nationally
ranked toughest schedule
and dropped a few tough
road games themselves,
but have rebounded with
a four-game tear against
SLC opponents. Taking
down all three tri-champi-
ons of the Southland has
put them on top with a 4-
record in conference and
10-8 total.
Not to mention, both
teams are perfect so far
this year in Prather.
The Demon football
players, present, past and
future, have been
extremely busy through
the break despite not
being in season.
Congratulations to for-
mer Demon safety and
return specialist Terrence
McGee who was recently
voted to the AFC's Pro
Bowl Team as a returner.
McGee, who was an Ail-
American at NSU and
still holds the NCAA's
Division 1-AA record for
punt return average at
17.4 yards per return, has
returned three kickoffs for
touchdowns this season
as a member of the Buffa-
lo Bills.
Another hats-off goes to
all of the members of the
SLC champion football
team who were named to
All-Southland teams,
especially offensive line-
man Greg Buckley and
linebacker Jamall Johnson
who were named Division
I-AA All Americans.
Good luck to Buckley
and Johnson as they join
three other Demons,
including junior running
back Derrick Johnese ,
fullback Issa Banna, and
offensive lineman Mike
King.
The coaches stayed
active with recruiting.
After the loss of Johnson
the Demons added line-
backer Marvin Byrdsong,
a senior transfer from
Mississippi State. Byrd-
song started 12 games
and played in 35 games
over three seasons at
State.
So I assure you Demon
athletics will only get bet-
ter. With both basketball
teams returning home
early February, track get-
ting kicked off, plus ten-
nis, baseball and softball
starting soon, there will
be plenty of sporting
events the students
should attend and sup-
port the athletes who
work so hard.
Basketball leads SLC
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
The NSU Demons basket-
ball team ran away with it
early, but had to stick
around to withstand a furi-
ous comeback as they beat
Southland Conference oppo-
nent Southeastern Louisiana
65-63 Saturday in Prather
Coliseum to bump their
home mark to 8-0 this sea-
son and improve their
record to 10-8 overall and 4-
in conference to take sole
possession of first place in
league play.
"I think being able to get
four wins under our belt at
this point in the conference
schedule is very, very
important," said Demon
head coach Mike
McConathy.
NSU jumped out in front
early in the first half when
they went on a 23-3 run that
spanned the last 10 minutes
with the help of junior for-
wards Byron Allen, who
scored 10 points on four for
four field goals and two for
two from the free throw line
in the first, and Clifton Lee,
who was also perfect in the
Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce
Demon guard Colby Bargeman watches teammate Keenan Jones recover a loose ball from Southeast-
ern's Nate Lofton. The Demons topped SLU Saturday in Prather 65-63.
first scoring 6 points on
three for three shooting.
The Demons went into
halftime with the score 36-19
against a Lions' squad that
was nationally ranked fifth
in defense, allowing only
55.6 points per game, and
has averaged giving up a
stingy 50.3 ppg in its first
three conference games.
"I just tried to capitalize
on scoring when I got in the
paint," Allen said of the
team's solid first half.
Allen finished the game
with 14 points and 5
rebounds despite fouling
out with 5:37 remaining in
the game and the Demons
clinging to a 5-point lead.
Guards Tyronn Mitchell
and Tramaine Hancock each
scored 13 points for the
Demons, who were playing
without Jermaine Wallace,
the only player averaging
double-digit scoring for
NSU.
Hancock was six for six
from the free throw line in
the last three minutes.
Jermaine Spencer came
through with a monstrous
dunk with 19 seconds left to
hold off the Lions.
"The heart man, as a
group we don't want to
lose," Hancock said. "When
they started coming back we
just stepped it up."
The Demons' next home
game is Feb. 3 after tough
road games against Texas
State, Texas-San Antonio,
and Sam Houston, but the
Demons will play five of
their last seven games at
Prather.
Home, sweet home for Lady Demons
Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce
Demon guard Chassidy Jones attempts a layup during a huge victo-
ry over Southeastern Saturday. Jones had a career-high 28 points.
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
The Lady Demons
kicked off a doubleheader
against Southeastern
Louisiana Saturday in
Prather by dominating the
Lady Lions 80-63 to
remain undefeated at
home this season and
improve their record to 7-8
overall and 2-2 in the
Southland Conference.
"Obviously we love
playing at home," first-
year Lady Demons basket-
ball head coach Jennifer
Graf said following the
Demons victory over
Southeastern Louisiana.
"We love to be in white"
Sophomore guard Chas-
sidy Jones had a breakout
performance finishing
with 28 points and 9
rebounds after taking a
good bit of heat after a 75-
60 loss at conference lead-
ing University of Texas at
Arlington.
"I think she took that to
heart. True competitors
do, and Chassidy is a true
competitor," Graf said.
"She took that game to
heart and then came out
this game focused and
ready to go."
Junior guard Sheronda
Bell, who had 2 points in
the contest via free throws,
contributed to the win
with 13 assists, including
9 in the first half, while
Amanda Bennett scored 14
points along with her 9
rebounds.
"I don't care if Bell never
scores another point but if
she can have those assists
up to 13 like she did
against Southeastern we
will be alright and we'll
win," Graf said.
With her 9 rebounds,
Bennett has 505 career
boards becoming the 15th
player in Lady Demon his-
tory to reach the 500
rebound mark, and is only
24 points shy of joining the
other 10 former Lady
Demons in the 1,000
point/ 500 rebound club.
Bennett said she likes
the idea of being included
in such a fantastic crowd
but is much more con-
cerned with helping her
team succeed through the
rest of the SLC.
"It's great because it
means that I get to be in a
club with elite women
who played here, and it's
great to do it in front of
your home crowd," Ben-
nett said.
"I'm just concentrating
on winning. If it happens,
it happens, I'm not too
worried about it."
The Lady Lions held the
game close in the first half
trailing by a score of 35-40,
but NSU pulled away with
15 second-half points by
Jones.
The Demons went on a
17-0 run five minutes into
the second half and then
began another 10 point run
with 7:46 remaining in the
game to pull away.
"As a team we played
great and did a lot of
things better," Jones said.
"We're just going to keep
working hard and hope-
fully this win at home will
give us the boost that we
need to finish off confer-
ence with a nice ranking."
The Lady Demons nit
the road again for three
SLC games at Texas State,
Texas-San Antonio, and
Sam Houston State. The
Lady Demons will return
to Prather and those
beloved white jerseys Feb.
3 when they host Lamar.
Baseball picked to win league title
Demons are favorites to win Southland Conference crown; 5 named to preseason All-SLC team
Courtesy of Sports
Information
www.nsudemons.com
With slugging infielder
Brandon Morgan and Academ-
ic All-America first baseman
Bobby Barbier among the
standouts, perennial South-
land Conference baseball
power Northwestern State has
been picked alongside two-
time defending champion
Lamar as the favorites to win
the 2005 SLC title in a poll of
league coaches released
Wednesday by the league
office.
Morgan and Barbier were
two of five Demons named to
the coaches' Preseason All-SLC
team, along with infielder
Hunter Thorns,
outfielder/pitcher Rusty Jones
and starting pitcher Daniel
Lonsberry.
Northwestern will host the
2005 SLC Tournament May 26-
28 at refurbished Brown-
Stroud Field, the first time
since 1994 - the last time the
Demons reached the NCAA
Tournament - that the confer-
ence tournament has been
played in Natchitoches.
Coach Mitch Gaspard's
fourth Northwestern team tied
with Lamar for first in voting
by the 10 SLC coaches predict-
ing the league's final 2005
standings. Conference baseball
sports information directors
picked Lamar to win and had
NSU second.
Gaspard will try to lead his
Demon squad to its second
league championship since his
arrival and the team's ninth
title since 1991, the most out of
all SLC teams.
The Demons return six field-
ing starters and three starting
pitchers in a team that finished
33-23 overall last year and
went 16-9 in league play good
enough for a second place fin-
ish. The team also went deep
into the postseason tourna-
ment before being eliminated.
"We're definitely excited
about the new season," said
fourth year head coach Mitch
Gaspard. "We're excited about
the guys we have corning back,
and very pumped about our
newcomers."
Morgan, a junior second
baseman, led the team in 2004
with a .381 batting average and
18 doubles. He also hit two
home runs and had 41 runs
batted in to go along with his
21 stolen bases.
Thorns hit .300 last year and
was one of the league leaders
with 54 RBI. He played most of
last season at first base but is
expected to make a move to
third to allow Barbier to take
position at first. Barbier, a 2004
CoSIDA Academic AU-Ameri-
can, returns after hitting .293
while leading the team with
nine home runs.
Jones split time last year in
the outfield and on the mound
hitting .317 with three home
runs and 27 RBI while going 2-
3 with a 5.03 earned run aver-
age. Lonsberry posted a 5-7
Gary Hardamon/
NSU Media Service
Demon second baseman Brandon Morgan tags out a UTA member
during last year's game. Morgan was selected to the All-SLC team.
record with a 3.69 ERA. He fin-
ished the year strong, posting a
3-0 mark and a 1.67 ERA in his
last three starts of the season.
Both NSU and Lamar gar-
nered 74 points in the coaches
poll followed by Texas-Arling-
ton, Texas State, Louisiana-
Monroe, Texas-San Antonio,
McNeese State, Sam Houston
State, Southeastern Louisiana
and Nicholls State.
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NSU Media Servk
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Five Northwestern com
petitors recorded third
place finishes: Ravyn Hay
ward in the men's 60 mete
dash with a 6.87 tinJ
Tameshia Miller, running
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J.D. Henry in the men's 2(1 yj(j d
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Medical Center
NSU and Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexan-
dria are teaming up to provide for the future health
care needs of the area.
By working with Rapides Regional, NSU's College of
Nursing has been able to accept a class of 20 Bache-
lor's of Science in Nursing students into clinicals in
Alexandria. Rapides Regional has given NSU space for
three classrooms, a lab and faculty offices in the
Medical Arts Building, in addition to funding for three
faculty positions.
The assistance has also extended to NSU's program
in radiologic technology, which has received two
$100,000 endowed professorships and funding for
two faculty positions from Rapides Regional. CHRIS-
TUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital of Alexandria has
also agreed to fund a faculty position at NSU.
"This has become a win-win situation for Northwest-
ern and Rapides Regional," said Dean of the College
of Nursing Dr. Norann Planchock. "We had the infra-
structure, but lacked the resources to use it fully.
Rapides Regional was able to assist us. NSU has pro-
vided outstanding nursing education for a number of
years and this will enable us to produce well trained
professionals who are needed in this area."
NSU has offered its graduate program in nursing in
Alexandria for more than two decades and has also
made its R.N. to B.S.N, program available in person
and over the Internet for several years.
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human rights, he downplayed that point Wednesday,
saying, "I don't think foreign policy is an either-or
Proposition," and contending that human rights is but
°ne U.S. concern among many other practical objec-
tives.
Bush's remarks amplified efforts by lower adminis-
tration officials that began the day after the inaugu-
ration to correct the widespread impression that he'd
Proclaimed a new manifesto that, if followed, could
Put America at odds with repressive governments
tn at are also key U.S. allies in the war against terror-
and other global priorities, such as Egypt, Pak-
lst an, Saudi Arabia and even Russia and China.
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New dorm on its way
First part of
new complex
to open this fall
By Jamie Webb
Sauce Reporter
NSU officials are hoping
the first building of a new
residence hall complex will
be completed Aug. 1 in time
for the fall 2005 move-in.
Jennifer Anderson, direc-
tor of auxiliary services at
NSU, said the second build-
ing should be completed
Aug. 22, the first day of the
fall semester, and the third
building "will be completed
no later than Oct. 31."
Justin Owen, assistant
director of the University
Columns, said the complex's
timely completion depends
on the weather.
Students living in the new
facility will have the option
of choosing a 9-month lease
or a 12-month lease, depend-
ing on whether they want to
stay in the dorm during the
holidays. Students will also
be able to choose a double
bedroom apartment with
two students per bedroom or
a single bedroom apartment
with one student per bed-
room. Owen said each build-
ing of the complex, which
will be located behind Sabine
Hall, will house about 130
students.
Cheryl Thompson / the Current Sauce
NSU administrators and SGA members participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new dorm on
Wednesday. The dorm's first building is scheduled to be finished in Aug. 1.
Like Columns residents,
students living in the new
dorm will make payments to
Century Development, the
company that manages both
facilities, rather than to NSU.
Anderson said housing fees
will not cover the cost.
Anderson said the latest
price for a 12-month lease in
a double bedroom apartment
is $378 a month. For a 12-
month lease in a single bed-
room, the price is $427 a
month. For a 9-month lease
in a double bedroom, the
price is $394 a month. For a
9-month single bedroom, the
price is $444. Anderson said
these prices are subject to
change.
Columns bookkeeper
Tammy Bennett said stu-
dents will have the option of
choosing how much they
want to pay at a given time,
but a set amount will be due
at the beginning of each
month. Students who have
paid the specified amount
before the first of the month
will be credited for that
amount.
Each building of the new
dorm will have card access
doors, and there is a possibil-
ity that each individual
apartment will have card
access, Frances Conine,
director of student services,
said.
Owen said each apartment
will have a couch, chairs,
desks, a coffee table, twin
beds, dressers with two and
three drawers, closets, a
refrigerator, a microwave, a
sink and two bathrooms.
This dorm is the beginning
of a plan to renovate other
dorms on campus, Conine
said.
Provost and Vice President
of Academic Affairs Anthony
Scheffler said upon comple-
tion of the new dorm and the
relocation of Rapides resi-
dents, Rapides Hall will be
torn down.
One of the main problems
with halls such as Rapides is
the heating and cooling sys-
tems, Conine said. The sys-
tems are so old that replace-
ment parts for them are diffi-
cult to find.
Conine said the second
phase of this modernization
project will involve hiring
consultants, as officials did
when planning for the new
dorm. The main goal of this
project will be to determine
whether to remodel some of
the other dorms or tear them
down and build new ones.
Krispy Kreme is
fresh out of town
By Kindra Watson
Sauce Reporter
Last year, students were
pleased to see a new Krispy
Kreme Doughnuts vendor in
Vic's and the C-store. This
semester, the doughnuts
have disappeared, along
with all traces of Krispy
Kreme.
Along with Vic's, Texaco
and Citgo gas stations in
Natchitoches were also
receiving Krispy Kreme
doughnut deliveries, which
came from Lafayette. The
deliveries came to an unex-
pected halt late last year.
Ray Campbell, the retail
manager of Aramark, said he
called the Krispy Kreme
delivery service in Decem-
ber, and a representative told
him the Vic's delivery would
come. But as of Wednesday,
Natchitoches' vendors were
still without the doughnuts.
According to news releas-
es, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Inc. has recently faced a wide
variety of problems. Stock
prices have fallen amidst
federal securities investiga-
tions and allegations of
padded sales figures, and the
company replaced CEO
Scott Livengood, who had
been with Krispy Kreme for
28 years. Livengood is
accused of failing to handle
the company's finances
properly.
Krispy Kreme's sales have
been declining since late
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University plans to welcome
BPCC students this fall
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When this September 2004
photo was taken Krispy Kreme
donuts were still available in
the C-Store. The shelf now
holds single-serve cereal
packs.
By Claire Mayeux
Sauce Reporter
NSU is working with
Bossier Parish Community
College to accommodate
incoming freshmen who will
not meet the fall semester's
new selective admissions
requirements.
Connie McConathy, the
program director of BPCC at
Northwestern, said the new
policy will require mcoming
students to meet the follow-
ing criteria: students must
complete and pass the
Louisiana Regents Core of
high school college prepara-
tory courses, can require only
one developmental course
from NSU, must have a sub-
score of at least 18 on all sec-
tions of the ACT and have
either a ininimurn 2.0 GPA, a
composite score of at least 20
on the ACT or rank in the top
50 percent of their graduating
class.
McConathy said her job is
to act as a liaison between
BPCC and Northwestern,
coordinating the changes that
will take place on campus.
Anthony Scheffler, provost
and vice president of aca-
demic affairs for NSU, said,
"Because of selective admis-
sions standards we are trying
to reach out to those students
who have no other option
besides attending a technical
college or no college at all.
The presence of BPCC on
NSU's campus will be a third
option."
When state officials man-
dated that NSU follow the
Board of Regents Master Plan
for 2005, which requires NSU
to follow the new admissions
guidelines, faculty and state
officials knew they would
have to do something to
accommodate the estimated
300 students who would not
meet the new standards. NSU
then partnered with BPCC
for that purpose.
"The arrangement is a mar-
riage of the two institutions,"
McConathy said. "BPCC stu-
dents will be on campus and
will have every advantage of
an NSU student; they will
simply not be enrolled as an
NSU student."
BPCC students will pay
fees according to the hours
they take, just like NSU stu-
dents. They will also have the
option of living on campus
and having meal plans.
"We want BPCC students
to blend in and take full
advantage of every resource
that is offered," Scheffler said.
"We have taken measures to
integrate the students so they
will not stand out. They will
be community college stu-
dents in a four-year universi-
ty environment."
Once a student has com-
pleted two semesters at
BPCC, he or she will qualify
to become an NSU student.
McConathy said students
who require more than one
remedial class are usually not
fully prepared to handle four
years of college, and often
drop out.
"The reason for BPCC com-
ing onto the Northwestern
campus is simple,"
McConathy said. "Econom-
ics.. .if you multiply all those
students who drop out and
leave debt for the state to
carry, the numbers are huge.
BPCC is less of a financial
burden... to students, so the
money issues are easier to
handle if they do not make it
in college."
Scheffler said NSU is hiring
faculty through extra services
contracts to teach BPCC stu-
dents.
"Classes are being set aside
for BPCC students even
though we are not sure how
many there will be," he said.
"We do not know how this
will work, but we will make
adjustments as needed."
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SGA discusses plans for
spring events and services
By Kyle Carter
Sauce Reporter
The SGA passed a bill providing
money for organizational grants,
nominated senators into campus
committees and discussed business
on planned events and new stu-
dent services on Monday.
In a unanimous vote the SGA,
passed a bill that provides a $600
budget to fund organizational
grants. Sen. Matthew Bartley said
the fund is budgeted every semes-
ter to provide grants to recognized
student organizations that do
something to help students, the
community or the university as a
whole.
Last semester about 12 organiza-
tions applied for a portion of the
grant, Bartley said. The amount a
certain organization receives
depends on the programs in which
the group is involved.
Bartley said student organiza-
tions can begin to apply for the
grants in February.
The SGA also nominated two
senators, Shantel Wempren and
Ifrah Jamil, to become members of
campus-wide committees. Alan
Sypert, speaker of the Senate, said
plans are in the works to allow
Greeks and other student organiza-
tions to build houses on campus.
The SGA nominated Wempren to
be a representative in a committee
that will set up a system of regula-
tions for this program.
The SGA appointed Jamil to the
grievance committee. Sypert said
this committee is in place to pro-
vide a forum for students to voice
complaints with faculty and staff.
Currently, every school in the Uni-
versity of Louisiana System is
involved in working out unique
policies for similar committees,
Sypert said.
The SGA also held a discussion
on planned events and special
services for students. Bartley said
the SGA has selected a date and
time for this semester's forum,
which will be with Aramark, the
campus food service provider. He
said the purpose of the forum is to
allow students to be able to voice
their opinions about NSU's food
services. The SGA has not released
the date for the forum.
Sypert said he had attended the
Council on Student Government
Associations at Texas A&M and
discussed services that could help
the students and community. He
said he plans to provide students
with a list of local businesses that
offer student discounts and then
encourage other businesses that do
not already provide discounts to do
so.
"I'd like to get the available list
on the Web site for immediate
information, and handouts can be
expected at the end of this semester
or next fall," Sypert said.
Grant to help keep bogs alive
By Warren Hayes
Sauce Reporter
NSU's biology department has
received a grant to save endan-
gered plant species in Louisiana's
wetlands.
The $86,000 grant came from the
Coypu Foundation, which was
founded by the late John S. Mcll-
henney to support ecological con-
servation projects.
The grant will help protect
Louisiana's bog habitats. Bogs are
plant communities that have been
destroyed by land development
practices.
One type of bog, known as an
acid bog, is beneficial to Louisiana
wetlands because of its ability to
control the quality and flow of
water. These bogs are also home to
several plant species, such as
orchids.
Michael Bodri, chairman of the
Department of Biological Sciences,
said timber practices and land
developments are not the only
things that are destroying the bogs.
"Agriculture practices and four
wheelers can destroy a bog's natu-
ral habitat," Bodri said.
Bodri said a four-step process
will be used to save the bogs. It will
involve: inventory and assessment
of wetlands, erosion correction,
monitoring and management and
educational outreach.
The project's success will be
measured and documented by land
managers.
Bodri said NSU will propagate
some of the bog plants in the green-
houses located in the biology
building.
New stoplight at Wal-Mart
Cheryl Thompson / the Ci'rrknt Sauce!
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fic flow and reduce the number of accidents in the area.
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2004. The company's quarterly
report ending on Dec. 26 showed
that weekly sales per factory store
had decreased by approximately
18 to 25 percent.
Campbell said there was no
signed contract between Krispy
Kreme and Aramark, but the
doughnuts arrived every morning
Monday through Friday until late
November. Despite attempts to
contact Krispy Kreme, no one at
NSU is sure if or when the deliver-
ies will resume.
Campbell said the lack of
doughnuts has resulted in a $300 a
week sales drop for Vic's, prompt-
ing Aramark to consider replacing
Krispy Kreme with another
doughnut vendor.
BCM finds temporary home in Alley
Chris Reich / the Citwent Sauce
A mirror captures sophomore English major Megan Davis' reflection during the BCM's Wednesday night service.
Lora Sheppard
Managing Editor
Baptist Collegiate Ministries, a
student organization that has been
housed on College Avenue since
1969, is temporarily relocating to
the Alley in the Student Union
while awaiting the construction of
a new building on campus.
The Alley, which student organi-
zations occasionally use for meet-
ings and events, is being renovated
in the wake of the move. BCM and
NSU students have been cleaning
and preparing it for use, and BCM
members have also converted an
unused coat closet to an office and
added $1000 worth of lights. All
new additions made will remain
after the BCM moves to their per-
manent location.
Director of NSU 22 and BCM
member David Antilley said the
physical plant is designing a new
BCM facility on Organizational Row
between the Kappa Sigma house
and the softball field. The ground-
breaking for the new building is ten-
tatively scheduled for June.
"We were just wanting a larger
building," Antilley said.
At the BCM's prior location, stu-
dents had to park in the Watson
Library parking lot and cross Col-
lege Avenue to get to the building.
The Alley is more easily accessible
and has nearby parking, benefits
the new BCM building will have
as well.
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the BCM, said he was looking for-
ward to the move.
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students," Collins said. "We hope
to be one of the first to build down
in the Organizational Row area
this spring. We feel really good
about moving to that part of cam-
pus... we're just excited to be able
to reach more students in a differ-
ent way with the message of
Christ."
The BCM is still in the process of
moving into the Alley, but has
already held several worship serv-
ices there.
Collins said the BCM is allowed
to use Student Union facilities like
any other student organization.
The BCM will not have exclusive
use of The Alley, and the area will
still be open for use by other stu-
dent groups.
Dustin Kennemer, a senior engi-
neering major and president of the
BCM, said he thinks the move will
benefit the organization.
"Surprisingly, at first some of us
were skeptical and unsure, but I
think now we're excited and look-
ing forward to it," he said.
The BCM has meetings Wednes-
day nights at 8:31 for worship, live
music and fellowship.
Chris Reich / the Current Sauce
Senior early childhood education
major Jamie Kendrick relaxes to the
music of the praise band at the BCM's
Wednesday night service in The Alley.
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The Middle Path: Civil discourse must rule the day
By Justin
Shatwell
Perhaps the most contentious
issue in today's society is the Iraq
War. It is difficult to find anyone
who does not have a strong opin-
ion one way or the other. Unfortu-
nately it is becoming more and
more common for these opinions
to become prejudices against those
with an opposing viewpoint. For
instance, many who oppose the
war claim that the administration
is waging it on dishonest grounds,
and those citizens that support it
are naive and are allowing them-
selves to be duped. On the other
side of the argument, many who
support the war see its detractors
as being unpatriotic, cowardly, or
politically motivated. In keeping
with my theme of finding middle
ground, I would like to forgo any
discussion of the merits or demer-
its of the war, and instead discuss
the need for a civil discourse on the
subject.
I must begin by stating that I dis-
miss the argument that it is unpa-
triotic to question the commander
in chief during wartime. I
acknowledge that those who serve
in the military need to respect the
chain of command and obey
orders. However, I do not believe
that this obligation extends to the
general public, especially during a
war in which the nation is in no
risk of being invaded. The danger
of this idea is that it removes the
input of the American people from
the president's decisions.
The president is not a four-year
dictator, even during wartime. By
definition, the president is both the
leader and the servant of the peo-
ple; he serves as a first among
equals who must respect the will of
those he governs. In an ideal
democracy, the will of the people is
demonstrated through some form
of national discourse. In an honest
debate, both sides of an argument
could be heard and the benefits
and weaknesses of both could be
discovered. Our leaders could
then make a more informed deci-
sion, tempered by the insight and
wishes of the people. It is not only
the right, but the duty of American
citizens to question their leaders.
Not only does this keep them hon-
est, it also offers up alternatives
and concerns these very fallible
people may not have thought of.
If we are to have an honest dis-
course on the war, first we must
ask ourselves why we have such a
hard time talking civilly with one
another about this topic. I think
the main problem is that we have
allowed this issue to become politi-
cized to the point that the legitima-
cy of the war is perceived to be
directly tied to the legitimacy of the
president. Both sides have perpe-
trated this myth and it has put us
in a dangerous situation.
A referendum on whether or not
to wage war should never be
decided by a president's populari-
ty, no matter who is in office. This
is especially true in the case of Iraq,
where the question is very
nuanced. Not only has this war
cost us billions of dollars and over
a thousand lives, it has also raised
complicated questions about inter-
national law that have strained our
diplomatic relations with the rest
of the world. This is far too serious
an issue to allow ourselves to be
lured into party lines and cowed
into silence.
If we truly wish to support our
nation during wartime, we should
work together to find a balanced
and honest approach to the
predicament we currently find our-
selves in. This will never happen j
we do not abandon the pointli
hate and insults we sling at
other in the name of the two d
nant parries.
Our leaders continue to mad
decisions about foreign policy fjj
will profoundly impact this couj
try for decades to come. As iti
our friends and family in unifo*
who carry out the will of the god
ernment, it is our duty to provi^
our leaders with fair, balanced aqi
informed opinions rather
mere cheerful echoes of their o'
partisan positions.
Justin Shatwell is a Louisi
Scholars' College Student,
opinions do not reflect the Savn
staff or the University.
IN RESPONSE Bundy should be alive
No need to line clothiers' pockets for acceptance
Given, there are times when you
need to dress a certain way — you
usually wouldn't wear a party
By Danny dress to a funeral — but class is not
Jackson one of these occasions.
It is understandable that stu-
dents feel they must meet a certain
standard. Clothing companies
spend millions of dollars on
advertisements that program soci-
ety to do just that. New standards
have been set; not by necessity, but
by greed, and this is condoned by
the general public. Advertisers
know that they can exploit your
emotions.
In the past 10 years television
commercials have put more peo-
ple on the screen at one time, all
dressed in the latest trend, to pro-
mote the idea of the "in crowd,"
and that if you buy one of these
new shirts or these new vests you
can be part of that crowd as well.
I don't foresee these new stan-
dards disappearing anytime soon,
but as I said they are not here
Increased em-
phasis on public opinion has jum-
bled the priorities of too many col-
lege students. "Appearances are
everything" is the idea being
shoved down the student's throat,
and it is just not true. As old-fash-
ioned as it may seem, some people
do still form opinions of others
based on ideas rather than appear-
ances.
When a student spends more
time concerned with cosmetics
and hair products than text books,
there is definitely a problem.
Grades matter. Degrees matter.
Those are the reasons people
spend thousands of dollars to go
to a university. Tuition is not an
entry fee for a fashion show.
Letter to the Editor
because of necessity; they are here
so rich clothiers can get richer. We
don't have to accept them.
We generally agree that racism
is wrong, and sexism is wrong,
and ageism is wrong, so I think it
is perfectly feasible for this latest
outbreak of "fashionism" to be dis-
missed as ignorance as well.
To get back to my original point,
do not risk being late for class
because your hair isn't quite right.
Don't decide not to go because
you can't find the right thing to
wear. Look on the syllabus for
every class you have. You will
find a section on attendance, but I
sincerely doubt you will find a
dress code.
Danny Jackson is a junior Eng-
lish major. The opinions
expressed in his column do not
reflect the Sauce staff or Universi-
ty-
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By Skylar
DeBrun
Student responds to last
week's Fashionable Focus
I finished reading Raquel Hill's
column entitled Coming out of
the Closet, and believe I was the
one who inspired this article. I'm
one of those girls who will walk
around campus wearing jeans,
flip flops, and a beanie. I'm also
the kind of person who enjoys
donning my blue fuzzy slippers
for my eight o'clock class. Quite
frankly, I see nothing wrong with
it. I do agree that going to a job
interview sporting your pjs prob-
ably won't get you the job, that's
just common sense. However, I
don't believe a professor would
deny giving a recommendation
based on my inability to reveal an
adequate amount of cleavage. I
find it deplorable that aesthetics
play such an important role in this
society, and even more upsetting
is Raquel's statement, "Let's face
it - in this day in age, appearances
are everything and first impres-
sions get you what you want."
Not me Raquel. I have gotten
what I wanted with hard work
and determination, not by wear-
ing a Chanel or DKNY outfit to
class.
Chandler Crook
Junior, Social Science Major
Fifteen years ago, on Jan. 24,
1989, Ted Bundy was executed for
the murders of more than 30
women and young girls. At that
time, the state of Florida did not
use today's method of lethal injec-
tion. Bundy was killed by 2,000
volts of electricity streaming
through and around his body, until
he was pronounced dead eight
minutes later.
I cannot imagine how someone
can forgive another for murder, nor
can I imagine that time heals any
wounds. Death is the ultimate
loss. It creates grief, pain, and sor-
row; a punishment familiarized
with this despondency is inherent-
ly wrong.
If pain is felt by these families
and friends, then it only makes
sense that pain that will be felt by
another family when its "lost son"
is taken by the judgment of those
who sentence him with utter mal-
ice and disgust. I wish that people
"If murder is so
inhumane, then
find the humanity
in capital
punishment."
wouldn't get murdered or for that
matter harmed at all, but they do,
and responding with violence is
never the answer.
Bundy should not have been
executed by the state of Florida.
Horrific crimes demand conse-
quences, but not death. Freedom
can never be granted to such a man
as this, but execution is never
deserved, even for one who steals
what people hold dearest, their
loved ones.
History has taught that death
can only beget death, and it must
be a lesson well learned. Bundy's
crimes, no matter how appalling,
deserve no such punishment as
death.
When one solution can be
applied to many problems, it
becomes practical for use. Death
by execution has become a practi-
cal application in society because it
is a simple solution to a comple
problem.
If murder is so inhumane, tha
find the humanity in capital pm
ishment. Are there not of
means of punishment, equ
severe but that allow a man to :
fer for the duration of his life in fli
most miserable means?
I am not an advocate of releasim
criminals; but their punishmaS
should express the humanitv then
failed to show. For if you do nm
treat prisoners as such, they wj
never grow to know that thri
crimes were wrong and should at
be committed again.
In this light, the death penal
does not prove a deterrent, but a
escape from a lifetime of confine
ment.
Some crimes deserve strict ami
severe punishments, but deal
should never be considered ai
option when life lasts so mud
longer.
Ted Bundy was put to death thai
Monday, and I wish he hadn'
been.
Skylar DeBrun is a sophomoit
English major. The opinions
expressed in his column do not
reflect the Sauce staff or Universi
Do you support capital punishment?
Think it's sick?
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Just more imperialist rhetoric
The Right Sidi
By J. Aaron
"Q" Brown
Even sources
as removed
from the action
as Japan
Today.com
noticed that
Bush's inaugural speech last
week was "shorn of all but the
most glancing references to the
dominant political issues of the
day." Indeed, Bush barely said
anything at all, but the speech
was hardly fluff. An inaugural is
a chance to set the tone for a pres-
idency, and presidential speech-
writer Michael Gerson's soaring
oratory about bringing liberty to
the rest of the world whether
they like it or not is very indica-
tive of the approach our foreign
policy will take in the next four
years.
The address itself was bland
tripe, but the subtext was
extremely radical if you take the
time to translate the fuzzy rheto-
ric about "ending tyranny" and
"spreading liberty." Apparently,
America will no longer rest on its
laurels waiting for the inherent
evil of tyranny to manifest as an
actual threat. Instead, knowing
that these tyrannical countries
will always be a danger to free-
dom and democracy, we will pro-
actively blow the hell out of other
countries before they can even
think about actually crossing us.
Bush is basically declaring an
intention to extend the first-
punch policy set by our preemp-
tive invasion of Iraq to cover the
rest of what we determine to be
"un-free" countries. WMDs are
no longer a factor. When the
"Danger, danger! It's Al Qaed — I
mean Sadam! He has a nuke!
9/11! 9/11!" tactic failed in the
wake of Saddam's utter lack of
serious armament, Bush switched
over to the "Well, they needed
liberating anyway!" excuse.
Now, he's quietly pulled the old
switcheroo, and Americans are
actually thinking, "Maybe we
should just invade the hell out of
Iran. I mean, they are jerks...."
Does anyone else remember the
days when America only blew up
countries that at least spat on our
shoes or something first?
Bush said, "From the perspec-
tive of a single day, including this
day of dedication, the issues and
questions before our country are
many. From the viewpoint of cen-
turies, the questions that come to
us are narrowed and few: Did our
generation advance the cause of
freedom?" This ends-justify-the-
means mentality is pervasive in
this administration. Condie Rice
said in her senate hearing, "I
know enough about history to
stand back and to recognize that
you judge decisions not at the
moment but in how it all adds
up." I believe the sentiment
being expressed by both the Pres-
ident and the soon-to-be Secre-
tary of State was put most suc-
cinctly by Fidel Castro, who said,
"History will absolve me."
This week's disturbing prece-
dent! According to tnr.com,
Maryland Governor Robert
Ehrlich threw an "invitation only"
press conference, excluding two
Baltimore Sun writers who
exposed, among other things, his
plan to sell state forest area to
politically connected land devel-
opers. This kind of press selec-
tion is unconscionable, and I sin-
cerely hope the writers file suit.
This is a violation of the constitu-
tionally guaranteed freedom of
the press, and free press is a
scarce enough resource as things
stand these days.
See www.i-55.com/~q for a
rehash of why Bush's privatiza-
tion plan is garbage and for an
InfoDump link to the President's
inaugural address. Also, this
semester I've got a talk show on
KNWD 91.7 FM every Friday
morning from 8:00 to 10:00. Call
357-KNWD to tell all of Natchi-
toches what you have to say or
mail saucefiller@gmail.com if
you have comments you'd like to
have read on the air.
James Aaron Brown is a senior
Humanities and Social Thought
major. The opinions expressed
in his column or on his personal
Web site do not reflect the Sauce
staff or the University.
Run,
Hillary,
run!
By T. Hargis
There is a bright new beginning
in the Democratic Party, eager to
win votes with middle America: it
has begun to sound more centralist
Republican. We here at the Right
Side will call this "Neoliberalism."
Rooted deeply in the arts of snake
oil peddlers, these representatives
see only their political aspirations
when they speak about issues that
matter deeply to conservatives. The
new Democrats even have a new
slogan: "Run Hillary Run!"
After they undermined John
Kerry in the past election, the stage
was set for Hillary, the real brains
behind the Clinton facade, in 2008. 1
have to hand it to her that her sheep
outfit is very becoming of a wolf
hunting the flock in search of a few
kills. She knows she doesn't need to
win every state; she just needs to
confuse one of the two states Gore
and Kerry failed to secure for her to
win.
Senator Clinton, who represents
New York, was quoted this week
during a rally with fellow abortion
activists saying, "There is an oppor-
tunity for people of good faith to
find common ground in this (abor-
tion) debate. We should be able to
agree that we want every child bom
in this country to be wanted, cher-
ished and loved." And Democrats
accused Condoleezza Rice bf not
disclosing the whole truth.
Fact: the abortion argument
would be over if not for the dispute
of what constitutes a child. Anti-
abortion groups believe, as do I,
that life begins at conception and
that a child is protected by the bill of
rights to live a life without tyranny.
Advocates of abortion disagree, and
this is the TRUE issue. Abortions
would be illegal tomorrow every-
where if the government acknowl-
edged the status of a fetal child.
What is "good faith" to Mrs. Clin-
ton?
If s a ploy like her claim that
under her husband's administra-
tion the abortion rate fell consistent-
ly because of their Family Planning
funding. If life begins at conception
which is what most middle- Ameri-
can evangelical families profess
then abortion at one hour, 40 day. 4
or six months is not part of thai
faith.
Does this make these people
because they, like I, profess sorr*
thing so deeply rooted in our faift
that it cannot be manipulated <*
swayed to find a middle ground?
Clinton's ideas that contraceptio' 1
and the morning-after pill, both
varying forms of artificially abort
ing a pregnancy, lowered the occur'
rence of the actual abortion proces*
is gross misinformation. She is d#
perately trying to look more mod
than the Bush administration, art'
that is just sick.
Neoliberalism is a modem-da?
Siren designed to draw in tfc
unsuspecting victim with rhetot*
to mindlessly convert the mass*
Poop packaged with roses sB*
smells funny: Run Hillary run.
therightside@aboywithfish.cotf
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crashes.
About 2.1 million students
between the ages of 18 and 24
reported driving under the influ-
ence of alcohol last year.
Where does NSU fit into these
statistics?
The number of students who
drink and drive at Northwestern
remains unknown, but students
who speak out find this criminal
act one of prevalence.
"Students at NSU drink and
drive often. I have several friends
who have been arrested for it,"
senior business major and local
bartender Bradon Guy said. "I
wish I could, but I cannot give
every drunk at the bar a ride
home, it is impossible."
One student suggested the idea
of Natchitoches acquiring a taxi
service so everyone can pay for a
safe ride home.
"NSU students drink and drive
all the time, including myself,"
senior general studies major
Corlyss LeCount said. "I always
try to find a sober driver but some-
times it is hard to find one and I
have to drive. We should have a
taxi service here in Natchitoches."
The NIAAA claims an estimated
110,000 college students are arrest-
ed for an alcohol-related violation
such as public drunkenness or
driving under the influence each
year.
"When I go out I try to be
responsible and have a designated
driver, but sometimes I only drink
a little and then stop before driv-
ing," junior business major Maris-
sa Guy said. "I try to be extra care-
ful because my roommate got a
DWI, and that is a little too close to
comfort for me."
Junior business major, Grant
Russell, says, "I don't speak on
behalf of everyone, but if I go out
I'm going to drink and drive. I
don't even think about having a
designated driver unless I cannot
walk."
Out of five NSU students inter-
viewed, only one student says she
never drinks and then gets behind
the wheel.
Senior nursing major, Grace
Montgomery said, "It is just plain
stupidity to drink and drive, not
only are you risking your career by
possibly receiving a DWI and hav-
ing a criminal record, you are risk-
ing something more precious:
your life."
Alcohol use and driving here at
NSU seems to be nothing out of
the ordinary. In order to prevent
this problem, NSU bureaucrats,
students and community leaders
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By Chris Reich
Sauce Reporter
What makes a gadget sexy?
Several factors can contribute to the sexiness of an
object: curves, performance, appearance, or tex-
bre. There is another factor to sexiness that seems
to be overlooked. A gadget may not necessarily be
^xy by the first definition, but any gadget that can
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j^rks with hundreds of
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sories
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Sptyour normal run-of-the-mill camera -- not by a long shot,
^st, it is an SLR camera, which means that there is a large
Section of lenses and other accessories available. Second, it
m take three frames per second for a total of 144 consecu-
5 Ve frames without stopping. Third, it has the ability to treat
D70 as a normal film camera by controlling the shutter
f^d, ISO, F-stop and focal point. This camera is for anyone
l^o wants to take his or her photography skills to new
lights.
Why its sexy: The ability to have an entire library of music
with you at all times, the array of add-on devices and its
small size are all big selling points. Also, with many compa-
nies producing them, finding a device that transmits the
music over any stereo wirelessly, turns the iPod into a voice
recorder or even one that fully integrates it into any car
stereo, the uses are numerous.
Apple G4 Powerbook
What it is - a 12", 15" or 17" laptop that is only about two
inches thick.
What it does - comes stock with movie
editing, DVD burning, music creating soft-
ware, resistant to viruses and spyware, and
uses Apple's OS X operating sys-
tem
Why it's sexy - The entire lap-
top is made of lightweight alu
minum, so even the 17" version
only weighs 6.9 pounds. It will
also run the normal slew of
software including Microsoft
Office. The sexiness also stems from the
slim size and very clean lines that are
trademarks of Apple design.
Why it's sexy: Like the original
PlayStation 2, it has retained its
geek appeal to backward com-
patibility. Unlike the original
PlayStation 2, this one comes
with the network connection
built in, a slimmer overall height
but no room for the optional hard
drive that its larger brother has.
is much smaller, and more ele-
gant, than the original, making it
possible to stack even more con-
soles under the television than
before.
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What is it: a portable mp3 player that comes in capacities
ging from 512 Megs to 60 gigs.
What it does: allow you to take your entire music collection
%where with you. It can even double as a storage drive, cal-
a r and even address book.
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What it is: the original
PlayStation 2 in a smaller, sleeker form
factor.
What it does: plays all PlayStation 1 and 2 games, DVD's
and audio CDs.
Activator self-
cleaning shaver
What it is - an electric shaver with
its own charging station that keeps the
blades sharp.
What it does - The charging station
not only keeps the shaver charged but
also cleans the blades so that they do not
oxidize and become dull.
Why it's sexy - Simple. This is a shaver
that will stay sharp for about six months,
keep your face smooth, and will last about
three weeks on a single charge. The shave is surprisingly
close for an electric and the shaving head even warms when
activated to make the shave closer. There is still nothing like
a straight-blade shave, but for the student who needs to be
able to shave in the car while heading to class, this is the
best you can get.
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Fashionable
Focus
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Pink is the
new black
"Out with the old and in with
the new," applies to something
different this year. This year
fashionistas are putting aside
their "black tendencies" and
taking on a whole new look —
pink!
Pink is definitely this year's
new black. From designers like
Juicy Couture and Ralph Lau-
ren to stores like Foley's and
even Hot Topic, pink is taking
over the racks.
Thanks to trendsetters like
Reese Witherspoon's character
Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde"
and model-actor Ashton Kutch-
er, pink is starting to morph
from a strictly newborn hue
and broaden into an entire
spectrum of consumers.
Pink has a less bubble-gum
appeal to it now — it now has an
entire array of tints and shades.
The pink family now includes
fuchsia, magenta, hot pink,
pale-pink and a string of other
tones.
What strikes me as intrigu-
ing, is that not only do I just see
the "girly-girls" and "preps,"
so-to-speak, adorning them-
selves in this ultra-feminine
color. Some men and even those
girls who consider themselves
to be "punky" are trying these
hues on for size. In fact, Hot
Topic, a notorious "punk" or
"gothic" store, has just ordered
a new line of inventory that
expresses this new-found theo-
ry and clearly states it on T-
shirts, track pants, socks and
other accessories: "Pink is the
new black."
Kimora Lee, Chief Designer
and creater of the Baby Phat
Corporation, has incorporated
almost every single shade of
pink in all of her lines. The new
line should be out next fall.
Ralph Lauren has tried to
integrate pink into all of his
designer lines since the 1980s.
His look is much more tailored
than the line of Baby Phat but
also has much more versatility.
His designs combine the initial
shade of baby pink with pin-
stripes, checks, bold stripes,
solids and angled patterns.
I think it is great that men are
starting to come out of their
shells and have a little fun with
their wardrobes. My guy, Scott,
has had an obsession with
blacks, blues and silvers — and
he is a rather preppy dresser.
This fall he surprised me — he
took me out to dinner on our
anniversary wearing a red, pink
and black pinstriped, collared,
button-down shirt with French
cuffs — it was amazingly sexy
and extremely fashionable. I
was so proud of him!
Added to my pride is know-
ing that the same thing is going
on for those in the "punk"
department. I have quite a few
friends that used to wear noth-
ing but black pants, black shirts
and black shoes, but now their
spectrum is broadening, and it's
beautiful! It makes them look
so much more fun and
approachable. Now, granted
my friend's hair is her pink
accessory, but it's still a
change — and it's definitely an
improvement.
Pink is not only a fabulously
fun color, it's also empowering.
Pink has become the color most
associated with breast cancer
awareness. The famous pink
ribbon for breast cancer aware-
ness has raised the bar when it
comes to including pink. You'll
see this on everything from
bracelets to rings, from T-shirts
to scarves; the ribbon has
become an icon of strength,
power and knowledge — and it's
all because its marketers knew
that the hue that would rule the
day would be pink.
And guess what — it does.
Pink IS the new black.
*For questions or comments on
Fashionable Focus, please e-mail
Raquel at SaucyFashion@aol.com.
**Please note that what I write is
only my opinon and not necessari-
ly that of the Current Sauce.
Life — the Current Sauce — Thursday, January 27, 2005
Living the "big time' in a small town
By Candice Pauley
Sauce Reporter
Many people will agree that it is
hard to balance school, a job,
extracurricular activities and
homework.
Jason Coutee is not an exception.
Coutee, a senior double major in
CIS and business administration
and a minor in art, is no stranger to
the juggling act that is a student's
life. Coutee, however, is not your
average twenty-something college
student. He is a music producer.
Coutee grew up just south of
Natchitoches in Alexandria and
attended Pineville High School.
After graduating, he moved with
his mother to California. While
there, his interest in computers
and music blossomed. During his
year in California, Coutee worked
for an electrician who taught him
how to put together computers
from basic parts.
When Coutee left California, he
moved back to Louisiana and
started school at NSU.
"I started school with that
knowledge (of computers),"
Coutee says "I was already being
called by family members to
update... and keep their comput-
ers updated and virus clean."
Though Coutee loves comput-
ers, there is room for one other
love in his life. That love is his
music.
Courtesy DU Productions/Jason Coutee
"From the time I was 15 or 16, 1
loved hip-hop music," Coutee
says.
While in California he met peo-
ple who were working in music
production. When he moved back
to Louisiana, he began to look
more seriously into creating his
own music.
"When I moved back to
Louisiana, I knew that's what I
wanted to do," Coutee says. "I
knew, no question about it."
"I had friends who were into the
hip-hop thing. I was already
doing stuff like that, writing
lyrics," he says. "I started record-
ing my vocals and mixing down
the beats that I was doing on vari-
ous programs on my computer."
Upon his return to Louisiana,
Coutee became an underground
MC recording under the name
"Uno." From there, his interest in
producing led him to create Uno's
Underground, his first label. With
Uno's Underground, Coutee began
to produce tracks that are offered
free online at bellsouthpwp.net/
j / c / jcoutee / my web / Unohome
.htm.
Now Coutee's working label is
DU Productions. Under this label,
he produces Louisiana hip-hop
artists such as Dessaline, Zano,
Brick City Click and Demetrius
Collins.
Though his label specializes in
urban and hip-hop styles, he also
works with hard rock heavy metal
groups. Coutee says that many of
their beats involve guitar riffs.
DU Productions is currently
working on producing, along with
other production companies from
Louisiana and Texas, a soundtrack
to the upcoming movie Man Cry. A
list of artists on the Man Cry
soundtrack can be found at visi-
bilelyrics.com.
How does a senior double major
do all of this and keep up with
school?
"I write down a schedule when I
can go to certain people's houses
to fix their computers. I schedule
it down whenever we can get in
the studio and record something."
Coutee says.
Because he keeps such a busy
schedule, Coutee only attends
classes on Tuesdays and Thurs-
days.
When it comes to production,
Coutee doesn't produce just any-
one.
"The thing I look for in an artist
is uniqueness. Something that
makes them stand out from every-
body else," he says.
"There are many talented people
just within the vicinity of my area
De
that I believe could be up them
with Jay-Z even," Coutee says. ]
Collins, who accompanied
Coutee to the interview, says than
working with him has been a won-
derful experience.
"We get on these certain leve]|
when we're recording these songji
It just makes us come togetnaj
even more," Collins says.
Coutee draws his inspiration
from some of his favorite artist
like Dr. Dre, Eminem, Linkin Pari
and Jay-Z. The inspiration mu$
be serving him well, because hi
company is on the rise. "We'*
expanding pretty fast," he says. 1
But underground fans need not
worry. "If we ever do hit maiw
stream audiences and... end uj
being. . .mainstream, really big, oii
on every store shelf, we'll still 04
our underground thing," Coutef
promises. His strong attachments
to his roots are what will keep hiij
in Louisiana, he says.
His plans for the future are sim-
ple. He wants to graduate and go
to work. Once he is able to save
enough money he wants to regis,
ter and trademark the label's name
and start a big-time production
company.
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Getting in the game: On-line gaming becoming popular
By Chanel Savoie
Sauce Reporter
Ever been pwned like an uber
noob while DOTing a re-spawned
mob by a ganky twinked, griefing
PKer?
Do you have any idea what I just
said? If so, you are probably ROFL
(rolling on the floor laughing) right
now. If not, then you must never
have played a massively multi-
player online role-playing game
(MMORPG).
MMORPGs are a fast-growing
form of entertainment common to
high school and college students
around the world. Basically, a
MMORPG is a game that played
online with other real people, fol-
lowing a semi-storyline and build-
ing a character. Your character will
gain levels, whether through fight-
ing enemies or completing quests
for experience, and you can contin-
ue updating your character with
new weapons, armor, and skills.
The games are generally open-
ended with an almost infinite sup-
ply of new things to do, but with no
ultimate goal or final boss like most
games would have. This allows one
to play for an extensive amount of
time without getting bored. From
time to time, expansions will come
out for the games that will contain
new character types, areas, items,
enemies, or quests.
Most of the well-known
MMORPGs have to be paid for each
month, and it is these pay per
month games that have college stu-
dents so absorbed.
Pay-per-month online gaming
has been out for ages, and boasts
titles such as Everquest ($19.99,
including all expansions), City of
Heroes ($29.99, no expansions), Star
Wars Galaxies ($16.99, $19.99 for
expansion), Ultima Online ($55.85,
including all expansions), Final Fan-
tasy XI ($29.99, $29.99 for expan-
sion), and, the title that appears
most responsible for this hobby's
increasing esteem, World ofWarcraft
($49.99, no expansions). The
monthly fee is generally in the range
of $10-$15, sometimes with an addi-
tional fee for multiple characters.
While there is already a large fan
base here at NSU, particularly at the
Louisiana Scholars' College, there
are still many students who do not
know about MMORPGs. To give
NSU students a greater understand-
ing of this trendy activity, I inter-
viewed a few students about the
online games they have played.
The Players
Player One
Name, Age, Classification: Josh
Douglas, 21, senior, Liberal Arts
major
Which games has he played?
World of Warcraft, Everquest, City
of Heroes
How long has he played?
WoW: five months including
beta and stress tests, EQ: on
and off for four years, CoH: four
months
What appeals to him the
most about pay-per-month
online games? Never the
same, can interact with
real people, "It's more
expansive, and deeper
than playing on a con-
sole."
What would he
change? server stability
Does he believe that MMI
online games are addic- JHHH
rive? "1 don't think it is
addicting in any nega-
five way, its is just
another hobby like
building or collecting."
What does he think about having
to pay each month? "The game
really only costs $0.50 a day, when
you think about it. What entertain-
ment can you get that is on par with
an online game for $0.50 a day?
That won't even buy you a soda."
What games did he stop playing
and why? EQ: Sony online Enter-
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has bad customer
service issues,
CoH: got repeti-
tive too fast
Player Two
Name, Age,
Classification: Christopher Quirk,
18, freshman, CIS major
Which games has he played?
World ofWarcraft, Final Fantasy XI
What appeals to him the most
about pay-per-month online
games? social interaction
What would he change? WoW:
nothing, FFXI: make it easier to solo
Does he believe that online games
are addictive? "Yes. You have to
pay for it so you want to play it all
the time to make sure you get
your money's worth."
What does he think
about having to pay each
month? "No qualms with
it as long as you get what
you pay for."
What kind of new online game
would you like to see? "Massive
multiplayer online strategy
game."
Player Three
Name, Age, Classification: Chris
Hebert, 21, senior, Liberal Arts
major
Which games has he played?
World ofWarcraft, Ultima Online
What appeals to him the most
about pay-per-month online
games? community- playing with
friends
What would he change? WoW:
more character customization, U0.
better graphics
Does he believe that online games
are addictive? "Yes. There arc
always things to do, or a new thing
to get."
What does he think about having
to pay each month? "It is kind of
expensive, but so long as new things
keep coming and bugs get fixed, it is
understandable."
Anything else to say? "Yar!!!"
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a program called Drinking and
Driving Ends All Dreams or
DEAD. This program was
designed for DWI prevention and
prevention of alcohol-related
deaths among teens and young
adults. The program has been suc-
cessful.
This prevention plan may not be
right for NSU, but it gives some
insight as to what we can do to
decrease the loss of life.
As responsible young adults
eager to enter the real world, we
should not engage in drinking and
driving but as college students
responding to peer-pressure and
social norms, it happens.
Try to remember it is not fun to
be arrested or glamorous to spend
the night in jail. Drinking and
driving not only leads you to *
criminal record, it is risking youf
life.
'Phantom' gets rave review
By Chris Reich
Sauce Reporter
If you have yet to see this movie,
and you are reading this, then put
your new copy of the Current Sauce
down and go see it.
I was absolutely blown
away by this movie, not
only because of its music
and visual impact but
more so by its impressive
storytelling and emotion
displayed on the screen.
The story of Pliantom of
the Opera revolves around
a young chorus girl
named Christine Daae
(Emmy Rossum). After the
death of her father, she was
taken into the Opera Populair
by the ballet mistress Madame
Giry (Miranda Richardson). It is in
the Opera house that Christine
meets her foretold Angel of Music
in the mysterious form of the Phan-
tom (Gerard Butler). The Phantom
teaches Christine to become a bet-
ter singer and with a little (in some
cases literal) strategic string-
pulling to be the new star.
A romance blossoms from a rela-
tionship in which Christine never
sees the Phantom but still falls in
love with him. This all changes
with the return of her childhood
sweetheart Raoul de Chagny
(Patrick Wilson) and the first phys-
ical appearance of the Phantom. In
the end, it is a bitter struggle
between beauty and brains when
both Raoul and the Phantom fight
for the love of Christine.
This movie does what few musi"
cal remakes manage: succeed; f
even surpasses the original. I sa*
the musical years ago and loved I
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that it did not fit the overall theH 1 '
and mood of the musical.
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out. The Demons fared well Thursday against Texas State but lost their first conference game Saturday at UTSA.
By Chris Salim
Sauce Reporter
The men's basketball team split a
pair of road games this weekend
with the Texas State Bobcats and
the Texas-San Antonio RoadRun-
ners.
Thursday night, the Demons
defeated the Bobcats 72-69. The
Demons built a 13 point lead only
to see it shrink to three due to the
hot shooting of Texas State guard
Josh Nailor who hit four 3-point-
ers.
The Demons were able to sur-
vive several runs by Texas State
because of Jermaine Wallace's
shooting and Byron Allen's hustle.
Wallace had 23 points on 5-11 from
3-point range.
"I had not played in a week
because I was sick, and I was ready
to go," Wallace said.
"He is starting to get it going,"
head coach Mike McConathy said.
"He is getting focused again."
Allen had 10 points and 11
rebounds, recording his first dou-
ble-double as a Demon.
"I started off with a go get atti-
tude," Allen said. "I was going to
go get every loose ball.
'It is hard to keep him out of foul
trouble because he plays so agres-
sively but we get a lot of second
chance points because of him,"
assistant coach Dave Simmons
said.
Remarkably, the Demons out-
rebounded Texas State 48-18. The
Demons kept the Bobcats from
obtaining a single rebound
through the first 10 minutes of the
second half.
"Our depth and energy is key;
we want our players to understand
how important second chance
points are for us and not allowing
the other team a second chance,"
Simmons Said.
The Demons allowed Texas
State to stay in the game through
turnovers.
"I thought we made some cru-
cial turnovers when we were try-
ing to put them away, but we were
able to hit some big shot when we
needed to," McConathy said.
The Demons, however, came up
short Saturday night with an 86-78
loss to the Roadrunners. The
Demons let the Roadrunners to
score on their final eight posses-
sions. The Demons shot just
41 percent while the Roadrunners
shot 56 percent.
"I thought we made some poor
decisions down the stretch when
we had a chance to win,"
McConathy said. "We competed
well, we just did not get the job
done."
Kennan Jones, who scored a
career high 22 points, led the
Demons. Jermaine Wallace added
17 points while Jermaine Spencer
had 15. The Roadrunners were led
by John Milsap with 18 points and
Raphael Posey with 14. The
Demons, who dropped to 11-9
overall and 5-1 in the conference,
still lead the conference.
McConathy, who fainted in the
second half, said he was feeling
just fine.
The Demons look to get back on
the winning track Saturday at 4
p.m. as they travel to Huntsville,
Texas to battle Sam Houston State.
Joe Delaney Memorial Golf
Scramble set for March 21
Courtesy of Sports
Information
www.nsudemons.com
The 15th Annual Hibernia/Joe
Delaney Memorial Golf Scramble
will be played Monday, March 21
at the Shreveport Country Club as
the Northwestern State Athletic
Association generates revenue for
athletic scholarships in memory of
one of its greatest competitors.
Entries, at $125 per player, or
$500 per team of four, cover all
expenses, including lunch, dinner,
a tee gift, and a contribution to the
scholarship fund.
Individual or team entries can be
made by calling assistant athletic
director Charlie Vienne at (318)
357-4295 or by e-mail at vien-
nec@nsula.edu.
The four-person scramble teams
will compete for prizes for long
drives, closest-to-the-pin, and low
scoring teams. On-course refresh-
ments and food will be served.
Sponsorship information and
more data on registration, includ-
ing the chance to enter online, is
available at nsudemons.com.
Delaney, a Haughton native, was
a two-sport All-American for
Northwestern in 1979-81. He was
the American Football Conference
Rookie of the Year in 1981 and an
All-Pro tailback for the Kansas City
Chiefs before he drowned in a res-
cue attempt June 1983.
He has been enshrined in the
College Football Hall of Fame, the
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, the
Graduate N Club Hall of Fame and
most recently into the Kansas City
Chiefs Ring of Honor last season.
All proceeds generated by the
Joe Delaney Memorial Tournament
directly support more that 250 stu-
dent-athlete scholarships at North-
western, said Vienne.
The tournament has attracted
current and former pro players
along with current and former
NSU coaching staff members.
Henry takes third at Razorback
Indoor Invitational for NSU
Courtesy of Sports
Information
www.nsudemons.com
Northwestern State's J.D. Henry
took third in the men's 60 meter
hurdles Saturday providing the
highlight for the Demons at the
Razorback Indoor Invitational
track and field meet hosted by the
University of Arkansas.
Henry, a sophomore from
Bunkie, clocked 8.05 in a race won
by Antwon Hicks of Ole Miss in
7.73.
Henry also ranked sixth in the
200 meter dash with a 21.69 time.
NSU's Daniel Yarbrough took
fourth in the weight throw with a
46-10 1/4 toss.
Cameron Waugh ranked sixth in
the men's high jump by clearing 6-
4 3/4.
NSU competitors finished sev-
enth in five events, with Tameisha
Miller responsible for two of them
with her times in the 60 meter dash
(7.78) and the 60 meter hurdles
(8.86).
Also among the seventh places
from NSU: the men's heptathlon,
with Michael James scoring 4,432
points in the two-day competition;
the men's 4x400 relay (3:17.86), and
the women's distance medley relay
(13:14.88).
The Demons' distance medley
relay team finished eighth
(10:39.53).
Senior Stefon Bostick was eighth
in the men's shotput, throwing 46-
11/4. Haley Blount gave the Lady
Demons a ninth-place 10-8 clear-
ance in the pole vault.
The next competition for NSU is
the Bayou Bengal Invitational Fri-
day in Baton Rouge.
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the Current Sauce
Sports
Justin
Hebert
The Full
Count
Play Ball
justin_hebert@yahoo.com
I have to admit it is get-
ting a little depressing
not having college foot-
ball to watch on Satur-
days and preparing for
the first Sunday in a
while without the NFL.
But as some athletes hang
up the shoulder pads,
others are oiling up the
gloves.
The Demon baseball
and Softball teams have
been working hard to pre-
pare for their upcoming
season, which starts Feb.
11 for baseball and Feb. 4
for Softball.
The Lady Demons look
forward to their first sea-
son under former Auburn
assistant Mike Perniciaro
who takes over after
Eileen Schmidt's depar-
ture following a 35-28
season last year.
Speedsters Nicole Mar-
tin, a senior outfielder,
and Sarina Noack, a jun-
ior outfielder, who were
both preseason All-SLC
picks, hope to lead the
team this year. Martin
and Noack combined for
38 steals last season.
The baseball team, who
were picked along with
Lamar to win the SLC
look to continue their
great success on their
quest for postseason play.
NSU has already
begun to get things stir-
ring with their opening
day banquet, which will
feature former Demon
and now San Diego
Padre's number 1 starter
Brian Lawrence.
Students, this is some-
thing you should be inter-
ested in. Our athletic
programs work so hard to
provide sports entertain-
ment for you, take advan-
tage of it and go support
them.
The Demon Diamond
provides fun for students
with its outfield club
which fans can join and
watch the game from
behind the centerfield
wall. But no matter
where your seat is, the
Lady Demons will be sure
to provide the excitement.
The same goes for
coach Mitch Gaspard's
team who will be trying
to live up to their presea-
son expectations as they
hit the road through
almost all of February but
return to newly renovated
Brown-Stroud Field, for a
six game stretch leading
into March.
Although there haven't
been many home sporting
events for the Demon
fans to attend lately,
things will begin to get
more rousing when the
men and women's basket-
ball teams return home to
face Lamar Feb. 3 in
Prather Coliseum. The
Demons play seven of
their 10 remaining games
at home; meanwhile, the
Lady Demons host six of
their last 10.
For all tennis fans the
NSU tennis team swings
in to action this weekend
at Louisiana-Lafayette
and will see their first
home court action Feb. 12
But football fans that
are craving some kind of
football news besides the
Super Bowl being next
weekend should know
that colleges will be
announcing their 2005
signings next week.
Justin Hebert is a sen-
ior journalism major and
the Sauce sports editor.
His views do not neces-
sarily reflect the views of
the Sauce or the Univer-
sity.
Frisbee's taste of spam
NSU students fight to have Ultimate Frisbee chartered as a club sport
By Leslie Westbrook
Sauce Reporter
game
No referees. No
clock. No uniforms.
The game relies on player
and team self-regulation
during tournaments. Teams
decide before a game what
score will be the cap, and the
winner usually must win by
2 points. Grass stains and
sweat-soaked shirts are the
only "uniforms" most play-
ers wear.
The game is Ultimate Fris-
bee. Although the name is
based on a trademarked fly-
ing plastic disc, tourney
players usually use a regula-
tion-weight (175g) disc
made by Disccraft, not Fris-
bee.
After Tuesday's practice,
NSU teammates, who call
their team Spam Gumbo,
nominated and elected jun-
ior Steven Verbka as team
captain.
"We're trying to get
younger guys to come
[playJT because most of us
will be gone in a year and a
half," Verbka said.
NSU grad student Shelton
Meacham said the team is in
the beginning stages of mak-
ing Ultimate Frisbee an offi-
cial NSU club sport.
"Once we get chartered
we can do a lot better recant-
ing," Meacham said.
Verbka said they need to
write a charter, a constitu-
tion and have a steady par-
ticipation of 15-20 students
before they can be officially
Leslie Westbrook/rhe Current Salc
Chris Boyd, Jason Ingargiola, Ben Apperson and Cievo Strugatskiy play a practice game of Unltimate Frisbee on NSU's IM field in preparation
for their recent Baton Rouge tournament.
recognized as a club sport.
Once chartered, the team
members would be allowed
to promote new student par-
ticipation at Freshman Con-
nection events in the sum-
mer.
Meacham said he hopes
transportation funding from
NSU will be a benefit of get-
ting a charter. Gumbo
recently returned from its
first major tournament held
Jan. 15 and 16.
"We're still paying for the
trip to Baton Rouge,"
Meacham said.
Verbka said tournament
entry fees can cost from $70
to $300, and team members
must pay for gas out-of-
pocket.
Junior Alex Strugatskiy
said some colleges have two
or three teams and are
nationally ranked. Gumbo
played nationally ranked
LSU and Rice in Baton
Rouge.
"Everybody we ran into
thought [Gumbo] was a cool
name, especially
Rice... gumbo just goes with
rice, so I guess that's why it
worked," Meacham said.
Competitions with both
schools ended in losses for
Gumbo, but the final scores
were tight.
"We forced LSU to respect
us," Verbka said.
The team did come out on
top against Baton Rouge's
Catholic High School.
"We beat Catholic High
School like a red-headed
stepchild," Meacham said.
Gumbo doesn't just beat
high school students, how-
ever.
Since last semester,
Gumbo has been traveling to
Centenary College for small-
er games.
"We lost to them on the
first game last semester...,"
Meacham said.
Verbka finished, "...now
we beat them every time."
Teams play with seven
players on the field at a time.
Beginning at opposite ends
of the field, one team throws
the disc to the other team. If
a player catches it, he must
then stand where he caught
it and throw to a teammate
downfield.
The disc is thrown, lobbed
and tossed around and ovq
defenders. Like football
teams try to get the disc toj
player in the other team's
end zone. Ultimate end
zones are 25 feet deep with
70 foot-long playing field
between them. Each timej
team scores a player substj.
tution may be made.
When fouls, out-of.
bounds and questionable
plays occur players and
audience members decide
the ruling without the help
of a referee.
"Everyone's friendly and
congratulates each other,"
Meacham said. "Every,
thing's usually settled pretty
quickly by the teams."
Spam Gumbo named their
team in reverence to an actu-
al dish cooked up by former
NSU sculpture professor
Rivers Murphy.
Gumbo's next big event
will be a tournament in Little
Rock, Arkansas Feb. 19 and
20.
The team welcomes any
students who are interested
in playing. Gumbo practices
every .Tuesday, Thursday
and Sunday starting around
3:30, and player hopefuls
should just show up.
Although the team is cur-
rently all male, the guys
made it clear that girls art
more than welcome to join
the games.
Also, anyone interested in
learning more about the
Ultimate Frisbee can visit
www.upa.org.
Courtesy of San
Diego Padres
San Diego Padre
and former Demon
Brian Lawrence
will return as
guest of honor for
the baseball
team's Opening
Day Banquet.
Drafted in the
17th-round by the
Padres, Lawrence
made the big
leagues in 2001.
He has compiled
42 wins and a
3.91 earned run
average in four
seasons He has
been the teams
No. 1 pitcher for
the last two and
collected a career-
best 15 wins in
2004.
MLB star returns for baseball banquet
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
The NSU baseball pro-
gram's biggest fundraiser
will be joined by one of the
program's biggest names
from the past. Former
Demon, now San Diego
Padre pitcher Brian
Lawrence will be the guest
of honor at the inaugural
Northwestern State Open-
ing Day Banquet for the
night.
NSU coach Mitch Gas-
pard and the entire Demon
baseball program will be
holding the banquet on
Friday at 6 p.m at the
Natchitoches Country
Club.
Lawrence, who was the
1998 Southland Conference
Pitcher of the year and part
of the 1997 and '98 All-
Southland Conference
teams, will be returning to
Natchitoches to see his No.
29 jersey he wore as a
Demon retired.
"It's great," Gaspard
said. "Certainly he's done
so much for our program
and made everyone here
proud."
Lawrence joins former
head coach Jim Wells,
whose number 17 was
retired recently, as the only
Demon baseball players in
history to have their jer-
seys retired.
The banquet's activities
will include a social hour,
dinner, introduction of the
2005 Demon baseball team,
a season outlook from
Coach Gaspard, an auto-
graph session, and an auc-
tion of various sports
items. The auction will
include baseballs signed
by Roger Clemens, Randy
Johnson, Curt Schilling,
Alex Rodriguex, and Derek
Jeter, footballs signed by
Joe Paterno, Eli Manning,
Randy Moss, and Deuce
McAllister, and an LSU hat
signed by former Tiger
coach Nick Saban.
Tickets are still on sale
for $40 per person and
only $10 for high school
students or younger. They
can be obtained by calling
the NSU baseball office at
357-4134.
"We wanted to bring
back Lawrence and retire
his jersey," Gaspard said.
"With that we felt it was a
good opportunity for us to
do an opening day banquet
to introduce our players,
kind of get the season
kicked off, and also we use
it as a fundraiser to raise
money for our team."
Gaspard said Lawrence,
the first Demon in almost a
half-century to play in the
big leagues since Jim
Willis, will also be visiting
the Demon's practice Fri-
day and might even be
"It's a good
opportunity
both for our
players and for
him."
Mitch Gaspard
NSU head baseball coach
tossing the ball around.
"We're excited," GaS'
pard said. "Brian's actual-
ly going to come and work
out with us on Friday and
throw a little bit and get an
opportunity to meet all of
the players. It's a good
opportunity both for out
players and for him. "
should be a real fun week
end."
Master of ceremonies f<"
the evening will be Statf
Rep. Taylor Townsend.
NCAA board takes stand on student-athletes
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
New NCAA academic
standards were recently
passed and many schools
may be facing penalties
starting in the 2006 season,
but NSU Athletic Director
Greg Burke feels these new
rules will not greatly affect
the Demons much.
"I think based on the his-
tory of our academic sup-
port system, I don't foresee
us having a problem from
the perspective of when
athletes get here and they
stay here and compete for
four years, just about every-
one of them gets a degree,"
Burke said.
On Jan. 10 in Grapevine,
Texas the NCAA Division I
Board of Directors were
wrapping up the NCAA
convention by approving
an academic reform that
would shake the founda-
tion of some major colleges.
The Academic Perfor-
mance Program will affect
every men and women's
sport and penalize schools
that do not assure that their
student-athletes stay aca-
demically eligible and grad-
uate. Penalties for these
infractions will range from
losing scholarships to being
banned from postseason
activities.
The NCAA ruled that
schools are required to keep
an Academic Progress Rate
of at least 925 out of 1,000.
APR points are calculated
by comparing the number
of points a school could
earn and the number of
points they do earn.
Schools can earn two
points for each student-ath-
lete per semester. They
receive one point for stay-
ing in school and another
for maintaining academic
eligibility.
Athletes who do not meet
either of these requirements
will be considered "Zero-
For-Two", and schools will
not be able to replace that
student's scholarship for a
year.
The main aspect of the
reform is that schools need
to focus on making sure the
athletes remain at that col-
lege and graduate.
Schools must now have a
student-athlete graduation
rate of at least 50 percent to
avoid facing penalties.
The most recent rate at
NSU was 33%; this was for
incoming student-athletes
from the start of the 1997-98
year.
NSU had been able to
remain around the 50-60
percent graduation range
but has fallen below that
mark recently due to a high
percent of athletes leaving
while in good academic
standing.
Burke said the new plan
measures the education
aspect of a person that a
school recruits and how
that school will continue
the student-athlete's learn-
ing process once they are
there. "I think the new
system, the APR system, is
a much more practical way
of analyzing whether or not
you're recruiting young
people that can get the
work done in college and
giving them proper aca-
demic support once they're
here," Burke said. "I think
it is a much truer measure
of both of those than what it
used to be."
NSU Academic Adviser
Julie Lessiter and her staff
have worked hard to ensure
that Demon athletes receive
the best resources to aid
their education Burke said.
Five years ago the athletic
department built a 2500
square foot academic center
on the second floor of the
field house with privately
raised money.
The center consists of a
study hall with 12 comput-
ers, study carols, tutoring
rooms and a group study
room.
"Basically whatever they
need academically, there is
support for them," Lessiter
said.
With the new require-
ments, Demon coaches
must think academically
when recruiting high school
athletes and make sure they
stay around to finish their
education.
"My focus is, for any rea-
son, we don't want them to
leave, it doesn't matter,"
Burke said. "We want them
to come here, have a great
four or five years to get a
degree and they're an NSU
Demon forever. It's not just
about getting in here long
enough to score some
touchdowns."
An argument against the
new legislation is that
schools will be penalized in
cases where eligible ath-
letes leave a school as a
sophomore or junior to pur-
sue a career and monetary
benefits of a professional
athlete. Then that
school's athletics suffer the
next year due to being
penalized those scholar-
ships.
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Spring enrollment drops
Spring enrollment dropped at NSU this semester for
the first time in six years.
The total enrollment for the Spring 2005 semester
showed that there are currently 9,606 students regis-
tered for classes. This is a decrease from 10,546 stu-
dents in the fall 2004 semester and 9,881 students last
spring.
Registrar Lillie Bell said the drop in enrollment
between the fall and spring semesters is a common
trend, but the drop in number of students from the
previous spring is something that has not occurred in
seven years.
While the drop in enrollment can be attributed to a
number of factors ranging from the looming implemen-
tation of new admission guidelines to past changes in
tuition, no single cause was immediately identifiable.
The registrar's office expects enrollment to drop
again next semester when the University implements
more rigid admission standards.
Andrew Shirley
Nursing scholarship created
A new scholarship is now available for students in the
College of Nursing.
The Armand and Docia Lestage LaCour Endowed
Scholarship was made possible through donations to
the NSU Foundation from the Rev. Doyle and Barbara
Bailey of Natchez, honoring Mrs. Bailey's grandparents,
along with matching donations from the Rapides Foun-
dation.
"Nursing is important because my grandmother was
such a caregiver," Barbara Bailey said. "She took care
of children, grandchildren, neighbors. A nursing schol-
arship is a way to honor that and make it last."
Kelly Kay, development information specialist for the
NSU Foundation, said the scholarship is for $600 per
semester and is based on academic standing and con-
tributions to the nursing field. Recipients must be a res-
ident of Louisiana and maintain a 3.0 GPA.
Ann Falcone of Shreveport is the first recipient of this
scholarship.
Shannon Harper
Journalism students offered
new scholarship
A new scholarship is available to junior and senior
journalism majors this semester.
John and Carol Manno founded the Michael Peter
Manno Memorial Scholarship, which is named after
their first child, with an initial gift of $10,000.
Candidates are preferably from the Caddo and Bossier
Parishes, and should have a strong interest in the com-
munity. Candidates should also be outgoing and partici-
pate in campus activities.
Daphney Johnson
NSU nursing wins state award
NSU's nursing program has been named "Nursing
School of the Year" by the Louisiana State Nurses Associ-
at ion Foundation.
This award was announced at the association's Nightin-
9ale Awards Ceremony on Jan. 22 at the Holiday Inn in
&aton Rouge.
D ebra Shelton, assistant professor for the nursing pro-
9ram received an award for "Nurse of the Year."
"I was stunned when my name was announced," Shel-
ton said. "A number of outstanding nurses around the
^ate had been nominated, and I was just thrilled to be
n °minated with them. I have been a nurse for 28 years,
a "d this was the greatest moment in my life to share
w 'th my mother and nursing colleagues."
Susan Pierce, associate professor, and Ann Deshotels,
distant professor, also received awards.
Shannon Harper
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Study
Agency report
By Kyle Shirley
News Editor
A comprehensive institu-
tional review of NSU has
resulted in a largely favor-
able report, sighting only a
few areas in need of immedi-
ate improvement.
The University of
Louisiana System hired The
National Center for Higher
Education Management Sys-
tems, a national non-profit
agency, to conduct the study.
ULS president Sally
Clausen, along with NSU
President Randall Webb and
ULS and Board of Regents
members, presented the
review's findings to a group
of about 200 NSU faculty
members and students at an
assembly in Magale Recital
Hall Wednesday afternoon.
gives NSU good review
claims NSU runs smoothly despite 'limited resource base'
"The report underscores
the success and progress this
University has enjoyed,"
Clausen said. "This is not the
Bible. This is a snapshot from
people who are professionals
in this business."
According to NCHEMS's
official report, the review's
goal was to identify meas-
ures NSU can take "to
strengthen the University
and improve the effective-
ness of its operations" as well
as actions ULS can take to aid
in this process.
To accomplish this goal,
the center interviewed a vari-
ety of people affiliated with
NSU: Webb, vice presidents,
deans, department heads,
enrollment and recruitment
staff, randomly selected fac-
ulty members and students,
state legislators from the
region, Natchitoches mayor
Wayne McCullen, members
of the Louisiana Board of
Regents and ULS executives.
The review offers 18 main
observations and sugges-
tions, the first of which per-
tains to funding. The report
found that although NSU is
"operating on a very limited
resource base," the adminis-
tration is using the available
resources efficiently and
spending money appropri-
ately.
"There is no evidence
whatsoever that money is
being poured into the admin-
istration at the expense of
student services," Clausen
said.
The report also highlighted
the high level of "affection"
the students and faculty feel
for Webb.
"This is not the Bible. This is a
snapshot from the people who are
professionals in this business." for
the real good quote in here."
Sally Clausen
University of Louisiana System president
Clausen said this finding is
noteworthy because it is
"something the observers
have never encountered to
this degree."
As criticism, the report
pointed out NSU's need to
improve communication
between the administration
and faculty. Clausen cited an
instance in which NSU Cabi-
net members knew about a
budgetary shortfall but failed
to inform department heads
about it.
For more information on
the impact of this review as
well as the findings of two
other, more specialized
reviews of NSU, check the
Feb. 17 edition of the Current
Sauce.
The complete NCHEMS
official report can be found at
the ULS website,
ulsystem.net.
Stolen equipment returned to KNWD
By Cheryl Thompson
Sauce Reporter
KNWD's remote broadcast-
ing equipment has been
returned after it was stolen in
March.
The stolen equipment was a
PA speaker, a mixer, and a
computer. The speaker and
mixer were damaged. The
speakers were missing parts
and their wires were stripped,
General Manager of KNWD
Brad Hartley said.
The Natchitoches Police
Department has had the
equipment since the first
week of October but no one
came to pick it up until Tues-
day.
The stolen equipment is
used for remote broadcasting
and did not affect the radio
station's regular broadcasts.
KNWD operations engineer
Roy Davis said the equipment
was minor.
"It was nothing that would
keep us off the air," Davis
said.
Hartley said, "If we were to
have a show that [the equip-
ment] would be an extra set of
speakers to use."
Davis said the station
would have found other
means of production if the
equipment had been vital.
The suspect in the burglary
has not been captured and the
police have put out warrants
for the suspect's arrest.
"We know who the individ-
ual is and will make the arrest
as soon as we can locate him,"
NSU Det. Sgt. Doug Prescott
said.
Police also found a setup of
speakers and new computers
that were stolen from Wal-
Mart. The burglars were
using the stolen equipment to
produce their own music.
Chris Reich / the Ci rrent Sauce
Natchitoches Police Department employee Joe Metoyer (left) and Detective Sgt. Jeff Franks inspect the
recovered radio equipment in the NPD evidence storage room.
Senate meeting focuses on classroom lockouts
By Kyle Carter
Sauce Reporter
After a long debate the SGA
settled to amend a bill dictat-
ing when teachers can lock
their doors after the start of
class.
Sen. Shantel Wempren said
it is unfair that teachers lock
students out of their class-
rooms only a few minutes
after class starts.
"You go to class and get
locked out after five minutes,"
Wempern said. "I've heard of
students showing up to class a
couple of minutes late and
having to take notes in the
hall, and that is not fair."
The bill originally banned
teachers from locking stu-
dents out of the classroom for
being late except on exam
days when instructors could
do so only 10 minutes after the
start of exams.
Sen. Fred Kuechenmeister
was against the original draft
Cheryl Thompson / the Cirri vr Sauce
SGA members meet Monday night in the Cane River Room in the Student Union to discuss weekly business.
The SGA meets every Monday night at 7p.m. and all students are welcome to attend the meetings.
of the bill. He voiced his wish
to amend the bill to protect
those students who do make it
to class on time.
"I don't think it is fair to stu-
dents who make it on time to
pay for those who don't,"
Kuechenmeister said. "We are
on a contract to show up on
time."
The SGA settled to amend
the bill to state that teachers
have the right to lock students
out of class after 10 minutes
on both regular class days and
exam days. This would allow
for instances of classes run-
ning longer than normal or for
other inconveniences that
make it hard to arrive on time.
The SGA voted against a bill
to provide money to speaker
Denis Brown to come to cam-
pus. Brown is a motivational
speaker from Baton Rouge
with a degree in accounting.
Brown was scheduled to come
to campus this evening to
speak with students. Sen.
Carlos Hartwell said Brown
would make a great Black
History Month speaker to
bring to campus. The SGA
voted against paying $1,250 to
help bring Brown to campus
because the Office of Cultural
Diversity had already made
plans to pay for the speaker
anyway.
Vice President Zack Pulliam
said the Office of Cultural
Diversity did all the ground
work to get Brown, and all the
SGA would be doing is reim-
bursing them for the speaker.
The SGA would be getting
either the good publicity of
bringing the speaker to cam-
pus while having done noth-
ing to get him, or the negative
publicity of wanting to tack
themselves onto something
they had no hand in planning
just to look good.
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News - the Current Sauce - Thursday, February 3, 2005
Bracing for the 'Bracelet
By Savanna Mahaffey
Sauce Reporter
After weeks of rehearsals and
months of planning, the Student
Activities Board will present the
46th annual Lady of the Bracelet
Pageant.
The pageant will be at 7 p.m. on
Saturday, February 12th in the AA.
Fredericks Auditorium.
Preliminaries for the event took
place in the fall, and 17 hopefuls
were narrowed down to the 12
remaining contestants. The women
vying for the LOB title are Denise
Quezaire, Aimee Hoffmann, Lacey
Willet, Christina Fisher, Heather
McCarthy, Courtney LaCaze, Sher-
reta Fields, Victoria Smith, Lindsay
Visicaro, Devin Allen, Andrea
Pang and Crystal Whitman.
All contestants must be unmar-
ried, full-time NSU students with a
2.0 GPA or higher and be between
the ages of 17 and 24.
The reigning Miss Louisiana,
Jennifer Dupont, will be the
pageant's mistress of ceremonies.
The Creative and Performing
Arts Department is helping to pro-
vide the entertainment, which will
include the NSU jazz orchestra
directed by Galindo Rodriguez, the
NSU Demon Dazzlers, LOB
Dancers, and the NSU men's cho-
rus directed by Michael Rorex. The
current LOB Alicia Schultz, will
Cheryl Thompson / the Ci rrent Sauce
Last year's LOB finalists Ashley Dunham, Sarah Jessica Rhodes, Alicia M. Schulz, Andrea Courtlynn Pang, and Wanetah
Walmsley, receive their awards.
also perform.
The pageant consists of talent,
swimsuit, evening gown and inter-
view competitions.
Head of the SAB LOB commit-
tee, Jessica Lee, said the talent sec-
tion will include many different
acts this year.
"There will be jazz performanc-
es, pianists, singers and ballet per-
formances," Lee said.
Audience members will get a
chance to participate in the pag-
eant by voting for their favorite
LOB contestant for the Liz Car-
roll's People's Choice Award. Kelly
Manuel, who co-coordinated the
pageant with Greek Adviser Yonna
Pasch, said audience members will
receive a ballot. The ballots will be
picked up in the middle of the pag-
eant, and the results will be
announced during the awards por-
tion of the event.
Miss Northwestern Lady of the
Bracelet 2005 will be crowned at
the end of the night, at which time
she will officially be qualified for
the Miss Louisiana pageant. She
will receive a one-year full scholar-
ship to NSU, free textbooks, a free
meal plan and a $500 cash scholar-
ship.
The first runner-up will receive a
full paid one-semester scholarship
and a trophy. Second, third and
fourth runners-up will receive cash
scholarships as well as trophies.
The 2005 LOB will receive a solid
gold bracelet to wear when she
represents the University in public.
The current bracelet was recently
refurbished and holds charms dat-
ing back to 1983. The first bracelet
was retired in 1982 and is show-
cased in Watson Library. In 1958,
Kahne Dipola was named the first
LOB, and since then, every title-
holder has worn the bracelet.
A new charm will be added to
the official bracelet to represent the
2005 titleholder. The SAB purchas-
es the charm but allows the title-
holder to choose it.
Admission to the pageant is free
for students who present a current
NSU identification card, and gen-
eral admission tickets will be avail-
able at the door for $5. Children six
and under are admitted at no cost.
NSU graduate gives art show
By Kyle Shirley
News Editor
A collection of mythological and
spiritual works by Texas artist
Mary Lusk will be on display in
Orville Hanchey Gallery 2 of the
Creative and Performing Arts
building through Feb. 25.
Lusk said she tries to tell stories
with her art by blending archetyp-
al images from different cultures.
All the pieces on display are mixed
media works that incorporate
materials such as acrylic paint,
newspaper clippings and tissue
paper.
"Most of the works are based on
mythology storytelling and Native
American totems," Lusk said. "I
also have a very strong Celtic or
Welsh background, and I kind of
incorporated their animal totems
in with some of it. I have done
extensive research to pull this
together to build my own story-
telling."
Lusk described the works in this
show as "practice pieces" that she
uses as a warm-up to create larger
works.
"If I'm going to paint an animal
or kind of twist the animal in a
story, I need to go ahead and honor
it before I go into a painting and
kind of desecrate it," Lusk said.
To that end, Lusk said she is cre-
ating animal images for a calendar
called Earth and Sky. Two of the
paintings scheduled to appear in
the calendar are included in the
NSU show.
Lusk said she also paints to help
sort through her personal
thoughts.
"When I get too many cobwebs
or too much going on in my head, I
just stop and I start doing these lit-
tle mandalas to... get ideas from
9
Mary Lusk
them, and they blend into my story
images," Lusk said.
Lusk received her master's
degree in art from NSU in 1992
before pursuing a Master of Fine
Arts degree from Stephen F. Austin
State University in Texas. She now
lives in Nacogdoches, Texas, where
she works on her art full time.
Bill Bryant, a retired art profes-
sor, was one of Lusk's instructors at
NSU. Bryant attended the show's
opening Monday night to see how
his former student has progressed.
"It's quite a change from what
she's been doing," Bryant said.
"It's smaller, it's more carefully
thought out. It's just really well-
designed... it works together
well."
Sophomore elementary educa-
tion major Carolyn Sarkozi said
she particularly liked the piece
"Rabbit: Reconciling Fear."
"It was about war," Sarkozi said.
"You had to look close to see the
newspaper articles were about
war."
Leslie Westbrook / the Cirrknt Saice
Sophomore elementary education major Carolyn Sarkozi studies "Rabbit: Recon-
ciling Fear" in the closet gallery of the Creative and Performing Arts building.
The painting was one of the larger works on display by Nacogdoches, Texas, resi-
dent and former NSU student Mary Lusk.
Alpha Sigma Alpha
Alpha Sigma Alpha will
hold open recruitment Feb. 22-
24 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the
President's Room in the Stu-
dent Union. The tenth woman
to arrive will receive a door
prize.
New Writing Center Outpost
A new Writing Center Out-
post is now open at Watson
Library. The Outpost will be
open Tuesday through Thurs-
day from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. to
accommodate students need-
ing assistance with grammar,
style or documenting sources.
Additional resources are
available, and walk-ins are
welcome. The Outpost is the
latest extension of the Writing
and Resource Center, located
in room 337 of Kyser Hall,
open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Thursday
and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fri-
days.
Demon Softball Outfield Club
To join the Demon Softball
Outfield Club and receive a
free t-shirt, food and bever-
ages, call the Demon Softball
office at 357-4234 or contact a
player.
the Current Sauce welcomes
submissions for Connections, a
free service to organizations
planning events that will be
open to NSU students.
Bring Connections to Kyser 225,
or e-mail them to
currentsauce@nsula.edu.
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FROM PAGE 1
President Mindy McConnell
said it would be better to save
the SGA's money to get its own
Black History Month speaker
than to pay for this one.
"We are going to get this
speaker regardless if we agree
on it, so we should find our own
Black History Month speaker,"
McConnell said.
The SGA voted to admit Rick
Fridrick, sophomore addictive
disorders major, into the senate.
Fridrick said he is happy to be a
part of the organization and is
looking forward to making a
difference in student govern-
ment.
"I feel I have my chance to
have my say in the organiza-
tion," Fridrick. "Helping people is
my main goal."
The senate also voted against
inducting Daniel Bangeul, a fresh-
men political science major, into
the senate. Bangeul said he will
not let this stop him from pursuing
further work with the SGA. He
said he could be rejected every day
but will keep trying so his voice
can be heard.
Sen. Matthew Bartley was
angered by the decision not to
accept Bangeul into the senate. He
said he felt let down for denying
Bangeul into office, and that this
"I don't think it's
fair to students who
make it on time to
pay for those who
don't. We are on a
contract to show up
on time.
Fred Kuechenmeister
SGA senator
was the first time in years someone
has been turned down for a senate
position.
"I am ashamed of this SGA'
Bartley said. "We shot him down
for being critical."
Dates were set for "Meet Your
Senator Day." March 15 and 16 are
designated as days for students to
meet the people who represent
them in the SGA. The campus
forum has now been finalized fa
March 3 at 6 p.m. in A.A. Freder-
icks Auditorium. The forum will
be about campus dining and wfll
give students a chance to voitf
their opinions to ARAMARK.
the Current Sauce staff wishes you a safe and
fun Mardi Gras holiday! We will ■
return Feb. 17 with our next issue. JU-|"
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of a medical emergency in
Caddo Hall. An ambulance
and the fire department were
on their way. Two subjects
were transported to the hospi-
tal.
1-26-05
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requested an ambulance for a
medical emergency.
10:04 p.m.
A woman from the Columns
requested an ambulance
because a silver truck hit the
Columns' gate.
1-27-05
2:10 a.m.
An officer issued a verbal
warning to a man at the Kappa
Sigma house who was in pos-
session of alcohol.
10:49 a.m.
A Vic's employee called
because there was a fight in
the Student Union. The fight
was over, and the participants
were gone by the time the two
officers arrived.
12:13 p.m.
A call came from Roy Hall in
reference to a man who had
been hanging around for
hours. No one knew him, and
he was acting strange.
1:07 p.m.
A woman from Kyser called
because a trash can was smok-
ing, and she was afraid it
might catch fire. An officer
was sent to investigate. There
were no flames.
1-28-05
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A desk worker from Rapides
called because three girls were
trying to sneak in the back
doors. Officers found no one
but kept close patrol.
6:48 p.m.
A resident of Rapides called
because the second east floor
smelled like marijuana. An
officer was sent to investigate.
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over to question the occu-
pants. A woman in the vehicle
wanted to get away from the
man driving. She and another
woman were transported back
to the Columns. The man was
told to leave campus.
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Opinions I
Gonzales climbs political ladder I raq i s reac t to elections
By J. Aaron Brown
Thirteen Democrats in the Senate
voted "no" at Condee Rice's Senate
confirmation, including the party
powerhouses Ted Kennedy John Kerry and Barbara
Boxer, all of whom gave her quite a grilling in the
committee hearing. A president has not faced such
opposition to his choice for Secretary of State in more
than 175 years, but I think this is just the opening vol-
ley in the political war America is about to witness.
And that is as it should be.
The Judiciary Committee's near-refusal to pass tor-
ture-monger Alberto Gonzales is the next test of the
Democrats' resolve to rescue our republic from dema-
goguery. You remember Alberto Gonzales, right? The
man who told the president that the Geneva Conven-
tion is "quaint" and "outdated?" The man who engi-
neered the legal policies that have kept prisoners in
Guantanamo Bay without lawyers or access to the
outside world for YEARS now? The one Bush
appointed to the Texas Supreme court, bribed, then
promoted to the Justice Department? Yeah, that
Alberto Gonzales.
Gonzales graduated from Harvard and went to
work for the prestigious Houston firm Vinson &
Elkins, whose largest clients were Enron and Hal-
liburton. When Bush was governor, Gonzales got him
out of a jury duty assignment that would have
required him to disclose a 1976 arrest for drunk driv-
ing. Bush shortly made Gonzales Secretary of State,
then appointed him to the Texas Supreme Court
where he, along with several other justices, took
money from and rendered verdicts in favor of Hal-
liburton. In light of this "loyalty," Bush has decided to
take him along on his rise to the top. No longer sim-
ply counsel to Gov. Bush, Gonzales is about to become
the arm of American justice.
This is a laughable image. In spite of ongoing inves-
tigations attempting to determine whether Abu
Ghraib torturers were operating under orders from
higher up the chain of command, Gonzales main-
tained definitively in his committee hearing, "This
was simply people who were morally bankrupt hav-
ing fun. And I condemn that." In regards to the actu-
al abuses themselves, he said "I obviously don't want
to provide any kind of legal opinion as to whether or
not that conduct might be criminal." So much for
American justice!
All eight Democrats on the Judiciary Committee
voted against Gonzales's approval, even though only
two had told the others they planned to do so at their
meeting the evening before. The 10 remaining com-
mittee members, all Republican, were unfortunately
enough to confirm him as nominee, and this party-
divided majority win will likely be the case in the sen-
ate. In 2001, John Ashcroft faced 42 votes against his
confirmation, all Democrats, but the margin of the win
was widened by eight party defectors who voted to
approve him. I suspect we will not see a similar defec-
tion this year.
The Judiciary is soon to be overrun by Bush
appointees and the House of Representatives has fili-
buster-busting bylaws, leaving Senate Democrats as
the sole remaining governmental opposition to the
Bush regime of any significance. The Constitution bal-
ances the parts of government against one another
specifically to stop people like Bush from screwing
things up too badly. Though there is little to be gained
from even unanimous opposition to Gonzales' nomi-
nation in light of the backing party's majority, I hope
Senate Democrats will take these nominations as a
chance to dig in their heels as a real opposition party
and begin the task of truly opposing the Republicans.
By the time you read this, Gonzales will be Attorney
General. The question is how.
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Social Thought major. The opinions expressed in
his column or on his personal Web site do not reflect
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By T.
Hargis
The Right Side
With the elections over this week, Iraqis managed to
hit the polls with such numbers it out-pulled most
U.S. elections, drawing almost 60 percent. Sunni Mus-
lim clerics called for a boycott and then cried the elec-
tions weren't legitimate because they didn't partici-
pate.
Welcome to western-style democracy; if you don't
vote you can't complain about who gets elected and
even if you did you can't do anything about it until the
next election. Acceptance of the idea of a representa-
tional government will be the hardest part of the Iraqi
reconstruction.
For most of the nation has known only the brutal
government of Saddam Hussein and his two sons.
They lived their lives being told how to live and what
they got.
Will the people be able to put the right congressman
in power to represent them or when the first sign of
discontent happens over an issue will we see another
rise in insurgency?
Recent riots in both Palestine and Afghanistan show
that representational democracy in the Middle East
still has hints of tribalism leadership.
There is always a charismatic leader that doesn't
best represent the people but has the people's loyalty.
Arafat, who passed just recently, was elected to the
head of the Palestinian Authority but ran the show
with an authoritative tight grip.
Afghanistan had their elections more than three
months ago and with the light of the media and the
world on Iraq, we forget the Afghan version of elec-
tions was cracking a deal with drug pushing warlords
to keep the peace. Most of that country is still outside
of governmental control.
Were the Iraqi elections legitimate? Probably so, but
that will not be the test to see if they are successful
People are elected not to govern the Iraqi people as
many people would have you think, they are elected
to write a constitution and a style of government.
Just like in America in the 19th century, these dele-
gates then have to go back and sell this new constitu-
tion to the peo-
pie as being in
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style democra-
cy experiment
is what happens when something goes wrong.
If they whine and cry when they lose elections and
use presidential nominee hearings to bash the presi-
dent's policies then at least there is some resemblance
of order.
If they start assassinating the local police chief and
his officers for enforcing a government policy, the only
thing we gave Iraqis was the freedom to kill each other
and our occupying troops.
T. Hargis is a senior general studies major. The
opinions expressed in his column or on his personal
Web site do not reflect the Sauce staff or the Univer-
sity.
T.
Student responds to column on capital punishment
I am greatly disturbed by Mr.DeBrun's sympathy
for Ted Bundy and for all murderers who are sen-
tenced to death. I understand that his reason for
referring to Bundy was to focus on the brutal
method, "2000 volts of electricity streaming through
his body," to which death was imposed upon him.
However, I applaud the brutality of the state and
wish it would have been 4000 volts. Ted Bundy killed
over 30 innocent people. No amount of pain can ever
be dealt to him that will equal the amount of pain he
caused for the victims and their families.
Mr. DeBrun states that "death is the ultimate loss."
I agree that it is and thus, those who strip people of
their greatest possession, their life, should be pun-
ished by receiving the ultimate loss. He also explains
that families, including those of death row inmates,
suffer when a loved one is killed. He criticizes the
"judgment of those who sentence him with utter
malice and disgust." If Mr.DeBrun has a problem
with murderers being judged, perhaps he should
work on eliminating the United States' judicial sys-
tem, complete with paid judges whose purpose is to
judge injustices. As for malice and disgust, the death
penalty is the answer to ridding the country of those
who act in "utter malice and disgust."
Mr. DeBrun acknowledges that murderers should
never be granted freedom. Well, it is not good
enough for me, or any of my tax-paying friends, to
accept paying to keep convicted killers alive. Today
inmates on death row extend their date of execution
by filing appeal after appeal. The more unfortunate
fact, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, is
that in 2001, 53% of prisoners guilty of violent crimes
were released on parole. So if we follow your plan of
keeping criminals in jail, they'll just be let out within
a few years.
Not only do we need to continue issuing death
sentences, but we also need to expedite the appeals
process and execute these beasts as quickly as possi-
ble. Mr. DeBrun frowns upon the fact that the death
penalty is practical and so-called "a simple solution
to a complex problem." I don't understand why any-
one would prefer impracticality in any area of gov-
ernment spending. The sentence of death is a simple
problem to a simple solution. . . you kill people, you
get killed. There's no complexity about it. Of course,
pro-life-for-killers advocates may argue that there
have been death row inmates later proven to be inno-
cent, but I assure you that it is a very, very small
number.
While I recognize the irrevocable tragedy of
wrongful death sentences, I realize that it is part of '
the process of ensuring that sick criminals who
threaten human existence are removed from the
world with absolutely no chance of being exposed to
people's lives again. If we were stricter on mminal
sentencing, particularly the implementation of imme-
diate death to convicted murderers, maybe those
who kill would be scared of the consequences. Cur-
rently, prison is a reward to most of them.
Mr. DeBrun asks if there are not other means of
punishment that are equally severe. Apparently not-
he doesn't offer a suggestion. He expresses his desire
for a punishment that expresses the humanity that
the killer failed to show. I think that removing the
dangerous beast from society is the most humane
thing we can do. Criminals will never see that "life-
time of confinement" that Mr. DeBrun's naivety
prefers.
Crime is on the rise and until society realizes that
harsh, frightening penalties are the only true deter-
rent, people will continue to be robbed, raped, and
murdered in increasing numbers. It's really sweet of
Mr. DeBrun to feel sorry for those of death row, but
he needs to learn that if they weren't put to death,
they would be moving into his neighborhood after a
few years. If Ted Bundy wasn't executed fifteen years
ago, Mr. DeBrun, you could be having breakfast with
him tomorrow. Isn't that nice?
Mindy McConnell
Senior, Political Science major
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it's me...
Dear Readers,
When it comes to breaking up,
you have probably heard or even
lised this tired line yourself: It's
pot you, it's me. If you are guilty
of this line - shame on you!
Those five words are the biggest
a)p-out when it comes to dis-
agreements or break-ups in rela-
tionships. So today, I am going to
try to help you eradicate this
lame excuse of a reason from
your minds.
First of all, I realize that people
may want to spare other's feel-
ings by saying this phrase. Now,
take a moment, and think about
this. You are breaking up with
this person; they will be hurt no
matter what. During the whole
process of breaking up it is next
to impossible to spare someone's
feelings. However, at least in the
end, if you tell them something
real and honest, the other person
may respect you for being so can-
did. In fact, this may prove easier
for you. For example:
Heartbreaker (that is you): We
need to talk.
Dumped loser Why? What's
wrong?
Heartbreaker: I'm breaking up
with you.
Dumped loser: Why? I thought
we were so happy. . .
Heartbreaker: I can no longer
stand by and watch the way you pick
your boogers and flick them across
the room. Last night, one hit me in
toe face. I have reached my breaking
joint. I just can't date you anymore.
You're a booger picker and flicker,
md well, I'm not. ..
Dumped loser (crying and
sobbing): How can you say these
things? I love you!
Heartbreaker Hey! At least I
was honest.
Dumped loser (nodding
understanding^, almost grate-
fully): Thank you.
Okay, so it may not go exactly
like this, but you get the idea.
See? This way the heartbreaker
can walk away relieved with
everything out in the open and
no grudges. Also, on the plus
side, maybe the dumped person
can fix his or her not-so-attractive
attributes or attitudes. Thus mak-
ing them more dateable, which is
peat because they are single
now and they need that.
Now, moving on to the oppo-
site situation - if the problem
^ally is you and not the other
Person. In this situation, still stick
^th the truth. I know this is a
n °vel idea, people, shocking
fcally, but it is easier than coming
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j^ove that will make you look
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something like this:
Heartbreaker I'm breaking up
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frson right now.
Dumped loser (crying): What?
are you saying?
Heartbreaker Well, baby, I'm a
*' sexy woman/man and a lot of
^°ple want a piece of this...
Dumped loser (gasps): You
(runs away sobbing uncon-
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Maybe you do not need to get
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lasted, I believe the more
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. Tallulah
Crashing the Crescent City
All the trappings of a New Orleans Mardi Gras
By Samantha Foley
Sauce Reporter
Crawfish, king cake and
Dixie-land jazz.
That's right folks. The sights
and smells of Louisiana's most
distinguished holiday return.
The 2005 Mardi Gras Schedule
in New Orleans kicked off on
Jan. 6 and continues until Feb.
8, also known as "Fat Tues-
day."
The colors of Mardi Gras - pur-
ple for justice, gold for power
and green for faith will domi-
nate Louisiana's decor on flags,
floats and costumes during the
Mardi Gras season.
Also, according to the New
Orleans Metropolitan Conven-
tion and Visitor's Bureau, Inc.,
more than 500,000 king cakes
are sold each year in New
Orleans between Jan. 6 and Fat
Tuesday, and another 50,000 are
shipped out-of-state via
overnight courier.
Tourists from across the nation
flock to New Orleans to cele-
brate Mardi Gras festivities and
to experience the ultimate
party, Louisiana style. The
metro area's more than 30,000
hotel rooms are traditionally 95
the DOs and DON Is of Mardi Gras 2K5
Tips to make a New Orleans trip safer than you would think!
DO.
DON'T
• Establish a meeting place should you get sepa-
rated from friend
• Have ID with contact information on you
• Cross only at crosswalks
• Be extra careful when driving or walking near
parade routes
• Climb over barricades
• Assume traffic will stop for you
» Approach horses unless rider indicates it is OK
• Run between or chase floats for beads and
throws
• Approach any vehicle until it comes to a com-
plete stop
Source: The New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc.
percent filled during this tradi-
tional holiday weekend.
Mardi Gras is a mixture of
centuries-old tradition and
high-tech innovations inter-
twined for your pleasure.
The French coined the phrase
"Laissez le bon temps rouler"
or "Let the good times roll,"
and NSU students are planning
to do just that this Mardi Gras.
"The Sunday night parades on
Bourbon Street were great last
year, and I plan to return this
year," says junior business
major Matthew Bossier. "Last
year after the parade was a
blast because we hung out at
Deep South Lounge, where
there is a mechanical bull, and
beer is served in mason jars."
Bossier suggests that all stu-
dents take a trip to New
Orleans to celebrate this holi-
day of our heritage.
Another NSU student who is
planning to return to Mardi
Gras ready to party is senior
political science major Melissa
Snelling. She says that she
attended New Orleans parades
during Fat Tuesday last year,
and it is worth the drive.
"I recommend going to any
parade that is not in the French
Quarter because it is danger-
ous." Snelling says. "You are
better off attending the parades
in the Garden District or on the
West Bank."
Mardi Gras is an OK time to
party like rock stars, but keep
in mind Louisiana liquor cita-
tions such as Minor in Posses-
sion and Driving while Intoxi-
cated, better known as MIP and
DWI, are not fun things to end
up with. Have fun and be safe.
For more information regard-
ing dates of parades visit
www.neworleanscvb.com.
NATCHITOCHES TO CELEBRATE
THE MAGIC OF MARDI GRAS
By Jimmy Brown
Sauce Reporter
Abracadabra, 1-2-3! Magic will
soon appear on Natchitoches'
streets.
The city will host Mardi Gras
Magic, a series of events consisting
of street performers, a parade and
live musical entertainment Satur-
day, Jessica Breaux, assistant Main
Street manager, said.
The festivities will begin at 1
p.m. as dancers, artists, clowns, for-
tune tellers and musicians line the
sidewalks of Front Street and enter-
tain audiences, Breaux said.
One of the street performers will
be the NSU theater improvisation
group Out on a Limb, Associate
Professor of theatre Scott Burrell
said.
Burrell, who is the adviser of Out
on a Limb, said the group is com-
prised of 10 students. He compared
its performances to those of the
comedy series Whose Line is it Any*
way? and said they depend heavily
on the audience.
"The audience provides really
what the scene is going to be about,
and then the actors improv the
scene for the audience," Burrell
said.
This is Out on a Limb's fifth year,
and Burrell said the group per-
forms on campus and around the
community.
After watching Out on a Limb
and the other various street per-
formers, the attendees then will be
able to watch the Krewe of
Dionysos parade, Breaux said.
The parade begins at 5:30 p.m. at
the Stage parking lot, travels down
South Drive and turns left onto
Keyser Avenue then on to the Pine
Street Bridge. It will then turn right
and travel Jefferson Street to Front
Street and then onto Texas Street.
Next, it will turn on Second Street
and end when it approaches the
Church Street Bridge.
Breaux said Mardi Gras beads
and other trinkets will be thrown
during the parade.
After the parade, attendees will
be able to enjoy live music provid-
ed by River Revue, who will per-
form on the riverbank stagle. from
7:30 to 10:30 p.m. V
Breaux said the band covers
music inspired by jazz, blues and
dance.
She also said food vendors will
be on the riverbank the entire day.
The different events of Mardi
Gras Magic will benefit the econo-
my and community and would
complement Natchitoches' trade-
mark of holding family events that
attract visitors from different areas,
Breaux said.
She said the events will be some-
thing similar to those of New
Orleans, minus the vulgarity that
comes with the New Orleans
Mardi Gras. No alcohol will be sold
in any of the food vendors on the
riverbank, Breaux said.
However, as part of the festivi-
ties, Maggio's Package Liquor will
host a wine-tasting reception
tomorrow evening from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. Participants must be at least
21 years old, Breaux said.
Also, the city of Natchitoches,
and other community sponsors
will back a Mardi Gras exhibit in
the Natchitoches Art Center which
begins this evening at 6 and will
last until 8:30 p.m. The exhibit will
continue tomorrow at the same
hours and Saturday from 1-6 p.m.,
Breaux said.
The exhibit will display histori-
cal Mardi Gras paraphernalia
including costumes, masks and
photos.
The parade has been a part of
Natchitoches since 1998, but this
will be the first year for the live
entertainment and street perform-
ers, Breaux said. She is certain
Mardi Gras Magic will become an
annual event.
All Mardi Gras events are free of
charge.
Watch this Actor's
Nightmare
Theatre department prepares
for its newest production
By Savanna Mahaffey
Sauce Reporter
The NSU theater department will
present the two-part production of
An Actor's Nightmare and Sister
Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You
at 7:30 p.m. from Feb. 16-19 and
from Feb. 22-26 in Theatre West.
Satiric playwright Christopher
Durang wrote the comedic plays.
Artistic Director Roger Held said
Durang was a popular comedy
writer of the American theater in
the 80s and 90s.
An Actor's Nightmare is about an
accountant who suddenly finds
himself onstage in three different
plays. His fellow actors believe that
he is a real actor who is well
rehearsed.
The play is a comedic interpreta-
tion of all the bad things that could
possibly happen to an actor in 30
minutes.
The stars of An Actor's Nightmare
are Billy Mowbray, Gretchen John-
son, Marissa Labry, Stacy England
and Ross Schexnayder.
Its companion piece, Sister Mary
Ingnatius Explains It All For You, is a
dark comedy about taking religion
to extremes. Four former students,
who have led unwholesome lives
not in accordance to Sister Mary
Ignatius's beliefs and teachings,
come back to put on a play about
Jesus Christ. In doing so, they
reveal their pasts and embarrass
Sister Mary Ignatius, thus causing
dramatic effects.
The cast includes Megan Shea,
Jamie Hipp, Rob Robinson, Gwen
Mahan, Melody Jones, Jacob Justice
and Luke Sexton.
"A lot of hard work has gone into
this play, but we're excited to see
how it turns out because it's very
different," Hipp said.
Artistic Director Roger Held is
directing the play, Philip Kidd is the
technical director, Bridget Curly is
in charge of costumes, Eric Marsh is
the lighting designer and Danielle
LaKont is in charge of hair and
make-up.
Held said the two plays are fun
and silly, which is very different
from the fall productions.
"We did some heavy stuff in the
fall, and this is light and fun, " Held
said.
Cheryl Thompson/the Current Sauce
Junior Gretchen Johnson and junior Billy Mowbray pose during a rehearsal of An
Actor's Nightmare Wednesday night. An Actor's Nightmare will run from Feb.
16-19 and Feb. 22-26 at 7:30 in Theatre West as part one of a two-part pro-
duction.
Fake rings?
By Eric Edwards
The Orlando Sentinel
(KRT)
I wouldn't want to say it's
easy being a woman.
If I did, I'd probably get
strung up by my own small
intestine before I even fin-
ished this column.
But when it comes to dat-
ing women who have it
good often suffer an embar-
rassment of Riches ... and
Davids and Henrys and
Chucks.
It seems some women get
so much attention from
admiring menfolk they have
been forced to devise a way
to weed out some of the less-
suitable suitors.
While there are women
who would love the extra
attention, those who are sub-
jected to that onslaught have
found that more is not always
better when it comes to find-
ing Mr. Right. So in order to
keep some of the wolves of
dating at bay, these princesses
of popularity picked up on
the fake engagement ring.
The New York Post recent-
ly reported that these faux
rocks are the accessories of
the season for fashionable
ladies who just want to be left
alone.
They drop $10 on a gaudy
stone, apply to left ring finger
and watch as one-time pur-
suers fade into the back-
ground.
One woman told the Post
that she no longer has any
trouble walking past leering
or howling construction
workers. When the guys stop
shoveling dirt and start shov-
eling lines, she just flashes her
ring and the curtain falls.
Of course, this raises the
question: why don't these
women wear wedding
bands? But I guess if you're
going for the fake-out, you
might as well do it with the
style that only a diamond can
bring.
While I admire any innova-
tion that makes single life
easier, I wonder if these
young ladies realize that not
only may they be chasing
away Mr. Wrong, their two-
carat fake may also be dis-
suading real catches from
making passes.
Let's face it: it would be
madness for any guy to hit
on a woman who is wearing
an enormous jewel. As far as
I can tell, most women who
sport engagement rings are
so proud of their new acces-
sory you don't even have to
see the ring to know they're
spoken for.
Frankly, there are enough
honestly engaged women in
the world who are off-limits
that it seems unfair for
women to muddy the waters
of dating just because they
hate to tell a guy to buzz off.
Fortunately for men who
have fallen victim to the fake
engagement ring dupe and
who spend their nights cold,
lonely and without a tender
woman's lap on which to lay
their head, the 'lap pillow"
has been introduced in
Tokyo.
Manufactured by Trane
KK the lap pillow resembles
the look and feel of a
woman's lap in a mini-skirt.
According to the company,
which sells the dolls for
under $100, single men have
taken an instant liking to the
pillows, and they have
already shipped about 3,000
of them.
With innovative ideas such
as the fake engagement ring
and the fake woman's lap, it
looks as if society is making
strides toward segregating
the sexes so much that our
grandkids will want to hud-
dle around the fireside when
we're old and listen to tales
about the archaic ritual of
"dating."
That is, if we are able to get
up off our fake women's laps
long enough to go out and
find a woman who's not
wearing a faux engagement
ring and might be interested
in joining us for a cup of cof-
fee sometime.
Life — the Current Sauce — Thursday, February 3, 2005
Workin' Hard for the Money!
Student entrepreneurs show their budding business sense
By Will Moses
Sauce Reporter
NSU entrepreneurs overcome
obstacles in their everyday lives to
succeed in the business world.
NSU freshman graphic artist
Dave Stabley and NSU alumna
Latoya Citizen juggle school, life
and career by owning their own
businesses while still attending
classes.
Stabley a 38-year-old non-tradi-
tional student said after working
for 20 years, he decided to go to
school and eventually become a
corporate trainer. He said his
business, Game Fu, is "Natchi-
toches' most unique hangout."
"It's my passion... I'm a gamer
and I provide my passion to the
community," Stabley said.
A college education is what Sta-
bley now focuses on. Stabley said
he wants to train corporations
with a team of trainers on new
technologies and techniques that
may help their businesses.
Right now Game Fu hours vary
because of Stabley's schedule, but
he makes special arrangements
for group events.
Class schedules and school-
work amplify rifts in a business
owner's agenda. Citizen, owner
and founder of Citizen Custom
Publishing, said she knows of this
first hand.
"My company is now suffering
because I do have to focus (on
school)," Citizen said. "I rely on
my regular customers to spread
the word about my business."
Citizen Custom Publishing is a
desktop publishing, embroidery
and screen print company that
specializes in customer satisfac-
tion at a reasonable rate, Citizen
said.
Initially, Citizen worked for a
local company. There she said she
was unhappy with the poor cus-
tomer service and high prices.
"I decided to start my own busi-
ness after I quit," Citizen said.
Citizen said better prices and
better service drove her to "pro-
vide quality and style for less."
College students do not have
the luxury to spend too much
money, and Citizen said she
understands because she was in
the same shoes.
"I am proud to say I am an
alumna of NSU's business depart-
ment," Citizen said. "I know that
college students live a broke life."
Citizen Custom Publishing and
Game Fu both are locally owned
and operated businesses. If you
would like further information,
contact Dave Stabley with Game
Fu at 357-8828 or visit 116 Touline.
You can contact Latoya Citizen at
354-7239 or check out her website
at www.citizencustompublish-
ing.citymake.com and browse her
merchandise.
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Regdar, a human fantasy fighter from the third edition of Dungeons and Dragons.
Superbowl to be super clean?
Strict censorship efforts in place despite no tape delay
By Gail Pennington
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
(KRT)
Unless Paul McCartney moons
the crowd, the halftime show at
this year's Super Bowl will be as
squeaky clean as the NFL can make
it.
No tape delay will be in place
during the halftime, which also
includes singer Alicia Keyes. But
the NFL says it is reviewing "all
facets" of the halftime performanc-
es in advance.
After last year's outcry about
Janet Jackson's infamous wardrobe
malfunction, commercials for
Super Bowl XXIX, airing Feb. 6 on
Fox, came under scrutiny as well.
So audiences won't see Mickey
Rooney's bare, 84-year-old back-
side (the Airborne spot didn't pass
muster) or a Bud Light ad parody
showing a stagehand ripping Jack-
son's top with a beer bottle.
(Anheuser-Busch agreed with Fox
and the NFL not to air the parody
during the game but is getting even
more publicity by putting it up on
the Budweiser.com Web site.)
For fear of offending mass audi-
ences, Fox has gone so far as to
rename its "Best Damn Sports
Show Period," usually seen on Fox
Sports Net, as the "Best Darn Super
Bowl Road Show Period."
Viewers certainly shouldn't
expect to see anything like the
"Desperate Housewives" promo-
parody that stirred up controversy
during a "Monday Night Football"
broadcast in November.
The spot was scripted by
"Housewives" creator Marc Cherry
at the request of ABC and wasn't
intended to be controversial, Cher-
ry told TV critics meeting in Los
Angeles. "We were just that stu-
pid."
The spot was supposed to fea-
ture "Housewives" co-star Nicol-
lette Sheridan with "MNF"
announcer John Madden, Cherry
said, adding, "A woman as glori-
ous-looking as Nicollette Sheridan
throwing herself at John Madden is
just funny."
In his spot, "the towel wasn't
dropped at the end, and there was-
n't a jump into the arms," Cherry
Said. After Madden couldn't
appear and was replaced by Terrell
Owens of the Philadelphia Eagles,
"suddenly this thing became this
other thing that it wasn't really
intended to be."
Cherry said he felt bad that some
viewers were offended, but added,
"I didn't really realize "Monday
Night Football' was such the family
viewing experience. I wouldn't let
my 5-year-old watch beer commer-
cials and big-breasted cheerleaders
every Monday, but that's me."
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Million dollar review for 'Baby I
By Eric Duhon
Sauce Reporter
*****
Clint Eastwood has become one
of the greatest actor-directors since
Orson Welles with films such as
Mystic River and Unfbrgiven. His
latest success, Million Dollar Baby,
boasts an impressive cast including
Eastwood, Hilary Swank in her
best role since Boys Don't Cry and
the unforgettable Morgan Free-
man. This movie is without a
doubt one of the best films of the
year and the best boxing film since
Raging Bull.
Maggie (Swank) is a 31-year-old
waitress who dreams of becoming
a boxer. Frank (Eastwood) is down
on his luck, old-school boxing
trainer who just lost his best fighter.
He is constantly searching for
redemption from his fighters and
from God, without help from his
irritable priest. Frank is reluctant,
if not downright stubborn, to the
idea of training a girl, calling the
idea of women's boxing "a freak
show." Thanks to some convincing
from his lifelong friend and former
trainee Flip (Freeman), Frank
accepts Maggie as his new fighter.
Maggie quickly rises to the top,
knocking out most of her oppo-
nents in the first round. The film
instantly takes a turn from a
poppy, girl power chick
flick to a gritty, hardcore
boxing flick that knows
no genders. My
friends and I were all
cheering every other
scene for the latest
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films.
Million Dollar Baby
is a well-structured
powerhouse of boxing,
redemption and uncondi-
tional love. The movie real
istically shows a boxer's rise to the
top and hard fall to the point of no
return. Don't miss the touching
scene between Frank and his fallen
fighter, who have adopted a father-
daughter relationship. My eyes
started to fill with tears along with
Eastwood at the sight of SwankJ
pain. It's incredible how fast a filij
can transition from inspirational td
tragic.
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Lady Demon tennis player Camila Prado hopes to continue the tennis team's success from last season, but lost in her sea-
son-opener at Lafayette Saturday to Susan Linden of ULL 6-4, 6-3'.
Football team signs 30
for 2005 recruiting class
Courtesy of Sports
Information
www.nsudemons.com
Wednesday Scott Stoker and the
NSU football program announced
their list of 2005 signees who will
joining the team for next sea-
ion.
NSUsigned 28 high school play-
ers and two from junior colleges.
Among the list of signees there
are 20 from Louisiana, seven from
Texas and three from Mississippi.
"I've been asked a few times
w ho is the 'steal' of this class, and I
'"ink there's not just one, there are
a dozen or more. We are getting
8uys who had a lot of other
°ptions, but they chose to be
^rnons, and we couldn't be hap-
P>er," Stoker said. "Some of our
signees said 'no' to programs that
played in (Division I-A) bowls last
fcason. We started the recruiting
Process with a lot of names on the
"°ard at each position in May, and
;Vve 've gotten the top-ranked guy
at nearly every position. Players
^ant to win, they want to com-
pete, they like the idea of being
P a rt of a championship program,
and we've got a lot to sell at North-
western from an academic stand-
point, which was very big with
;*is group of recruits.
Here is a list of the 30 signees:
• Dante Austin, fb, 5-10, 235,
Galveston Ball HS, Galveston,
Texas
• Reb Bel, ds, 6-0, 180, Amite
HS, Amite
• Brandon Brumfield, lb, 6-1,
200, Amite HS, Amite
•Jorrick Calvin, ath, 6-0, 190,
Scotlandville Magnet HS, Baton
Rouge
• Michael Carona, te, 6-3, 220,
Independence HS, Independence
• Kenneth Charles, ath, 6-3,
190, Jennings HS, Jennings
• Kevin Copeland, ol, 6-4, 290,
Richland HS, North Richland Hills,
Texas
• Josh Daniels, de, 6-3, 230, Cen-
tral HS, Baton Rouge
• Blake Delcambre, lb, 6-3, 235,
New Iberia HS, New Iberia
• Kevin Dowell, p/k, 6-4, 185,
Northwest Mississippi JC, Senato-
bia, Miss.
•Patrick Earl, tb, 6-0, 205, Timp-
son HS, Timpson, Texas
• Wesley Eckles, db, 6-1, 185,
Mansfield HS, Mansfield
• Stiffon Ethridge, tb, 6-1, 210,
Newton HS, Newton, Texas
• Gordon Freeman, te, 6-3, 220,
Longview HS, Longview, Texas
• Quinten Goodie, fb, 5-11, 235,
Northside HS, Lafayette
• Isaiah Greenhouse, lb, 6-2,
205, Marksville HS, Marksville
• James Hall, de, 6-4, 235, South-
west Mississippi Junior College,
Summit, Miss.
• Shayne Magee, wr, 6-3, 180,
Covington HS, Covington
• John Paysinger, dt, 6-3, 250,
Jacksonville HS, Jacksonville,
Texas
• Darius Perkins, lb, 6-3, 250,
Brookhaven HS, Brookhaven,
Miss.
• Troy Phan, ol, 6-4, 300, Neville
HS, Monroe
• Justin Phillips, DB, 5-9, 185,
Bolton HS, Alexandria
• Jeff Rich, 6-5, 300, Alexandria
Senior HS, Alexandria
• Kendall Rodrigue, dt, 6-2, 255,
Walker HS, Walker
• Sean Santos, qb, 6-0, 180, Holy
Cross HS, New Orleans
• Albert Smith, dt, 6-1, 270, Cen-
tral LaFourche HS, Mathews
• Neal Walker, de, 6-3, 250,
Tylertown HS, Tylertown, Miss.
• Lance Wallace, db, 5-10, 165,
Jacksonville HS, Jacksonville,
Texas
• Marcus Washington, ol, 6-2,
295, Peabody Magnet HS, Alexan-
dria
• Robert Weeks, K, 6-0, 165,
Pineville HS, Pineville
5 players sign for soccer
Courtesy of Sports
Information
www.nsudemons.com
. |^SU soccer head coach Jimmy
Mitchell stayed close to home
^en four of the five girls he
on National Signing Day
a il from Louisiana and Texas.
Mitchell, approaching his sixth
Reason as the Demon leader,
Placed four seniors by picking
IJP signatures from Manette Keller
^ Samantha Penico of the New
gleans area; Hannah Casey from
s °rt Worth and Bobbie Haye from
J™ Antonio. He also signed Lau-
e n Miller out of Portland, Ore-
Son.
We w ere ver y fortunate to get
verv g od athletes,"
Mitchell said. "Anytime you can
get talent from the area that has
the potential to make an influence
on your program, it only enhances
the development of soccer local-
ly."
The NSU team is a three-time
Southland Conference champion
and still the only women's soccer
team in Louisiana to ever partici-
pate in the NCAA Tournament
(2000, 2002). It finished the 2004
season 11-11 overall and tied for
second in the standings at 8-4.
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Senior Alexandra Nieto was defeated in her first match of 2005 at this weekend's tournament in Lafayette. Nieto lost in sin-
gles and doubles action but hopes to rebound Feb. 12 at NSU against Tyler Junior College
NSU falls at ULL
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
The NSU Demon tennis team
and their coach Willie Paz swung
into action Saturday at the Univer-
sity Louisiana-Lafayette for their
first tournament of the spring.
The bright spot on Saturday for
the Demons was the No. 6 singles
match with Marcia Alcantara's
three-set win over ULL's Kimmie
Lyles. Alcantara posted the only
win for the Demons during their 6-
1 season-opening loss at Lafayette.
Lady Demon Anneline Zerwick
dropped the No. 1 match to Tammy
jay 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, while in the No. 2
slot Lady Cajun Celine Vwedeveld
edged NSU's Catalina Villegas 7-6,
8-6, 7-5.
Also in singles action Fernanda
Silva dropped her first match as a
Demon in No. 3 singles to Chanell
Meijer, Lady Demon Alexandra
Nieto lost 6-3, 6-0 to Thais Bortolet-
to in the No. 4 match, and NSU's
Camila Prado was beaten in the
No. 5 singles by Susan Linden 6-4,
6-3.
The Lady Demons did not see
Here is a list of the 5 signees:
• Hannah Casey • 5-7 • Mid- •
fielder • Fort Worth, Texas •
North Crowley High School
• Bobbie Hayes • 5-6 •
Defender • San Antonio, Texas •
MacArthur High School
• Manette Keller • 5-6 •
Defender • New Orleans,
Louisiana • St. Mary's Dominican
• Lauren Miller • 5-7 • For-
ward • Portland, Oregon • Grant
High School
• Samantha Penico • 5-2 • Mid-
fielder • Metarie, Louisiana •
Archbishop Chapelle
any more success in doubles action.
Zerwick and Nieto dropped the
No. 1 doubles 8-6, Villegas and
Prado lost 8-4 for the No. 2 doubles
match and finished in the No. 3
match with an 8-2 loss by Alcantara
and Magali Van den Bergh.
Despite a rough start Paz has a
very positive outlook for his Lady
Demons because of new additions
throughout the line up.
"We are going to be better than
last year because of new recruits,"
Paz said. "It is very important to
have a strong player at the bottom
of the line up, not just have top
three or four great players."
The bottom slot in that lineup
this past weekend was Lady
Demon Alcantara.
Paz also said his team has made
many mental improvements from
the past year along with working
on improving their shot selections
and techniques.
"Basically we've worked on a lot
of consistency and tactic," Paz said.
"Tactic wise we had to improve.
We are a good team, we are better
players, we just have to know
when to use our shots and be able
to use them at the right time."
The Lady Demons tennis team is
such a diverse group of girls the
lineup consists of players hailing
from Venezuela, Columbia, Bel-
gium, South Africa and Australia.
But Paz contributes this team's
accomplishments in the past to
how tight knit the bunch are.
"The reason why we are success-
ful is because we are so close," Paz
said. "The girls are very close.
They work together. They help
each other. They cheer for each
other. They do things together
school wise, on the tennis court and
outside."
The Lady Demons will be
defending their own Jack Fisher
Tennis Complex Feb. 12 as they
take on Tyler Junior College, and
they will not return to action again
until Feb. 19 as they host Southern
Mississippi.
"There are no easy ones," Paz
said. "We can't say we are going to
beat so-and-so now. Everybody
has been recruiting, and they have
very strong teams."
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This past week I was able
to meet San Diego Padre
pitcher Brian Lawrence.
Early in my reporting
career, (yes I call it a career
because it takes up the
majority of my time and it's
what I want to do for the
rest of my life), I thought it
was extremely exciting to be
able to sit down and chat
with a professional athlete.
Growing up, most kids
only dream about playing
professional sports, and
those of us who just could-
n't let it go that we weren't
good enough write about
the athletes we would like
to be.
I would not say speaking
with someone like
Lawrence caused me to be
starstruck, but the feeling of
being able to talk with ath-
letes who were good
enough to make it to the
next level is a little thrilling.
While thinking about it
over this weekend, I real-
ized that in my five-year
stint here at NSU I not only
have talked with but also
have befriended some
Demon athletes who are
now playing at that pro
level.
As a freshman, one of the
first athletes I was intro-
duced to was Demon wide
receiver Nathan Black. I
would like to extend a huge
congratulations to him now
that the Washington Red-
skins signed him in early
January as an unrestricted
free agent.
Black was an outstanding
receiver at NSU, taking the
Demons to the playoffs and
setting a school record with
222 yards on 13 catches in a
playoff game.
Out of college Black
played five games with the
Carolina Panthers but was
on the injured list the next
season before being
released.
He then spent a short
time with the New Orleans
Saints but was released
before the start of the sea-
son.
Let's hope Nathan has
found a home in Washing-
ton for some time to come.
Another former Demon
standout, Craig Nail, who I
was familiar with while he
was here playing at NSU,
has been playing third
string behind arguably one
of the greatest quarterbacks
in NFL history, Brett Favre.
Nail, who was a fifth-
round draft pick of the
Green Bay Packers in 2002,
was moved to Favre's back-
up last season after then
backup Doug Pederson was
placed on the injured
reserve.
This past season Nail saw
limited action on the field
playing behind the durable
Favre but made sure to
shine when he got his
chance. He appeared in
five games completing 23 of
33 of his passes for 314
yards and four touchdowns.
With Favre getting older
and looking to retirement,
Nail may see his chance to
be a starter soon.
As far as former Demon
football players, Terrence
McGee snines above them
all at this point in time.
Selected to the AFC Pro
Bowl Team as a return spe-
cialist for the 2004-2005 sea-
son, McGee has been out-
standing for the Buffalo
Bills.
With three kickoff returns
for touchdowns, including
one for 94 yards against
defending champions New
England, McGee was one
return shy of tying the NFL
record of kickoff returns for
touchdowns.
So good luck to those
three and all former Demon
athletes such as Mike
Green, Kenny Wright,
Kenta Bell, and others who
are pursuing professional
athletic careers.
Lady Demons find spark
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
After picking up their first
road win of the season Jan. 22
at Texas-San Antonio, the
Lady Demons continued
their success Saturday at Sam
Houston State pulling away
in the second half for a 83-76
victory in Southland Confer-
ence action to improve to 9-9
overall and 4-3 in league
play.
With the win the Lady
Demons are tied for third in
the SLC with Louisiana-
Monroe. Texas State ranks
second, while undefeated
Texas-Arlington leads the
conference.
Demon head coach Jen-
nifer Graf said the two road
wins were very important for
the team, enabling them to
snap a nine game losing
streak on the road.
"They were pretty huge,"
Graf said. "It wasn't like we
weren't playing well; we just
weren't winning any games
on the road."
After shooting just 24 per-
cent from the floor in the first
half against the Bearkats,
NSU opened the second on a
23-6 run with hot 3-point
shooting from junior point
guard Sheronda Bell and sen-
ior guard Diamond Cosby to
take the win.
Bell racked up a career-
topping 22 points to lead the
Lady Demons.
"Sheronda Bell has been
playing great for us," Graf
said. "She's really stepped
up the past five or six games
and really started playing
like a point guard."
Cosby, who broke the
career 1,000 point barrier Jan.
20 at Texas State, scored 19
points and 7 assists while
sophomore guard Chassidy
Jones picked up her second
double-double of the season
with 16 points and 11
rebounds.
Lady Demon Amanda
Bennett put up 13 points
against the Bearkats after
becoming the 21st person in
NSU women's basketball his-
tory to exceed 1,000 points
making her the 11th in school
history to score 1,000 and
garner 500 rebounds just a
week ago at UTSA.
Dating all the way back
from last season, 6-5 senior
center Ashley Sparkman,
ranked eighth nationally
averaging 3.3 blocks per
game, continued her streak
to 39 games with a blocked
shot.
Sparkman compiled six
more blocks to go along with
her 12 rebounds.
"She's just a tremendous
presence down there," Graf
said.
The Lady Demons went
into halftime trailing Sam
Houston 34-25 but were
relentless in the second half
shooting 60 percent from the
floor including 75 percent
from 3-point land making 6
of 8.
With the hot second half
NSU finished 28 of 64 shoot-
ing at a 43.8 percent mark
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First-year Demon head coach Jennifer Graf speaks with her team during a timeout in a recent home
game. Graf, at 26 years old, is the youngest head coach in Division I athletics.
while going 9 of 20 (45 per-
cent) from beyond the three-
point line. The Lady
Demons also hit 18 of 26
shots from the free-throw
line.
"They were focused the
whole time, and they were
just determined they were
going to come out the sec-
ond half and outplay Sam
Houston," Graf said.
NSU returns to Prather,
after finally getting on the
right track on the road, to
host 8-10, 2-5 Lamar Thurs-
day at 5:45.
"Lamar's a very athletic
group," Graf said. We're
just excited that we're in
Prather Coliseum, and if we
can keep playing at the level
we're playing at we'll be
okay."
Lawrence returns to stomping ground
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
Early Friday morning, San
Diego Padre pitcher Brian
Lawrence, and his family
arrived to a rainy NSU cam-
pus to become only the sec-
ond pitcher in Demon base-
ball history to have his jersey
retired.
NSU head coach Mitch
Gaspard and the baseball pro-
gram conducted their Inau-
gural Opening Day Banquet
on Friday night to start up the
2005 season and honor the
former NSU pitcher.
Lawrence went 17-10 with
a 2.97 earned run average in
his two years as a Demon
after transferring from Panola
Junior College.
Lawrence earned the 1998
Southland Conference Pitcher
of the Year award and made
the 1997 and 1998 All-South-
land Conference teams, but
he said that none of those
awards could measure up to
the honor he received Friday
night at the Natchitoches
Country Club.
"Nothing compares to that
to be honest with you,"
Lawrence said. "It's a thing
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San Diego Padre Brian Lawrence visited with reporters Friday to
speak about NSU's baseball banquet in which his jersey was retired.
you don't know if you're
worthy of it."
Lawrence's number 29 will
be placed on the outfield wall
along with former Demon
coach Jim Well's at Brown-
Stroud Field, but Lawrence
said that the reality of such a
prestigious acknowledge-
ment has not quite kicked in
yet.
"You dream of it, and
you're hoping one day your
name and number can be on a
wall like that. To have it hap-
pen is kind of surreal,"
Lawrence said. "I don't know
I feel like I deserve that at this
point, but somebody seems to
think I do, and it's pretty spe-
cial, and I can't thank them
enough."
The projected Padres' open-
ing day starter said from
childhood he had always
aspired of playing Major
League Baseball and knew
that if he worked hard
enough he would be there
one day.
"My only dream ever, the
only thing I ever thought I
would do was play profes-
sional baseball," Lawrence
said. "It's the only thing I
ever wanted to do, and I
never let anybody tell me I
couldn't do it, and it ended
up happening."
Working his way through
the minors, Lawrence's
biggest struggle was being
uncertain of whether he will
still be playing no matter how
well he did the previous year.
He said all the traveling and
being away from home added
to the ordeal.
"Like I said I never gave
up, but there is always in the
back of your mind you are
unsure, and I think that's the
hardest part," Lawrence said.
"Your livelihood rests in
someone else's hands, and
that is tough to handle. Just
being away from home, trav-
eling, and the unsureness of
playing in the minor leagues
is pretty tough."
Leading NSU to its second
straight SLC title in his sec-
ond year as a Demon,
Lawrence led the league in
strikeouts and innings
pitched, giving him plenty of
experience that he said con-
tributes so much to where he
is now.
This past season the Padres
were fighting to get into the
postseason until the last week
of the season but fell shy.
Lawrence said playing in SLC
championship tournaments
playoff games and even being
part of a state championship
playoff high school team have
prepared him for pitch at the
professional level.
"Competition is competi-
tion; it doesn't matter what
level it is," Lawrence said.
Lawrence said rehirning to
Natchitoches reminded him
of how great all of the people
are here and the fact that,
besides refurbished Brown-
Stroud Field, the town has not
changed much at all.
"The people here are fabu-
lous, and they all treated me
well. I was expecting a few
little different things but it's
pretty much the same and the
way I remember it, which is
pretty good, it's a nice place,"
Lawrence said.
Talent rests in McConathy's bloodline
By Chris Salim
Sauce Reporter
As if Demon head basketball
coach Mike McConathy did
have not enough talent in his
2004-2005 players, he has even
more under his own roof. His
two sons, Michael, 18, and
Logan, 16, play basketball for
St. Mary's High School in
Natchitoches. Michael is a sen-
ior point guard with unbeliev-
able quickness. Logan is a
sophomore post player with
great basketball instincts. But
McConathy and his wife, Con-
nie, expect more from them
than being just good basketball
players.
"We expect them to always
put forth maximum effort in
whatever they do,"
McConathy said.
Connie, who has been a
teacher for 29 years, is not con-
cerned about them academical-
"I don't worry about their
school work because I know
they have good study habits,"
Connie said.
Their dad, however, does
stress how important school is
for them.
"What you do academically
carries over athletically," he
said." I want them to under-
stand the importance of a good
education."
Michael is planning to
attend NSU next year and play
for his dad. He does not feel
that will be a problem.
"He is not hard on me. He
tells me when I am wrong but
he does not come down hard
on me unless I really mess up,"
Michael said.
Logan has not given any
thought to where he is going to
school.
"I am only a sophomore. I
have plenty of time to decide,"
he said.
Their parents are leaving the
decisions completely to them.
"No matter where they
decide to go to school, it is the
parent's job to love them," said
their father. "Connie and I sup-
port them no matter where
they go (to school)."
McConathy gives his chil-
dren one piece of advice to
cam' with them.
"Do what you are supposed
to do, when you are supposed
to do it."
Michael and Logan play
every Tuesday and Friday
night as they battle for the dis-
trict 3- 1A title. St. Mary's is
currently leading the district
with just two games remaining
and ranks second in the state.
The Demons are back in
action today against Lamar as
they look to rebound from a 77-
65 setback at Sam Houston.
The Demons are currently 5-2
in the Southland Conference.
They are one game behind
Southeastern Louisiana.
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St. Mary's High School teammates Michael McConathy (25) and his
brother Logan wait downcourt for a Norhtwood freethrow attempt.
This Just In
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Football
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team's defensive Most Vafo
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tailback Derrick Johnese as
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Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005
Volume 90 • Issue 19
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Sauce on the Side
ULS to vote on tuition hike
Students enrolled in the University of Louisiana Sys-
tem will soon find out whether they can expect an
increase in tuition.
Vice President of Student Affairs Dan Seymour said
NSU is not planning to raise tuition, but the ULS Board
will vote this month to decide whether to raise tuition
for all ULS schools.
"There is no plan for local tuition increase," Seymour
said. "The ULS Board will be meeting next week and
one of the items on their agenda is an increase in
tuition for the entire ULS system."
The meeting is scheduled for Feb. 25 in Baton Rouge
and will be open to the public.
Andrew Shirley
NSU career fair next week
The spring and summer career fair will offer NSU stu-
dents career opportunities on Feb. 22.
The Counseling and Career Services office will host
the event, which will take place in the Student Union
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Businesses throughout Louisiana
will be in attendance.
"The career fair is designed to allow NSU students a
chance to network with employers and explore career
opportunities available to them," Career Counselor Traci
LaBom said.
The career fair is geared for seniors and juniors but it
is open to all students. Counseling and Career Services
welcomes all students to the fair to observe and net-
work with the companies.
Kindra Watson
Physical Plant plans to relocate
The Physical Plant will relo-
cate this summer to a new
facility on South Jefferson.
Physical Plant Director Chris
Sampite said plans for the
facility have been in the works
for a little more than a year,
but the job has not yet gone
out for bid. Construction of the
facility will take about six
months.
Sampite
The new facility will house
75 employees, administrative offices for the physical
Plant and plant services division, a central receiving
Warehouse for the university, trade shops and a proper-
ty control office.
Sampite said the new 1 1-2 story building will be
more efficient than the old one. The ceiling area will
allow storage of materials. Break rooms, bathrooms
and meeting rooms for the physical plant and plant
services will be combined because both use the same
areas, and the offices will be smaller. It also moves the
facility out of the flow of student traffic.
Elizabeth Bolt
SAI to host charity pageant
Sigma Alpha Iota sorority will present the "Ladies of
the Night" drag pageant February 17 at 9:00 p.m. in
the band room.
The event is a fundraiser for Making Music Possible, a
Program SAI sponsors to donate time and money to a
Elected local school's music program.
Tickets will be $5 at the door, or $3 with a donation
to MMP.
Rachel Hagar, the event's coordinator, said about 20
■tien will dress as women to participate in the pageant.
top ten will compete in a talent portion, and the
top five will do evening gown and interview portions.
Kappa Kappa Psi will provide the music.
Miss Lady of the Night will win $50 and a rose. The
fir st and second runners up will also receive roses with
^eir places on them.
There will be three faculty members serving as
hdges, and the fourth judge will be chosen from a raf-
fie - Tickets can be purchased for $1 to go in the draw-
ln 9. The person with the ticket number drawn will serve
as the fourth judge.
Elizabeth Bolt
LaCaze claims LOB title
By Savanna Mahaffey
Sauce Reporter
The A.A. Fredericks audito-
rium was packed Saturday
night for the 47th Annual
Miss Northwestern Lady of
the Bracelet pageant.
Miss Louisiana 2004 and
runner-up in the Miss Ameri-
ca pageant Jennifer Dupont,
who is the official hostess for
the state of Louisiana, was the
mistress of ceremonies.
The crowd cheered as
Courtney LaCaze, a 20-year
old broadcast journalism
major, was crowned the 2005
Miss Northwestern LOB.
"I was so surprised when I
won. I'm still in shock,"
LaCaze said. "It was an
answered prayer."
LaCaze also won both the
swimsuit and evening gown .
competitions. Her swimsuit
was a black bikini with a
rhinestone-accented top. She
wore a bubble gum pink
gown trimmed with silver for
the evening gown competi-
tion and promoted her plat-
form, Project LEAD
(Louisiana Education on
Alcohol and Drugs).
She performed Olivia New-
ton John's song "Hopelessly
Devoted to You," in the talent
competition.
LaCaze said she prepared
for the pageant for three
Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce
Courtney LaCaze is crowned Lady of the Bracelet and congratulated with a trophy and flowers by Jessica Lee and NSU President Randall Webb.
months by exercising, eating
healthy and practicing her tal-
ent with a voice coach.
LaCaze has been in many
pageants and is a former Miss
Teen Louisiana Princess.
"One of the reasons I came
to NSU was to participate in
the LOB pageant," LaCaze
said. "I want to go above and
beyond the call of duty and
represent my University to
the best of my ability.
"I'm so honored to be
working with President Webb
this year," LaCaze said. "I
have so much adoration for
him and his wife."
Along with the LOB title,
■ See LOB, page 2
Campus police take aim at noise pollution
New policy targets
loud car stereos
By Cheryl Thompson
Sauce Reporter
University police are now
issuing tickets for noise viola-
tions from car audio systems
on campus.
The fine for a noise viola-
tion ticket will be $25. Police
will cite anyone with audio
systems considered disrup-
tive to classes, faculty or other
students.
According to the Louisiana
Criminal Code, a noise viola-
tion is loud or excessive noise
which exceeds 85 decibels
and that can be heard from
more than 25 feet away. The
noise must come from a
motor vehicle in a public area,
such as a street. Horns and
alarm systems are not includ-
ed in the code.
NSU Detective Doug
Prescott said loud music is a
major disruption on campus.
"We receive numerous
complaints from the Universi-
ty community complaining
about the extremely loud
music," Prescott said.
Some students agree that
loud music on campus is dis-
turbing. Jennifer Kaup, an RA
for Sabine Hall, said when
she lived on the north side of
Sabine last semester she could
hear the music from the park-
ing lot in front of the building.
She said the music was an
annoyance, especially late at
night.
However, other students
are opposed to the new cita-
tion policy. Sophomore
Jamarcus Johnson said the
tickets are a violation of stu-
dents' rights.
"It's how we express our-
selves," Johnson said.
Sophomore D. Davis said
that if students can be ticket-
ed for their car audio systems,
then cars with loud engines
and exhaust pipes should also
be ticketed. He said students
should be able to play music
however they choose.
According to the Louisiana
Criminal Code, a noise cita-
tion from the state can cost
$100 for a first offense and
between $200 and $500 for
following offenses.
"The NSU citation for this
violation is a fraction of the
cost of either a municipal or
state citation," Prescott said.
Vice President of Student
Affairs Dan Seymour said the
money received from the tick-
ets will go to a fund to
improve campus parking lots,
sidewalks and streets.
The Campus Parking and
Traffic Committee, Student
Life Council, Vice President
for Student Affairs, SGA Pres-
ident and the University Pres-
ident have approved the new
citation, Seymour said.
Natchitoches Event Center to open in December
By Lora Sheppard
Managing Editor
After facing down numer-
ous construction delays, the
Natchitoches Event Center is
set to open in December.
The center, which is locat-
ed on Second Street down
the road from Natchitoches
City Hall, is designed to host
a maximum of 1,500 people
within its 39,000 square feet.
It will have a large exhibition
hall, administrative offices,
meeting rooms and a full-
size kitchen for catering pur-
poses.
The project was delayed
earlier this semester when
the neighboring Bank of
Montgomery filed a tempo-
rary injunction to stop the
building's construction.
Courtney Homsby, manager
of the Natchitoches Main
Street Office, said the injunc-
tion was filed on the grounds
that the construction was
harming the bank's business.
The matter was settled
behind closed doors and con-
struction commenced.
After the injunction was
settled, a suit was filed
against the city. The Bank of
Montgomery has no com-
ment at this time on either
the injunction or the suit.
Homsby said plans for the
center's development were
made because there is not an
adequate meeting place in
Natchitoches. The most
notable places used in the
past were hotel conference
rooms and NSU.
"It's a project that's been
going on for 10 tol5 years,
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The Natchitoches Event Center is being built on what was once the site of a historical landmark. The cen-
ter is scheduled for completion in December.
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LOB
FROM PAGE 1
LaCaze won more than $5000 in
scholarship money and prizes, the
official LOB charm bracelet, a
crown, and a spot in the Miss
Louisiana pageant this summer.
LaCaze said it is her dream to be
Miss Louisiana.
LaCaze competed against nine
other contestants: Denise
Quezaire, Aimee Hoffman, Lacey
Willet, Heather McCarthy, Victoria
Smith, Lindsay Visicaro, Devin
Allen, Andrea Pang and Crystal
Whitman.
Allen, a 20-year-old general
studies major from Benton, took
the first runner-up position. She
won the talent competition with a
vocal performance of Martina
McBride's song "Broken Wing."
Allen also won the Liz Carroll's
People's Choice Award, which the
audience voted on.
"I was very surprised when I
found out I won the talent competi-
tion and the People's Choice
Award," Allen said. "I was so
proud and honored that I was cho-
sen."
Allen said that although the LOB
pageant was a lot of fun, she will
probably not make another attempt
for the title.
"I've done a lot of pageants, and
it gets old after a while," Allen said.
"I feel like I did the best I could
have done. I won a scholarship,
and I am very happy with the
results. I feel like I am going out
Community • Church
Club • Campus
Connections
Music at The Foundation
There will be live music
tonight at the Foundation (on
College Avenue next to
Magee's). Skyline Blue and
Weston Brown will be perform-
ing at 7:30 p.m. Donations will
be accepted, and proceeds will
go to support the Foundation's
summer mission trip to build
homes in El Salvador.
Lunch is served every Thurs-
day from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
the Foundation. There is a $1
suggested donation.
Wednesday night worship
takes place every week at 6:30
p.m.
Circle K Medieval Ball
Circle K is holding its Fourth
Annual Medieval Ball this Sat-
urday from 8 p.m. until mid-
night. The event will be held at
the NSU Recreation Center.
The ball's theme is medieval
England circa 1450. Partici-
pants are encouraged to wear
period clothing. Those who
dress up are eligible to win a
prize. There will be a for-
tuneteller and a live DJ.
Admission is open and costs
$10. All proceeds will go to
Relay for Life.
Self-Defense Class
The SGA is sponsoring a
one-night basic self-defense
class Monday in the Student
Union from 6:00 to 8 p.m. The
class is open to all students.
Please wear comfortable
clothes. If you have any ques-
tions, visit the SGA office in
Room 222 of the Student Union
or call 357-4501 and ask for
Natasha Bennett.
Social Work Class Project
The Generalist Social Work
Practice HI class is sponsoring a
personal hygiene drive for
Natchitoches Junior High
School students. The purpose
of the project is to provide the
students with the items neces-
sary to maintain personal
hygiene and educate them on
the importance of proper per-
sona] hygiene. The class asks
that each student organization
donate sample/ travel size
toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap,
deodorant, shampoo and con-
ditioner. Please bring items to
Kyser Room 118 on March 7 by
3 p.m. If you have any ques-
tions or concerns please contact
Alexis Slaughter at (318) 792-
9574 or e-mail her at
lexo20002002@yahoo.com.
the Current Sauce welcomes
submissions for Connections, a
free service to organizations
planning events that will be
open to NSU students.
Bring Connections to Kyser 225,
or e-mail them to
currentsauce@nsula.edu.
with a bang."
Whitman, a 23-year-old public
relations major from Shreveport
who promoted D.O.V.E.S. (Domes-
tic Education and Support), was
the second runner up.
In her interview, she said, "Love
is not abuse, and silence kills."
19- year-old Smith, a biological
sciences major from Arlington,
Texas, who promoted cardiovascu-
lar education, was named the third
runner-up.
Members of the crowd stood and
cheered as Smith completed her
cello piece during the talent portion
of the pageant.
20- year-old Pang was the fourth
runner-up. Pang, a native of Baton
Rouge, promoted the awareness
and prevention of heart disease.
The contestants chose Visicaro, a
21-year old theater major from
Shreveport, as Miss Congeniality.
Her platform was against animal
cruelty.
The first runner-up received a
full paid one-semester scholarship
and a trophy. Second, third and
fourth runners-up received cash
scholarships as well as trophies.
The night featured performances
by the NSU Men's Choir under the
direction of Michael Rorex, the
Demon Dazzlers and the LOB
Dancers. The NSU Jazz Orchestra
provided music for the night, and
Sherman Desselle provided vocals
for one of their numbers.
Leslie Westbrook / the Cirrevt Sauce
The NSU Jazz Orchestra performs "Everyday I Have the Blues" at the Lady of the
Bracelet pageant Saturday.
Miss LOB 2004 Alicia Schulz
performed a ballet routine and
gave her farewell walk.
A panel of five judges chose the
queen and runners up based on
intelligence and talent as well as
physical fitness and beauty. The
panel consisted of: Lynn B. Dun-
can, a 33-year patron of the Miss
America system and the Louisiana
traveling companion to Miss
America; Johnna Van, a 15-year
pageant master of ceremonies and
judge; Steve Giles, who has judged
preliminaries for the Miss
Louisiana America System since
1977; Cynthia Riser, an NSU grad-
uate and 20-year patron of the Miss
Louisiana pageant; and District 10
Judge Dee Hawthorne.
NSU Police Blotter
Feb. 10
6:22 a.m.
Two vehicles were discov-
ered with their hubcaps
removed. The hubcaps were
lying on the ground around
the vehicle.
Feb. 11
8:01 p.m.
Officers patrolled to keep
watch on a small fire at the
farm.
Feb. 12
1:27 p.m.
A resident of Bossier
requested an officer because
someone had vandalized his
car with paintballs the previ-
ous night.
Feb. 13
11:11 a.m.
A four door Cutlass was the
target of a hit and run. The
light blue car that hit the Cut-
lass was last seen heading
toward the city on College
Avenue. The Cutlass suffered
damage to its front side.
Feb. 14
7:20 a.m.
Red River Sanitors reported
a smoking janitor's closet in
the fine arts building.
7:44 p.m.
An ambulance was request-
ed at Rapides for a resident
suffering from severe chest
pains.
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NSU plans to offer
heritage resources
master's program
By Lora Sheppard
Managing Editor
NSU is planning to begin a new
master's program in heritage
resources this fall.
The program is pending final
approval by the Louisiana Board of
Regents.
Heritage resources are the physi-
cal remains and oral traditions of
past human activities. They
include archaeological sites, his-
toric structures, archival records,
oral traditions and landscapes
modified by humans.
According to the NSU News
Bureau, the program will draw on
faculty from the fields of ethnolo-
gy, archeology, cultural geography,
history and historic preservation.
Heritage Resources coordinator
ElizaBeth Guin said, "I think this is
going to be one of the programs to
bring recognition to NSU. This pro-
gram will become a national
model."
The two-year program will focus
on four main interests in core class-
es: archaeology and anthropology,
history, cultural landscapes and
Center
built environments. Its main
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on actual historical sites. Partj(4
pants will learn practical aspe*
with internships and hands-a
experience in addition to takiw
classes in fields such as managj
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"In Natchitoches, all these enS.
ties work together and it's a uniqu
experience," Guin said.
Graduate assistantships will all
be available to students who enn(
in the program, which offers at
out-of-state tuition waiver.
For more information on NSlI
Heritage Resources master's pro-
gram, contact Guin at (318) 357;
6195 or go to nsula.edu/Hej
itageResources.
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before Mayor McCullen was in
office and is desperately needed,"
Hornsby said.
City representatives are hoping
the center will bring more tourists
and help boost the economy. More
tourism would bring in more sales
tax dollars, which would help
build new roads and sidewalks,
and bring more concerts and other
entertainment to Natchitoches.
There are also plans to build a new
hotel across the street from the cen-
ter, and Hornsby said that the new
plans should also create more job
opportunities.
The grand opening of the center
is planned for Dec. 31 as a ticketed
event, but the date is not yet offi-
cial.
"It's definitely a progress in
motion," Hornsby said. "We're
doing our best to see that it's the
best for Natchitoches."
Chris Reich / f/ieCi RRKNTSffl
Bossier native Jose Mareno lays brii
in the new Natchitoches Event Cent!
SGA derails
monorail plan
By Kyle Carter
Sauce Reporter
At Monday's SGA meeting, the
Senate struck down a bill propos-
ing a campus monorail system and
decided to endorse new College
Avenue crosswalks.
The Senate voted down a bill that
proposed to charge students $75 to
set up a monorail system on and off
campus. The bill called for the
monorail system to have stops near
every building on campus as well
as have stops that extended into the
areas off campus for students.
Sen. Shantel Wempren said the
monorail system was a way to
solve the parking problem on cam-
pus.
"When we come in here, we
always complain about parking,"
Wempren said. "With a monorail
system, you can park your car in
one spot and go from building to
building without moving it."
Sen. Fred Kuechenmeister said
the idea was preposterous, calling
it a far-fetched dream. He said it
would be a better idea to build a
parking garage or to expand exist-
ing parking, but he felt the best
idea would be to restrict parking
for certain students.
"Parking on campus is not a
right; it is a privilege," Kuechen-
meister said. "There are already
rules for people of a certain age to
live on campus, and if you live on
campus you should walk."
The Senate also discussed a bill
that aimed to encourage the Uni-
versity to aggressively pursue
crosswalks on College Avenue.
Sen. Matthew Bartley said the bill
did not set aside student money for
the crosswalks; instead, the bill was
intended to encourage the Univer-
sity to take action.
Bartley said, "The mayor of
Natchitoches wanted us to vote on
it to put more ammunition for the
need to have them."
The bill, which passed, called for
crosswalks at the stop lights con-
necting College Avenue to Sam Sib-
ley Drive, Caspari Street and Sec-
ond Street.
Since the bill does not say d*
university must provide the cro»
walks, the SGA will have to awal
the city's approval. This could tab
a year or more, Bartley said.
Sen. Natasha Bennett talked
about plans for next week's leisu*
study seminar. Bennett said '
trained self-defense instructor
offer lessons in throwing teA
niques and kickboxing as partrf
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place Monday in the
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car in one spot and
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class is open to all students.
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to have fun," Bennett said.
SGA President Miiw
McConnell discussed this self*
ter's SGA elections. The elecfi<^
are scheduled for April 6 and
with runoffs the following weekfl
April 14 and 15, McConnell s#
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ing for three non-student gove^
ment volunteers to join the SGA
election committee.
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election committee will help co<^
votes and serve on hearing bo^
that handle conflicts during ca-
tions. The last day to sign up to "
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By J. Aaron
"Q" Brown
The Pentagon is planning a TV
channel. I'm not making this up.
Pentagon TV will be in the living
rooms of DishNetwork's 11 mil-
lion American subscribers, 24/7,
as a "public service" intended to
inform and entertain. It will
include information on strategic
operations and pieces on the
everyday lives of military person-
nel (reminiscent of Stalinism and
Jude Law's character in "Enemy
at the Gates.") This is scarier than
just the establishment of an offi-
cial American propaganda
mouthpiece. This is indicative of
an expectation of prolonged, vio-
lent conflict, about how the
American viewpoint must be
tightly controlled. The Pentagon
calls this "restricting and direct-
ing the flow of information." I
call it the beginning of the end of
free press.
Don't get me wrong, the Penta-
gon channel may fizzle and die
very quickly, less watched than
even C-Span2 or the NASA chan-
nel (both of which DishNetwork
cheerily pumps into my family's
living room back home, also as a
public service.) The precedent of
the channel's creation alone,
however, is truly terrifying.
America now has an official gov-
ernment news source. It is
emphatically NOT the job of the
Pentagon to make the American
populace aware of its activity; it
IS the emphatic duty of the Pen-
tagon to keep track of its activities
and make its records available to
the public (as national security
permits, of course, though such
claims can be highly suspect.)
Countries like Libya and Iran and
North Korea have official news
outlets, government papers, and
military TV channels, NOT
AMERICA! Government organi-
zations shouldn't be concerned
with their public image to begin
with. They are organs of society,
not brand names with a stock
price to worry about.
As is this university. The state
legislature has wisely determined
that a higher quality Louisiana
college grad makes a Louisiana
college diploma more valuable,
and as such they have required
Louisiana public universities to
raise the bar a little in terms of
admissions. NSU has deftly
dodged this fiscal bullet by
exploiting a loophole: communi-
ty colleges aren't affected by the
change. NSU has therefore
brought the Bossier Parish Com-
munity College to Natchitoches,
under the auspices of which an
incoming student can duck the
academic requirements and then,
after a single semester of satisfac-
tory coursework, transfer to
NSU, thus ensuring that we don't
lose any delicious tuition money.
In spite of this betrayal of the
public good to fiscal concern, the
University has further frozen all
news hires for fear that enroll-
ment will drop. This means appli-
cants for several positions that
will certainly be filled (including
the position Fraser Snowden,
NSU's senior professor of philos-
ophy, will shortly be vacating)
will not be notified of the Univer-
sity's intent to hire for weeks to
come. Meanwhile, ideal candi-
dates are likely to take a more
definite offer delivered sooner.
Where is the logic in a blanket
hiring freeze when some posi-
tions absolutely must be filled
and excellent candidates have
already been identified? Perhaps
instead 6f funding a loophole fix,
the administration should con-
centrate on making itself an insti-
tution that will attract students
who meet the new requirements
- which includes STAFFING THE
UNIVERSITY!
Which brings me to my final
and most incidental rant: I saw a
religious license plate on the front
of a University maintenance vehi-
cle last week. You can look for it
yourself; it's a small beige truck,
toolboxes and racks on the sides,
with a state license plate on the
back that says "public" above the
number 154898. I object to the
religious reference, even if the
maintenance worker who drives
that truck paid for the plate him-
self, even if he puts it on every the
morning and takes it home with
him at night. It's not as though
it's a simple cross pin on his lapel
or an Ichthyus (more commonly
known as the "Jesus fish") on his
personal vehicle; that truck was
purchased with public funds,
serves the public interest, and has
the seal of a public university on
its doors. This is clearly a viola-
tion of the separation of church
and state, not that I expect a state
that still gets away with manda-
tory student prayer at mandatory
pep rallies for all-but-mandatory
high school football games to fix
the problem.
Fridays, 91.7 FM from 8:00-
10:00 AM to hear me rant. Visit i-
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ing and contact me at Sauce-
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mouth off. WARNING: I shoot
back.
J. Aaron Brown is a Louisiana
Scholars' College student. His
column appears weekly on the
editorial page. His opinions do
not necessarily reflect the opin-
ions of the Sauce staff or of the
University.
BY CONNOR ToHNSOM
The Middle Path j
Churchill essay incites hostility
By Justin
Shatwell
The most important thing I've
learned from writing columns is
that any time you step onto the
public stage to express your ideas,
you have to choose whether you
wish to start a discussion or an
argument.
Starting arguments seems coun-
terproductive to me. In such
columns you allow your logic to
be overshadowed by insults and
hyperbole. Such pieces really only
serve to excite people's prejudices,
rallying like-minded individuals
to your side while rallying your
opposition against you.
They widen the divides in our
society and introduce passion and
hate into matters that could best
be resolved with reason and logic.
Furthermore, any logical points or
worthwhile questions you may
have made become completely
discredited and ignored.
A perfect example of this is
Ward Churchill, the ethics profes-
sor from the University of Col-
orado who has recently become
famous over comments he made
in an essay comparing the actions
of those killed at the World Trade
Center to those of Nazis.
Let me state up front that I don't
think much of Churchill's article.
Beyond being purposely inflam-
matory, he makes claims his evi-
dence can't back up, and the essay
deteriorates into little more than a
rant by the end.
However, despite its flaws,
Churchill raises some interesting
points. The most interesting is the
one for which he is getting the
most attention, though not in the
way he wished.
Churchill refers to the World
Trade Center victims as "little
Eichmanns." Eichmann was not
simply Churchill's favorite Nazi;
he made this allusion to make a
point.
Eichmann was a Nazi official
who was in charge of transporting
Jews to the concentration camps.
Eichmann never personally killed
a Jew; he was merely a cog in the
machine.
His highly publicized trial
raised interesting questions about
how much guilt an individual
bears for the crimes of an organi-
zation they are a part of. If he is
guilty, is every cog guilty? Are
they all guilty to the same extent?
Is it knowledge of the end result
that qualifies guilt, or the level at
which a person is involved?
These are difficult questions that
Churchill was trying to apply to
people in the World Trade Center
who worked for corporations that
carried out repressive policies in
the Third World.
Is a person who represents a
firm that employs child sweatshop
labor responsible for the suffering
of those people? It's a great ques-
tion and one that I would love to
debate, but that is not the point of
this column, nor is it the question
raised by the major news outlets
when they talk about Churchill's
writings.
" If [Eichmann] is
guilty, is every
cog guilty? Are
they all guilty to
the same extent?
Is it knowledge of
the end result
that qualifies
guilt, or the level
at which a person
is involved?"
Of course people are ignoring
the question he raised because it
was completely overshadowed by
the inflammatory answer he advo-
cated; that yes those people were
guilty and that their proper pun-
ishment was death at the hands of
vigilantes (an especially ill-con-
ceived statement because even
Eichmann, whose guilt was
barely in question, received a
chance to defend his actions jj
court).
By exploiting a national tragedy
and raising this question in pm.
posely confrontational language
Churchill completely undermined
his argument and ensured that ro
meaningful debate would arise
from his writings.
Instead Churchill has just incited
passions and invited others to be
as irrational as he is. Since the
story broke, people upset with hj
statements have written numerous
columns and letters claiming al
sorts of ridiculous things.
I've seen arguments calling fa
him to be tried for treason, or
pointing to his essay as proof thai
there is a radical liberal plot to take
over the public school system.
Granted, these arguments an
more sensitive than Churchill's,
but do they really make any moit
sense?
It is important for people to
have passionate beliefs, but if we
forsake logic and allow these pas-
sions to control us, especially
when we are making public state-
ments, we will never create a
meaningful dialogue between our
country's fragmented popula-
tions.
Justin Shatwell is a Louisiana
Scholars' College student. His
column appears weekly on the
editorial page. His opinions do
not necessarily reflect the opin-
ions of the Sauce staff or of the
University.
On not believing everything you read
By Jason
Cole
A survey conducted by Men's
Health magazine concluded that
the town of Fort Wayne, Ind. is
the dumbest town in the country.
The citizens of this burg
responded in an article featured
in the January 2, 2005, issue of
USA TODAY. And quite frankly,
very few seemed to be very
happy with their new label.
The determining criteria for the
survey included bachelor's
degrees per capita, ACT scores,
number of universities, the num-
ber of patents per capita, and the
number of Nobel Prize winners
within the city limits.
However, the good citizens of
Fort Wayne noted that their town
was spending millions on the
construction of a new library
planned to contain more than
three times the number of vol-
umes than the national average
for a city of its size.
A local columnist stated his
belief that the findings were evi-
dence of yet another plot among
liberals to convey conservatives
as stupid.
However, of the five smartest
cities only Denver was in a state
that supported Kerry in the last
presidential election. The only
pro-Kerry city that made five
dumbest was Newark. Is this
purely coincidental?
One only needs to scan some of
the features on this opinion page
to encounter the stereotype that
leftists often look down on the
intelligence of those with more
traditional worldviews.
One could easily make the
assertion that since towns in Bush
supporting states did not fare
very favorably in the Men's
Health survey, it is obvious that
any place with a majority of
Republican voters is full of idiots.
However, it is necessary to
approach any findings about
social facts critically to distin-
guish correlations from causality.
" It is necessary
to approach
any findings
about social
facts critically
to distinguish
correlations
from causality."
Note that all of the criterion list-
ed are related to educational
attainment, test score perform-
ances, or scientific accomplish-
ments.
Whether a group is able to fd
fill these requirements i
dependent on the number I
opportunities afforded and tl
economic benefits available in
region.
Keep in mind that America
high school students score miK
lower than their counterparts!
other industrialized nations i
math and science scores, andy<
the United States is a worl
leader in technological and bus
ness enterprises.
So if you happen to encounH
any survey data conclude
something as fact, be on the loo*
out for any intended bias, lest «
forget the embarrassment of Ha
rnstein and Murray's ra<i
assertions in The Bell Curve
Jason Cole is a LouisiJ"
Scholars' College student. fJ
opinions do not necessaril
reflect the opinions of the Su"
staff or of the University.
Letters to the Editor
Grandchildren should call
grandparents sometimes
When you get old enough to go
to college you should not forget
your Grandparents. Just a call
now and then so we can warn
you against going out alone at
night. We need to be able to warn
you to go to class, study hard,
and drive carefully. We love you
and want to see you grow up to
be good citizens. If you do not call
so we can warn you I will write to
the Editor so you can read my
advice.
Thank you,
Jeannie Lambright
Graduated from NSU 1980
Response to a Response
on Capital Punishment
I am deeply distressed by Ms.
McConnell's response to Mr.
DeBrun's article. I don not think
that any type, or stricter form of
capital punishment is going to
stop deeply disturbed individuals
like Ted Bundy and to suggest
other wise is ridiculous. I also
think that this negativity to peo-
ple who have committed a crime,
such as calling them "beast", is
what makes it harder for individ-
uals who have served their time
and have been released from
prison to get on with their lives.
Compassion and understanding
is what we need and not a blind
hatred for those that done the
most human of acts which is to
make a mistake. People do have
the ability to change, and some
later on in life realize after spend-
ing several years in prison that
what they did when they were
young was wrong. Ms.
McConnell implies in her
response that people who have
committed a crime or subhuman
and if she had it her way she
would have anybody who has
stolen a stick of gum shot on site.
Harsher punishments for those
that have committed a crime is
not the answer and we as a nation
should start to see why some
steal, rape, and murder rather
then lock them up and throw
away the key, or murder them. It
is said that if we follow the old
law of an eye for an eye then we
all go blind and I cannot agree
more. Once someone in your
family, or close friend has been
killed there is no way of bringing
them back and killing those that
had a hand in the murder of that
person does not in anyway ma#
it better or make the family of tfr*
victim feel better. I really think
that Ms. McConnell should take'
second look on the issue and not
turn a blind eye and call those
that have made a mistake "beast
because if they are beast then v$
are all beast.
Chance Strelf
Sophomore Psychology Maj"
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you prefer to call it) will be long
over. Those all-important choco-
late-filled hearts are probably
lying abandoned on your bed-
room floor with nothing to keep
them company but their own
empty wrappers. And that cute
little teddy (whichever kind you
prefer) is most likely tucked
firmly away in your closet - a
thoughtful present, but forget-
table.
In fact, dear reader, you are
probably quite exhausted from
having to come up with that
perfect Valentine's Day gift or
that romantic evening out on the
town that did not, for once,
include Sonic or Blockbuster (no
small feat in a town the size of
Natchitoches). So, congratula-
tions if you actually achieved a
romantic and memorable
evening or managed to surprise
your favorite friend with just the
right gift. This is a testament to
the fact that you really do love
the person to whom you devot-
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you doing the other 364 days of
the year?
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wrong message, and becomes
just a really stupid holiday. First
of all, this holiday is for couples,
either romantic or friendly. What
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either hooked up or not? Then
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look at all the times they have
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Temperatures in Louisiana
may be rising but students
should not let their awareness of
the cold and flu decrease.
Stephanie Campbell, director
of health services, said that this
year the flu virus has been very
delayed.
"Last year was a really bad flu
season," Campbell said. "Stu-
dents started coming in the fall
before we had a chance to have
an immunization clinic."
There have been a few local
cases of the flu but not as many
as expected. Earlier this fall,
Maxim Health, a health group
that goes around the country giv-
ing immunizations came on cam-
pus to offer flu and meningitis
vaccinations, said Campbell.
"Maxim Health came, and on
the second day of the clinic a
restriction was put on the flu vac-
cine, by the Center for Disease
Control and Prevention," said
Campbell " They left before
everyone could get their vaccina-
tion.
The restriction only allowed
for the elderly and those with
chronic illnesses to receive the
vaccination, said Campbell. The
restriction has been lifted, and
anyone who wants a flu vaccina-
tion can receive one.
In order to decipher between
the common cold and the flu stu-
dents can look at all of their
symptoms, said Lisa Thomas, a
licensed practical nurse at health
services on campus.
According to Thomas, the flu
involves a fever, dry coughs,
chills, headache, and joint pains,
while the common cold does not.
If a person who has flu symp-
toms sees a doctor between 24
and 48 hours, medication can be
given to shorten the duration of
the virus as well as weaken the
symptoms, Thomas said.
"If a person waits longer than
48 hours there is really nothing
that can be done unless symp-
toms worsen. Seeing a doctor at
this point will help to decrease
chances of a secondary infection.
Campbell said, "No matter
what symptoms a students have,
they should seek professional
help if their symptoms interfere
with their daily life."
College students, especially
freshman, are more likely to
catch the flu, Thomas said. New
environments and new experi-
ences increase the risks of expo-
sure to the flu. People who are
sedentary and smoke are also at a
higher risk.
Frances Beacham, a freshman
general studies major went to the
infirmary on Friday because she
had flu-like symptoms.
"I had a fever, congestion,
body aches, chills, and I was
throwing up," Beacham said."
"The nurse was very nice and
motherly and told me that I
should see my doctor if my fever
did not break. They gave me sev-
eral medications that seemed to
help symptoms a little."
There are many things that stu-
dents can do to prevent catching
the common cold and the flu,
Campbell said. The number one
thing a person can do is to wash
his or her hands, especially
before eating.
"We touch so many things like
doorknobs and handrails and we
do not even realize all of the
germs that we come in contact
with," Campbell said.
We can also cover our mouths
with tissues instead of our hands
when we sneeze or cough,
Campbell said. Zinc lozenges are
a good preventative measure to
take, as well as changing tooth-
brushes so a person does not re-
infect himself.
According to a pamphlet pub-
lished by ETR Associates, which
is available at student health
services, flu season begins in
October and subsides at the end
of February. The Education,
Training, and Research pamphlet
informs readers that the best time
to receive a flu shot is in the fall
so people will be immune by flu
season in winter.
NSU's health services, along
with Maxim Health, will offer a
vaccination clinic on Thursday
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Stu-
dent Union lobby.
Flu shots will cost $20, and
meningitis vaccinations will cost
$90. For the first time the vacci-
nations will be offered to faculty.
Turning up the heat
Indoor tanning more
hazardous than expected
By Carolyn Poirot
Knight Ridder Newspapers
(KRT)
"Just look at all these freckles
and brown spots. Look at these
wrinkles. Do you want your skin
to look like mine?" I asked my 18-
year-old daughter, a freshman at
the University of Texas at Austin,
who thinks that somehow youth
protects you against the hazards of
ultraviolet radiation.
She rolled her eyes.
It was the week after Christmas,
and she had just informed me that
she "reactivated" her membership
in a nearby tanning salon because
she couldn't wait until she got
back to Austin to work on the tan
she was sure to need for spring
break.
"There's no such thing as a
healthy tan," I insisted. "You are
beautiful just the way you are."
She rolled her eyes again.
"That's because I have a tan, a
beautiful, golden tan, right now,"
she insisted.
"It just makes me feel good," she
added, with a confident smile.
Aha! Wake Forest University
researchers are right: You can get
addicted to tanning.
In a study, reported in the Jour-
nal of the American Academy of
Dermatology last summer,
researchers found that people felt
significantly more relaxed and less
tense after lying in a real tanning
bed compared with lying in a
placebo bed with no UV light.
They speculated that tanning
might stimulate secretion of
mood-boosting endorphins for a
"drug-like reinforcing effect."
In other words, they found that
tanning beds can be habit-form-
ing.
And that's not a good thing.
Consumer Reports investigated
296 tanning salons in 12 states for
a study, published in the January
issue, under the headline, "The
Unexpected Dangers of Indoor
Tanning."
Researchers found that many
tanning salons not only deny or
downplay the possible risks of
their service but also endorse
unsafe practices, says Ron Buch-
heim, who edited the report.
Seventy-five percent of the sur-
veyed employees said you could
tan every day or come in as often
as you wanted, even when
researchers identified themselves
as beginners; and nearly 35 per-
cent denied that indoor tanning
can cause cancer and /or prema-
ture wrinkles, brown spots and
other signs of aging skin. About 6
percent even permit the danger-
ous practice of tanning without
protective eye shields.
More than 20 percent said
minors, who may face the greatest
long-term risks, could tan without
parental consent, Buchheim said.
Nearly 30 million Americans,
including a growing number of
teen-age girls, are expected to visit
tanning salons in 2005.
Young people are at special risk
because the health hazards of tan-
ning are cumulative, and abnor-
mal cells have a longer time to
eventually blossom into danger-
ous tumors within their life span,
Buchheim said.
"Cancer might not have time to
materialize if you set the same fac-
tors into motion at 60," he said.
"That certainly also applies to skin
aging. UV radiation can be better
controlled inside, but our evidence
indicates tanning salons do not
control as scrupulously as they
could and should.
"It's a potentially dangerous
pleasure."
The best way to prepare for
spring break is to try out several
sunless tanning creams and stock
up on sunscreen.
Fashionable
Focus
Good Skin
is Always In
Winter is probably the worst
season for any type of skin. The
dry air sucks out all the mois-
ture in your skin and it can
begin to look "ashy." It is
important to take care of skin
now at an early age; otherwise,
when you are 40 you might
resemble an old leather saddle-
bag.
Step One: Exfoliation
Exfoliating is a vital part of
caring for the largest bodily
organ. It has more benefits than
you might be aware of. Other
than leaving your skin feeling
softer and smoother, the motion
of exfoliating actually increases
your body's circulation and
helps unclog pores. A part of
your skin that is important not
forget about are your lips. Your
"smackers" can benefit from
exfoliating as much as the rest of
the body. Try using use a soft
baby's toothbrush to get all that
dead skin off your lips and be
sure to use lip moisturizer after-
wards. Probably the best places
to start exfoliating everyday are
your elbows and knees. These
places are often ignored and
they can often become rough
and dry. Try using a sugar or
salt scrub on these areas. Not
only will the salt (or sugar)
smooth away the dead skin and
unwanted bumps, it will leave
your skin glowing.
Step Two: Facial Cleanser
It is important to know your
skin type when choosing a
cleanser because you would not
want to purchase a cleanser for
oily skin when you have dry
skin — it could do more harm
than good. Be sure to read the
labels and find out what you are
buying first! I also recommend
using a cleanser that is organic.
Many times a cleanser will con-
tain chemicals in it to kill skin
cells, so choosing an organic is
healthier. After you find a
cleanser suited for you, leam
how to use it properly. Many
people think that just by putting
an entire gob of the cleanser on
your face and rubbing it around
a little will work — wrong! The
proper way is simple to learn:
first splash your face with luke-
warm water. The warmth of the
water will open your pores and
will prepare your skin for a
super-charged cleansing. Next
is to only use about a dime-size
amount of cleanser and to lather
it in your palms before rubbing
it around on your face. After
lathering, leave the cleanser on
for about a minute, so that it
does its job properly. Then rinse
with warm water first and then
cool water. The warm water
will keep the pores open until
you have cleaned out all of the
soap and the cool water will
close your pore back up again so
that dirt does not immediately
get back inside. Be sure to make
cleansing your face a twice,
daily routine.
Step Three: Moisturizing
Finding the perfect moisturiz-
er can be tricky. Just like a
cleanser, the moisturizer has to
be suited for your skin type.
Please note that it is NEVER safe
to use an oil-based moisturizer.
Oil-based moisturizers may
seem like they get the job done,
but in reality they are only
weighing it down and letting
gravity get an earlier start on
those wrinkles and fine-lines.
Proper use of a moisturizer is
just as important as following a
recipe — follow the directions on
the bottle. The trick to putting
on moisturizer is to put your
moisturizer on when right out of
the shower while your pores are
still open. This will allow the
cream to be completely
absorbed by your skin and
therefore leaving it radiant and
healthy.
Courtesy KRT Campus
Life — the Current Sauce — Thursday, February 17, 2005
Are you afraid of
the 'Boogeyman'?
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students with jobs, life ^
Stiles White and Juliet Snowden
By Candice Pauley
Sauce Reporter
Natchitoches native Juliet Snow-
den and husband Stiles White real-
ized their dream of being Holly-
wood writers when the horror film
Boogeyman opened Feb. 4, nation-
wide.
The film, produced by Sam
Raimi's Ghost House Pictures,
opened to mixed reviews. Critics
found the movie cliche and lacking
any truly terrifying moments. The
movie had a slow build up that led
to a cheap scare at the end.
Fans of the horror genre, howev-
er, have turned out in droves to see
the film.
"My husband and I wrote Boogey-
man for high school and college stu-
dents, and they seem to be enjoying
it. Thaf s what matters to us more
than what the critics say," Snowden
said. "As far as box office gross is
concerned, Boogeyman far exceeded
my expectations. It was the highest
grossing film on Super Bowl week-
end ever."
Science fiction and horror movie
fan Ciel Dafford, a senior history
major at the Scholars' College, went
to the opening of the film in Natchi-
toches.
"It's one of the best horror
movies I've seen all year," Dafford
said. "It has a really good blend of
traditional horror movie with lots
of new supernatural twists."
Snowden and White worked
closely with Sam Raimi (director of
Spiderman, Evil Dead and A Simple
Plan) to create the perfect blend of
scary and creepy and to keep the
movie PG-13.
"Sam is a filmmaker we've
looked up to for years, so to be in
the same room, discussing ideas,
figuring out scares for the movie -
that's pretty mind blowing," Snow-
den said.
Snowden and White's success
did not come easily. Snowden esti-
mates that she has written 13,000
free hours to be in the position she
is in today.
"It has been a very long road to
get here - working full-time jobs
and writing for free on the side,"
Snowden said.
The years of hard work paid off
with Boogeyman. The film has
grossed more than $33 million.
From a very young age, Snowden
was interested in the darker side of
things. Fraser Snowden, father of
the author and professor of Philoso-
phy at the Louisiana Scholars' Col-
lege, recalled her earlier writing
describing it as dark and moody.
Although her Hollywood success
is recent, Snowden has been writing
most of her life. From the time she
was very young her parents
encouraged her to write. They
helped her publish poems, short
stories and book reviews in several
children's journals and digests.
Snowden also published poetry in
NSU's literary magazine Argus
while still in high school.
After graduation Snowden
attended Louisiana State University
where she received her Bachelor's
degree in English. She then moved
to Los Angeles and received an
Masters in Fine Arts in screenwrit-
ing from the University of Southern
California.
Now Snowden and White are
full-time screenwriters in Los Ange-
les where they live with their nine-
month-old son.
By Katie Lopez
Sauce Reporter
From giving career advice and
helping students deal with person-
al problems to offering a friendly
face in stressful times, the Counsel-
ing and Career Services personnel
at NSU have much to offer.
Director of Counseling and
Career Services Rebecca Boone
said she wants students to be
aware of how helpful these servic-
es can be.
"Students need to know that
coming to counseling doesn't
mean there's something wrong
with them," Boone said.
The counseling service offers a
safe place where students can talk
about their problems with the
assurance that what they say is
kept confidential, Boone said.
To use the counseling service,
students must first have an intake
session. This session helps the
counselor gather information
about the student to aid in the
counseling process. Students who
want to request a specific coun-
selor may do so with the under-
standing that an appointment
might not be immediately avail-
able.
The service also offers addition-
al counseling by bringing in a psy-
chiatrist every other Tuesday. This
specific service has a co-pay fee of
$10.00. If a student fails to attend
a scheduled meeting with the psy-
chiatrist and does not cancel with-
in 24 hours of the appointment,
the student will be billed $75.00,
half of the psychiatrist's fee.
In addition to these counseling
services, career guidance is also
available. This service is a tool to
help students who are looking for
jobs and advice on the "real
world."
Traci LaBom, who teaches a pro-
fessional development course,
believes everyone should have a
plan when they leave college. Her
class offers instruction in every-
thing from resume writing to
interview skills. It is a 4000 level
course called Student Personnel
Services and is open to juniors and
seniors.
Students can also schedule
mock interviews through the
office. These interviews help stu-
dents prepare for the actual inter-
views they will encounter when
applying for jobs. Students
should dress appropriately, havej
resume, and behave as if they
were in a real interview for fhjj
service to be effective.
LaBom said real on-campus joj,
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These interviews allow companies
to come on campus and interview
students for actual jobs. To be eli-
gible for such an interview, stu-
dents must give permission fo,
their information to be released
and submit a packet including s
resume, cover letter, transcript (jf
required) and any other qualifica-
tions they have.
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lems with writing their resumes
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and bring it in for review.
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ways of explaining the services
and how it worked. They wen
very thorough in correcting my
resume," NSU student Sadie
Lopez said.
The center also offers IBM com-
puters with laser printers that are
available to students free of
charge.
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The NSU men's basketball team
rebounded from a three-game
losing streak in which they lost to
Lamar, Sam Houston and UT-San
Antonio to win three in a row
jgainst UL-Monroe, Nichols State
jiid McNeese State.
Head coach Mike McConathy
felt that the team lost its intensity
during the three-game losing
streak.
"I felt that we quit doing the little
things that got us to where we are,"
McConathy said. "Our defensive
intensity was not there and that is
something we pride ourselves on."
The Demons have won three in a
[ow, but McConathy does not want
[lis team to relax.
"We needed to win those three
games to put ourselves in position
to win (SLC championship) but we
have to take care of business/'
McConathy said.
Though McConathy wants to
win the regular season conference
championship, he has his mind on
bigger things.
"I fully expect that we will win
the league, but ultimately we need
to win the league tournament,"
McConathy said. "That has been
the main goal for this team all
year."
The winner of the Southland
Conference tournament receives an
automatic birth into the NCAA
Tournament with a field of 64
teams beginning March 16 at neu-
tral sites.
McConathy said the Demons'
post players, such as Alfonse Dyer
and Jermaine Spencer have been
outstanding the last three games.
"They have been the most pro-
ductive with the amount of min-
utes that they play," McConathy
laid. "Jermaine's energy and
Alfonse' s scoring ability give us the
spark we need."
McConathy said senior guard
Tiemaine Hancock has been the
team's unofficial leader.
Demons' Upcoming Schedule
- Men's Basketball
-Feb. 23 @ Nicholls State
7:30 p.m.
- Women's Basketball
-Feb. 17 @ Lamar
7 p.m.
-Feb. 23 @ Nicholls State
5:15 p.m.
- Track and Field
-Feb. 18-19 Southland
Conference Championships
Houston
- Tennis
-Feb. 19 Southern Mississippi
1 p.m.
-Feb. 20 Arkansas State
10 p.m.
- Baseball
-Feb. 18 St. John's (ULL tourn.)
2 p.m.
-Feb. 19 Southern (ULL tourn.)
6 p.m.
-Feb. 20 @ Louisiana-Lafayette
4 p.m.
-Feb. 22 @ Louisiana Tech
6 p.m.
- Softball
-Feb. 18 Ole Miss @ Texas A&M
10 a.m.
-Feb. 18 Utah State @ Texas A&M
12:15 p.m.
-Feb. 19 Utah State @ Texas A&M
10 a.m.
-Feb. 19 Ole Miss @ Texas A&M
12:15 p.m.
-Feb. 20 @ Texas A&M
12 p.m.
-Feb. 23 Centenary College
6 p.m.
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NSU junior center Byron Allen attempts a jump shot while surrounded by Lamar
defenders during the Demons loss to Lamar Feb. 3 in Prather Coliseum.
"Hancock is our leader. His
emotion and intensity gives us the
senior leadership we need,"
McConathy said.
Hancock does not consider him-
self the leader of the team.
"I go as hard as I can and hope-
fully everyone will follow," Han-
cock said. "I feel that if they see me
going all out it will get everyone
else going."
The Demons are in third place at
8-3 in the Southland Conference
one game behind Sam Houston
State and Southeastern Louisiana.
The Demons hold the tie-breaker
over Southeastern. .
The Demons were back in action
Wednesday night defeating Lamar
90-83 on the road.
NSU avenged their loss from ear-
lier in the season, their only home
loss of the year, in which Lamar
defeated them 89-84.
At halftime, the Demons only led
by one point 45-44.
Still on the road, NSU will take
on the Nicholls State Colonels
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m,then return
to Prather to play host to Stephen F.
Austin, Sam Houston State and
McNeese State before the SLC tour-
nament March 8-13.
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Prather
Punks
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If you have been attend-
ing any of the home bas-
ketball games this season,
and even some of the road
games, you probably have
seen that NSU has adopt-
ed their own version of
the Cameron Crazies.
Our crazy student sec-
tion has been recently
dubbed Prather Punks.
They have been attend-
ing all of the home games
to heckle the away team,
and from some responses
I have seen from opposing
benches they are doing a
pretty good job.
The Punks, along with
the NSU Band, have been
managing to cause a
ruckus throughout every
contest.
They take any and
every opportunity to
cheer for their Demons or
jeer the other team. They
heckle the opposing team
as the Public Address
Announcer calls out their
lineup, during free throw
attempts, when a coach
gets fired up about a call
or when their players foul
out.
In fact, there aren't
many times when the
Punks aren't rioting.
The Prather Punks are
made up of NSU students
who sit courtside on the
right end of the court
which has been deemed
the student section, but
some even manage to
make their way around
the court to ensure they
are in the best position to
get in the heads of oppos-
ing teams.
The Demons have
always been well support-
ed while they are on the
road, but recently I was
extremely impressed that
some of these pesky stu-
dents have been making
the trips too.
A group of them man-
aged to make the trip to
Lake Charles to support
their teams as they defeat-
ed McNeese.
I have attended every
home game this season for
both teams and have been
very pleased to notice that
the Punks seem to be
growing in number every
game.
With only five games
remaining in the season,
and only three at home, I
hope to see this rowdy
bunch continue to get big-
ger and louder, especially
with both teams fighting
for a high seed going into
their respective SLC tour-
naments.
I also hope to see these
fans continuing their sup-
port of Demon athletics
after the basketball sea-
sons are done and our
baseball and softball
teams play out their own
home schedules.
Maybe soon the stu-
dents at every sporting
event will have their own
name.
But that will only be
possible if they get loud
and obnoxious enough to
earn one.
Our athletic department
has been working hard to
make our sporting venues
as nice as possible, so I
anticipate seeing a full
Demon Diamond, espe-
cially in the outfield club,
and packed seats at
Brown-Stroud Field.
NSU's athletes appreci-
ate the support from the
students of this campus
greatly, and it does make
a difference when there
are a large number of peo-
ple there to cheer them
on.
Demons get first win
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
"Right now, at this part of
the season, you'll take wins
any way you can get them,"
said Demons head coach
Mitch Gaspard.
This came shortly after
NSU second baseman Bran-
don Morgan scored on a balk
in the bottom of the ninth to
give the Demons their first
win of the season Tuesday 6-5
at Brown-Stroud Field.
NSU's (1-3) first victory of
the season was Division II
Louisiana College's first loss,
putting them at a 4-1 mark.
The Demons entered the
top of the ninth holding on to
a 5-2 lead but quickly saw the
scoreboard change. LC man-
aged to gather 3 runs on three
hits against Demon reliever
Daniel Clark in just two-
thirds of an inning.
NSU was able to exit the
inning tied 5-5 after Daniel
Desclouds came on to get LC
batter Tim Rodriguez to
ground out to third, stranding
runners at first and third.
Morgan reached first to
lead off the bottom of the
ninth after being hit by a pitch
from Whitlock and then
advanced to second on a wild
pitch from the Wildcat reliev-
er.
After Morgan was moved
to third on a sacrifice fly by
designated hitter Bobby Bar-
bier, Louisiana College head
coach Mike Byrnes decided to
intentionally walk Hunter
Thorns.
On the first pitch to center
fielder Eric Epperson, Mor-
gan faked towards home
plate causing Whitlock to
balk, scoring Morgan for the
winning run.
"We have a play that's a
forced balk where we just
break from third and try to
get the pitcher to flinch," Gas-
pard said. "Normally it does-
n't work but today he did
flinch."
NSU built their lead early
in the bottom of the first
going up 3-0. Marty Dewees
started the outburst with a
one out double through the
right-center field gap and
later scored on a double by
Thorns with two outs after
Barbier reached on a walk.
Epperson then picked up two
RBI's driving in both Barbier
and Thorns on a double to
center field.
Rusty Jones, who was the
starter for NSU, went four
innings giving up 2 runs
while scattering five hits and
four strikeouts, but the win
was credited to Desclouds.
"I thought Rusty did a nice
job for us," Gaspard said. "I
still think Rusty could be
more dominant at times."
The Wildcats scored their
first 2 runs on Jones in the
third inning after Matt
Byrnes, who reached on a
double, was driven in on a
double by Gene Taylor. Tay-
lor later scored with two outs
on LC's third double of the
inning by Brad Smith.
The Demons extended their
lead by picking up a run in
the bottom of the third to
make it 4-2 when Barbier
scored on a double by Epper-
son. Epperson went 2-4 in the
game with two doubles and 3
runs batted in.
Later in the fourth NSU left
fielder Michael Palermo
walked and then scored on a
single by Barbier to make it 5-
2. Neither team scored again
until the ninth.
"This is going to be a good
offensive team, I don't think
there is any question," Gas-
pard said. "We have good
hitters throughout the lineup
so this is going to be a good
offensive team and I think our
pitching will come through
and be real good."
Gaspard used five Demon
pitchers, including red shirt
freshman Kyle Broughton
who threw three strong
innings without giving up a
hit, striking out three batters
and walking one.
NSU's Kevin Thomas also
pitched a scoreless eighth
inning striking out one batter
and walking one.
"What we're doing right
now is looking at a lot of
pitchers to kind of see which
guys can come in and pitch
like Kyle did today," Gaspard
said. "He came in and pitched
well, as he did at Wichita
State when he came in and
got an out for us in the eight
inning. He's had two good
solid outings out of the
bullpen."
Louisiana College was
forced to pull starting pitcher
Scott Sumner after only 2 1/3
innings of work. Sumner
gave up 4 runs on four hits
while striking out two batters
and walking four.
The first win of the college
baseball season for the
Demons came on the heels of
being swept three games at
nationally ranked Wichita
State this weekend.
NSU faced junior Ail-
American Mike Pelfrey, who
was picked to be the No. 1
draft pick in this summer's
Major League Baseball Draft,
Friday night in their first
game of the season. The
Demons were shut out 11-0 in
that contest coming up with
only five hits.
Saturday NSU was forced
to go up against another All-
American pitcher in the WSU
Shocker's Kris Johnson and
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Demon pitcher Rusty Jones was the starting pitcher in NSU's 6-5 victory over the Louisiana College Wild-
cats Tuesday at the newly remodeled Brown-Stroud Field but got a no decision after LC tied the game.
saw similar results.
The Demons were shut out
again losing 4-0, as Johnson
pitched five innings only giv-
ing up three hits; the NSU
bats were only able to muster
five hits total.
"Obviously, it's extremely
tough to face the two pitchers
we faced on Friday and Satur-
day. Both of those guys are
going to be first rounders,"
Gaspard said. "From an
offensive standpoint it is diffi-
cult because you're not used
to seeing that kind of velocity,
but from a pitching stand-
point we just didn't throw
enough strikes."
Things seemed like they
would be different for the
Demons on Sunday but the
outcome was all the same.
They were downed again
after the Shockers scored a
run with one out in the bot-
tom of the ninth to win 8-7.
NSU saw the bats finally
starting to come around as
they collected 11 hits, includ-
ing a solo home run by Ma
gan in the top of the third
This weekend the Demo
travel to Lafayette to playi
the Louisiana-Lafayette Gas
sic.
They will open play at
p.m. on Friday against S
John's, who also has a va
talented pitching staff tk
carried them to the NCA
Regionals last season. NS
will then face Southern at
p.m. on Saturday and ULLi
4 p.m. on Sunday.
NSU burns Lady Colonels but
falls to ULM in Prather Coliseum
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
The Lady Demons extend-
ed their winning streak to
five games with a command-
ing win over the Lady
Colonels of Nicholls State
Thursday night, but fell for
the first time this season in
Prather Coliseum Saturday
to Louisiana-Monroe.
Playing the second game
of the men's-women's dou-
bleheader live on Cox Sports
Television Thursday night
the Lady Demons dominated
Nicholls State winning 82-65.
After trailing the Lady
Colonels for the first 10 min-
utes of the first half, NSU
was able to tie the game with
back-to-back three pointers
by seniors Diamond Cosby
and Amanda Bennett.
The Lady Demons never
trailed again building a 16-
point lead going into half-
time up 47-31.
The second half was much
of the same as NSU held on
to their lead to close out the
game leading by 17, winning
their fifth game in a row and
remaining unbeaten at
home.
"We've finally started to
mesh together, and we've
played the toughest part of
our schedule," Bennett said
after the victory.
Bennett at forward, along
with Cosby at guard and
junior point guard Sheronda
Bell, led the Lady Demons to
victory with double figures
scoring.
Bennett finished with 23
points and eight rebounds,
while Cosby garnered 24
points. Recording her first
double-double of the season
Bell finished the game with
18 points and 10 assists only
turning the ball over twice.
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NSU junior point guard Sheronda Bell inbounds the ball to senior guard Diamond Cosby around Nicholls
State defender Katherine Plummer. The Lady Demons were victorious for their fifth straight game 82-65.
"We all complement each
other very well," Cosby said.
But the biggest story of the
game may have been NSU's
6'5" center Ashley Spark-
man. A senior out of
Longview, Texas, Sparkman
recorded 10 rebounds and
became NSU's all-time
career blocked-shots leader,
while tying her own single
game record with nine
blocked shots.
"It feels really good, at the
same time, we're worried
about how we do in confer-
ence," Sparkman said. "Indi-
vidual awards are nice but
they don't do anything for
your conference record."
The 21 -year-old record of
217 career blocks, which was
held by Tracy Taylor who
played at NSU from 1981-
1984, was tied by Sparkman
49 seconds into the second
half and then broken 6 sec-
onds later.
Sparkman, who extended
her streak to 42 games with a
blocked shot against
Nicholls State and then even
further to 43 with four
against ULM, ranks fourth
nationally in blocked shots.
The Lady Demons tried to
continue their winning ways
Saturday but were downed
70-64 by the Lady Indians
during NSU's Homecoming
weekend.
The big difference in the
game was the 14 offensive
rebounds the Lady Indians
managed to collect. While
the Lady Demons were only
able to gather three offensive
boards, all coming in the
first half.
The many second chances
for ULM lead their victory
despite only shooting 34.4
percent from the field taking
13 more shots than NSU.
"We shoot the ball better
than they do, they take a few
more shots than we do, but
the big difference on the stat
sheet is the offensive
rebounds," Lady Demon's
head coach Jennifer Graf
said. "We didn't get an
offensive board in the sec-
ond half, that's unheard of. I
don't know of any team in
America that can win by not
rebounding on their offen-
sive end."
NSU sophomore guard
Chassidy Jones recorded a
double-double in the loss
pulling down 12 rebounds,
all defensive, while scoring
15 points.
Jones joined three other
Lady Demons who scored in
double figures. Bell led the
team with 16 points despite
turning the ball over eight
times, while Cosby scored 13
and Bennett finished with 11
points.
The loss dropped NSU to
fourth place in the SLC
behind the Lady Indians
with only five games
remaining before the SLC
tournament.
"As a team it hurts
because you know you went
out there and played your
hardest but it just wasn't
good enough," Jones said.
"Hopefully we'll take this,
put it behind us, and we'll
suit up and win again."
Softball plays
spoils in Aubum
tournament
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NSU had a four-hit
shutout by Lord Rasberry
and a solo home run from
Shay Hunt while beating
tournament host Auburn 2-0
Saturday, but then commit-
ted six errors in a 4-3 loss to
Marshall at the Tiger Invita-
tional softball tournament.
Hunt cracked her home
run with two outs in the
fourth.
The Demons padded the
margin in the top of the sixth
as Amanda Glenn led with a
double and scored on Kelly
Corliss' single after a sacrifice
bunt by Lyndsey Gorski.
Rasberry never let a runner
reach third base and strand-
ed two in the seventh inning.
NSU out hit Auburn 74
with Gorski contributing two
singles.
Just as the Thundering
Herd did Friday night while
getting help from three NSU
errors and three unearned
runs in a six-run seventh-
inning comeback that netted
a 6-4 win, Marshall cashed in
Demon mistakes Saturday.
Sarina Noack got North-
western on the board, scor-
ing on a wild pitch in the first
inning after leading off with
a base hit.
The lead grew to 2-0 in the
third on a sacrifice fly by
Margaret Patterson that
brought home Nicole Martin,
who had singled.
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[whether to increase tuition for all its universities.
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cent increase in base tuition for all ULS schools. If
I passed, this will increase tuition for all students effec-
[Bve summer 2005.
Under current standards, a student at NSU taking a
|12 hour course load pays roughly $1,644.60 in basic
jjees. If the proposed measure is passed, fees will be
upped to $1,693.93 per semester. This does not include
meal plans, housing, and other miscellaneous fees.
Out-of-state students will see a more substantial
increase, with full-time enrollment base fees growing to
$3,130.17 from the current rate of $3,039 a semester.
Proceedings will be open to the public and are sched-
uled to begin at 9 a.m., with the Board of Supervisors
meeting starting at 10:30 a.m. in Room 100 of the
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Frank Kyle, a professor in the criminal justice pro-
gram, died Monday night. He had heart surgery in Jan-
uary and never recovered.
A wake service will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. tonight
at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, at 2500 Southside Dr. in
Shreveport.
The funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. Friday
at St. Mary of the Pines Catholic Church at 1050 Bert
Kouns in Shreveport.
The Frank Kyle Love Fund has been established at
Sabine State Bank to assist his family. Donations may
be made at any branch or dropped off at the Criminal
Justice Office in Room 343C of Kyser Hall.
For more information, call 318-687-5121.
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Wind Symphony to perform
The NSU Wind Symphony will perform Wednesday in
Magale Recital Hall at 7:30 pm.
The ensemble consists of the top 55 band students
who auditioned for the symphony in the fall.
Bill Brent, director of Creative and Performing Arts,
said students can expect to hear a wide variety of
music from traditional band tunes to modern music.
Second year flute player Andrea Ellis, a junior
anthropology major, said "I love the Wind Symphony.
T he music is challenging, so it makes me a better play-
er."
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^udents, Long said.
She said the SGA decided to provide non-traditionai
indents with a place to study or wait for their classes
Where they would have a relaxed environment.
The learning center features three computers with
Fernet access and a big-screen television with cable.
Long said the lounge is paid for by student fees,
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tain, Brian Jarreau, waits to participate. The troupe performed at the Natchitoches Arts Center Saturday
night.
Improv troupe delights crowd
By Lora Sheppard
Managing Editor
NSU's improvisation
troupe Out on a Limb had
the audience in an uproar
Saturday night with per-
formances that included
original improvisation and
skits seen on the cable televi-
sion show Whose Line is it
Anyway?
Out on a Limb, which cur-
rently has nine members,
performs throughout the
school year and helps with
the Reading Awareness
Drive for the Natchitoches
Parish Library during the
summer. Every year the the-
ater department hosts new
auditions with the intention
of having two troupe mem-
bers from each class as well
as two alternates.
"It's always fresh," said
Scott Burrell, associate pro-
fessor of theater. "They have
to be good."
Out on a Limb dates its
roots back six years to an old
improvisation troupe that
disbanded. A year later, Out
on a Limb was formed. The
troupe performs mostly
short-form improvisation,
which includes games from
Whose Line is it Anyway?
"It's exhilarating. You get
up there and there is no set
form. Everything is off the
cuff and original," one of the
two troupe captains, Brian
Jarreau, said. "You never
know what you're going to
say or what other people will
say."
Improvisation games
included "Questions," in
which every conversation
must consist only of ques-
tions, with the topic suggest-
ed by the audience, "Mes-
sage in my Pocket" in which
statements that the audience
writes on paper before the
show are used and "Square
of Emotions," in which a
large square is divided into
four sections, with each sec-
tion corresponding to an
emotion suggested by the
audience, and the actors have
to act in that emotion. Many
of the skits rely on audience
participation.
Out on a Limb will per-
form again on March 18,
April 9 and April 20 at the
Natchitoches Art Center on
Second Street next to City
Hall. Performances begin at 8
p.m., and there is no entry
fee, but they are recommend-
ed for mature audiences only.
This is the first article in a
three-part series examining how
the NSU administration is
responding to suggestions made
by an institutional review of the
University. The review is avail-
able in its entirety on the Web at
ulsystem.net.
Each article in the series will
focus on one of three main cate-
gories of the review's findings:
communication at the Universi-
ty, funding and fiscal issues and
student life.
By Kyle Shirley
News Editor
The NSU administration is
taking steps to improve cam-
pus communication and
planning based on the find-
ings of a comprehensive
institutional review.
The review's results show
that communication between
NSU's administration and
faculty must improve for the
University to function more
efficiently.
University of Louisiana
System President Sally
Clausen said the ULS con-
tracted The National Center
for Higher Education Man-
agement Systems, a national
nonprofit agency, to conduct
a thorough study of all
aspects of NSU.
According to the review,
NCHEMS' goal was to out-
line "action steps that could
be taken to strengthen the
University and improve the
effectiveness of its opera-
tions."
Ben Rushing, an associate
professor of mathematics
and president of the NSU
Faculty Senate, said he
agrees with the review's
findings.
"We (the faculty) don't
have insider input into the
process of how decisions are
made, or why decisions are
made," Rushing said. "That
was a clearly reported defi-
ciency in the University in
the body of the report.
"It seems as if there's an
assumption that we don't
really need to know, we just
need to do. For a university
to function effectively, there
has to be a free exchange of
information," Rushing said.
He said this problem cur-
rently prevents the mathe-
matics department from
finding new professors to
replace four faculty members
who plan to leave after this
semester. Rushing said new
professors would be paid less
than their predecessors, but
the administration has said
the University does not have
the funds to pay for new fac-
ulty members.
"We're hearing from some-
body, from the president or
from the vice president of
financial affairs, 'Well, we
don't have money,'" Rushing
said. "That makes no sense,
but that's what we hear."
NSU President Randall
Webb said he is addressing
the communication problem
by taking the review's advice
and scheduling regular cabi-
net meetings. Webb also said
he has met with his vice pres-
idents several times since the
review's release to encourage
more open communication
between them. Webb also
sent an e-mail to faculty
members Wednesday to
inform them of some infra-
structural changes he plans
to make in light of the
review's recommendations.
"We think, generally
speaking, the communica-
tion is very good. We just
want to improve upon that,"
Webb said. "I am also per-
sonally meeting with faculty
from the various colleges. I
am going around myself
sharing information."
The review noted that
■ See Review, page 2
New parking lot
to open soon
By Elaine Broussard
Editor In Chief
Soon students will have
another place to park on
campus.
Physical Plant Director
Chris Sampite said the new
parking lot for the Wellness
Recreation and Activities
Center is set to open next
week.
However, the opening of
the lot could be pushed back
if rain interferes with its
completion, Sampite said.
At press time it was not
determined whether the lot
will be zoned as a commuter,
residential or open parking
area, but it will be a student
lot.
According to the Physical
Plant, the parking lot
between the Creative and
Performing Arts building
and Boozman Hall will be
closed for repairs after the
WRAC lot opens.
Completion of the WRAC
complex, which has been
under construction since
May 2003, is now projected
to occur in May, said Patric
DuBois, associate director
for wellness, recreational
sports and intramurals.
Full-time Natchitoches
campus students have paid a
$75 self-assessed fee for the
WRAC each semester since
spring 1999.
Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce
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returned.
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skunks in the Fine Arts build-
ing. The animal shelter was
contacted.
2-20-05
2:33 p.m.
A caller reported an argu-
ment taking place at the
library. The argument was
over when the officer arrived.
One woman was transported
to the station to make a report.
6:21 p.m.
The desk worker at Boozman
called because the fire alarm
was sounding. The fire depart-
ment responded. The fire
alarm was activated because a
resident burned her food.
7:52 p.m.
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went off again. The alarm was
activated because food was
burned again.
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FROM PAGE 1
there is a high level of affection
toward Webb on campus, but that
this affection raises a conflict for
individuals who feel that the
administration does not keep
them informed on the causes for
and results of important decisions.
Rushing also voiced concern
over Webb's leadership style, say-
ing it "tends to keep people unin-
formed on important issues and
decisions. Maybe he can change. I
hope he can."
Webb said he felt humbled by
the review's appraisal of the facul-
ty's positive attitude toward him,
and he intends to continue work-
ing to resolve the issues raised by
the review.
"We're developing steps to take
to address the recommendations,"
Webb said. "We're taking it very
seriously."
Rushing said he hopes this is the
case.
"Telling people the truth about
what is going on is the healthiest
thing that could happen to this
university," Rushing said. "We
don't need to be protected from
the truth. We need to be involved."
ULS Director of Communica-
tions Catherine Heitman said the
System paid $49,350 for the
review.
Part two of this series, which vM
address financial matters at the Uni-
versity, will appear in the March 3
edition of the Current Sauce.
Grad Fest scheduled for Wednesday
By S. Claire Mayeux
Sauce Reporter
NSU's Alumni Association and
the University Bookstore will host
spring Grad Fest Wednesday from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student
Union Ballroom.
Janay Matt, assistant director of
the NSU Alumni Association, said,
"Seniors can come to Grad Fest and
take care of everything that they
will need for graduation in one
place in one day, and the Alumni
Association is provided with infor-
mation that can be used to contact
these students in the future."
Grad Fest allows graduating
seniors to order caps and gowns
and take portraits wearing them,
Matt said. Seniors can also order
class rings, graduation announce-
ments and transcripts to send to
potential employers. NSU Coun-
seling and Career Services person-
nel will be on hand as well.
Matt said ARAMARK will pro-
vide free popcorn and soft drinks
and Kappa Kappa Psi will provide
live music. Door prizes will be
given out every 30 minutes, and
students who visit each station in
the ballroom will be entered into a
drawing to win a free class ring.
University Bookstore Manager
Cathy Creamer said she acted as a
middleperson between the stu-
dents and Jostens to help coordi-
nate the event.
Creamer said Jostens sells many
supplies associated with gradua-
tion.
"This year Jostens has allowed
for better marketing compared to
the previous years," Matt said.
"The new advertising items such
as banner and window decals will
help make spring Grad Fest very
successful."
Lauren Stokes, a senior busi-
ness administration major, said
she is very excited about Grad
Fest.
"Attending Grad Fest will be
my first step to officially becoming
a NSU graduate," Stokes said. "I
am thankful that the Alumni Asso-
ciation puts this event together
because I can cover all of my bases
at once."
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the Culrent Sauce
Opinions
i, Two State
i, Blue State
By J. Aaron
"Q" Brown
I'm a conservative. Really! I
believe in as limited a government
as possible, as much reliance on
personal responsibility as America
can stand.
I don't believe in government-
funded living for those too lazy to
work, but I don't think a run of
hard luck should starve anyone in
America either.
I think taxes should be applied
equally and used only rarely as a
regulatory nudge, not as a tax-
and-spend bludgeon. I believe
that the more governmental regu-
lations there are directing my
behavior, the less free I am. I am
against big government.
George W. Bush is not a conser-
vative. He belongs to the wealthy
and unscrupulous class of Neo-
Conservatives who took helm of
the Republican party when Bob
Dole tanked.
Bush's government is reading
your e-mail. Bush is proposing a
Social Security reform that will
pretty much wipe out free public
benefits.
Bush uses taxes as a political
tool, to hand out favors to lobby-
ists and curry votes from middle-
class people who could actually
really use a $300 refund RIGHT
NOW, regardless of what it does to
the deficit. Bush thinks that the
more regulations there are direct-
ing your behavior, the safer Amer-
ica is.
Bush has presided over the
greatest increase in government,
both in terms of the perceived
duties of government and in terms
of sheer organizational scope,
since the Departments of War and
the Navy were combined into the
Department of Defense in 1947.
Bush IS big government.
Every week I sit down at this
computer and I generate a rant,
usually a character assassination
piece regarding one of Bush's
many minions.
Usually it goes something like
"John Negroponte was America's
ambassador to Honduras during
the Iran-Contra scandal and TO
THIS DAY disavows all knowl-
edge of the political death squads
documented by his Carter-
appointed predecessor and
exposed to the world in scandal.
Bush appointed him ambassa-
dor to the United Nations in his
first term when we wanted to
ignore them, and now he's serving
as the American intelligence czar.
Expect to hear even less about
the ongoing American human
rights abuses being videotaped in
Guantanamo Bay and around the
world."
Some weeks I'll take a policy
shot and point out that "Bush's
social security plan completely
annihilates the 'social' part of
Social Security, replacing it instead
with a system of government-
mandated personal retirement
plans.
Social Security was conceived
and implemented as a way to
ensure no one went hungry once
they were too old to work, not as a
universal retirement plan that
would cover expensive prescrip-
tion drugs and visits to see the
grandkids.
If Bush truly wanted the people
to have control over that money
and could give it to us without
decreasing benefits, he'd just cut
taxes and declare himself a work-
ing-class hero. Again." And all of
that is true.
This looks like a couple of pretty
straightforward attacks on the
opposing party when you're
trapped in the modern two-party
mentality.
When someone tells you things
you don't want to hear about
"your guy," your first tendency is
to get defensive because he plays
for your team. I want to remind all
the real conservatives out there
that the Neo-Conservatives are not
your team.
The red-state /blue-state mental-
ity is a function of the propaganda
machines cranking out conflict to
generate ratings, trying to tie your
salary, your shopping habits, and
what kind of car you drive to your
voting habits.
(And the Republicans are in fact
tracking all those facts with their
Voter Vault software, called Bush's
secret re-election weapon and
revealed to be now in use by the
Conservative Party in England
also.)
Let this serve as a reminder that
Bush is not the face of conserva-
tive ideals. He does not speak
about overblown government or
the importance of a free market.
He expands the scope of the
governmenf s duties and uses the
government to funnel public
money back into the private sector,
thus imposing Uncle Sam as an
unnecessary and expensive inter-
mediary on behalf of citizens pre-
sumed too dumb to invest their
own money wisely.
Even if you hate John Kerry and
Howard Dean and Barbara Boxer
and all the other commie liberals,
remember that they are the oppo-
sition to the anti-freedom legisla-
tion the Neo-Conservatives in
charge of the Republican Party are
trying to get through.
E-mail SauceFiller@hotmail.com
if you have something to say.
You can also mail me comments
you'd like read and discussed on
91.7 FM KNWD Friday mornings
from 8:00 to 10:00. I-55.com/~Q
for sources on surveillance, Negro-
ponte, and Voter Vault.
See you next week, same bat
time, same bat paper.
J. Aaron Brown is a humanities
and social thought major. His col-
umn appears weekly on the edi-
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necessarily reflect the opinions of
the Sauce staff or of the Universi-
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The ignorance of intelligent design
By Jason
Cole
It seems that the Scopes Trial was
just me beginning. Everyone should
remember last year when lobbyists
in Georgia proposed legislation ban-
ning the use of the word "evolution"
in classrooms.
After all, doing so might provide
children with the highly heretical
notion that organisms adapt to selec-
tive pressures in order to survive.
Well, the religious right has finally
surrendered (for now) the attempt to
dispel Darwin's hypothesis from
biology classes entirely.
They are placing all of their bets on
the proposition to include teachings
about evolution as evidence of intel-
ligent design.
The idea of intelligent design is a
covert ruse of certain groups with a
social agenda. They want to teach
the kiddies that natural occurrences
often described as evolution occur
under the supervision of a cosmic
architect in accordance with a cer-
tain creation myth.
I think anyone can realize the
implications of this manner of think-
ing. Members of said demographic
are attempting to get a foot in the
door to circumvent separation of
church and state and then resume
their crusade to permanently erase
the voyage of the H. M. S. Beagle
from existence.
The purpose of this entry is not to
present an argument supporting the
theory of evolution. I am not an
expert in this field nor am I a biolo-
gy student, and therefore I am cer-
tain I do not grasp the intricate
details of the theory enough to
defend it against the most knowl-
edgeable critics in the opposition.
Like Daniel Dennett says in his
book Darwin's Dangerous Idea,
"There is no such thing as a sound
Argument from Authority." How-
ever, I highly recommend any of you
who have questions on the subject to
read Dennett's book for any needed
clarification on the truth about the
theory.
There is a longstanding tradition
of separation of church and state,
and considering that they have not
really been separate until recent
decades, I believe this movement is
deplorable.
it
Most kids do not pay attention
in class anyway, and if their
belief system is so unstable that
a simple hour of scientific theory
will shake their faith, then
perhaps it was the parents that
failed.. '
If our education system decides to
start misrepresenting the emergence
of life, lefs throw in the Chinese
account about the world being car-
ried on the back of a giant frog when
if s time to go to astrophysics class.
That makes about as much sense
as every living organism being creat-
ed arbitrarily in a twenty-four hour
period in its current state sans homo
sapiens. Us humans got to crash the
party a day later because we are the
center of the universe, unless you
are a PETA member.
Anyway, most kids do not pay
attention in class anyway and if their
belief system is so unstable that a
simple hour of scientific theory will
shake their faith, then perhaps it was
the parents that failed.
Anyway, there is already a plausi-
ble solution for parents that want to
preserve these misconceptions. Just
do the same thing my parents did
when they became disgusted with
the public education system and pay
tuition for a private faith-based edu-
cation.
During my senior year the biolo-
gy instructor debunked the evils of
Darwin in her biology II class by
showing the movie Fantasia and
having students take note of scien-
tific errors during the sequence fea-
turing events that resemble evolu-
tion.
I am appreciative of the fact that I
received my high school "diploma"
from an unaccredited institution
that used a 1941 Disney animation
showcasing the music of Leopold
Sokowski and the Philadelphia
Orchestra as an example of defini-
tive scientific evidence.
If you have something to say or
are curious about anything not cov-
ered here, write at
che.disciple@gmail.com. I welcome
any and all debate.
Jason Cole is a Louisiana Schol-
ars' College student His opinions
do not necessarily reflect the
opinions of the Sauce staff or of
the University.
The Middle Path
On flag desecration
By Justin
Shatwell
Of all the lightning rod issues in
American politics, I think the most
pointless is flag desecration.
Almost without fail, bills banning
desecration are introduced around
every major election to rally sup-
porters.
I don't think anyone ever really
expects these bills to pass; they are
simply political tools which our
lawmakers waste valuable time
and resources writing, debating,
and ultimately voting down.
Personally, I'm not a big propo-
nent of flag desecration as a means
of protest; it tends to end discus-
sions, not start them. However, I
support the right to do it, and I am
always an opponent of any bill that
seeks to ban it. Beyond the First
Amendment concerns, these bills
raise subjective questions to which
there are no fair answers.
The key problem is that there is
no clear definition of desecration
that can be applied evenhandedly
in every situation.
With no clear definition, the law
would have to be interpreted on a
case-by-case basis allowing for the
possibility that political biases
could undermine justice.
For instance, let's say that during
a protest, numerous people painted
slogans upon American flags, an
act sometimes interpreted as dese-
cration.
They say things such as "God
Bless America," "W 4Ever," "Don't
Tread on Me," "Bush is the Devil,"
and "Dean 2008." Which of these is
desecration? It doesn't seem fair to
arrest all of them.
The first one is clearly just trying
to be patriotic. It is unclear what
"Don't Tread on Me," refers to or
what the intent of its carrier is.
As for the three blatantly politi-
cal ones, you have to punish all of
them or none at all. Even if you
were to only punish the one that
makes the unsubstantiated claim
that the president is Satan, you
open yourself up to accusations of
political bias.
Such questions can arise con-
cerning almost any type of possible
desecration. Even flag burning is
questionable as the practice is also
seen as an honorable way to retire
an old or damaged banner.
Our legal system simply cannot
operate on an "I-know-it-when-I-
see-it" basis. All people are biased
and no one can be trusted to be
consistently fair, especially con-
cerning such a touchy subject.
Anti-desecration laws too often
depend on determining the intent
of the person accused. This is
almost impossible because the flag
represents different things for dif-
ferent people. Every citizen, native
or immigrant, is an equal inheritor
of that symbol and they are free to
relate to it as they will. Often peo-
ple have conflicting feelings
towards it.
American Indians may look at it
and see the banner that their
grandparents served in WWII to
protect, but in the same instant be
painfully aware that ever)' star on
that flag was cheated or stolen
from their ancestors.
Parents of soldiers may see it as
both the symbol of their child's
honor as well as the symbol of a
government whose policies they
do not agree with.
Patriotism is not such a black
and white concept as anti-desecra-
tion laws claim. No law can man-
date how a "good" American
should feel about their country or
the flag that symbolizes it. Nor
does any lawmaker have the right
to tell us how to represent our com-
plicated relationship with these
United (but so often dividing)
States.
The fact of the matter is that most
citizens who bum a flag see the
action as patriotic. For whatever
reason, they feel wronged, ignored
or disenfranchised.
Flag desecration is the last resort
of a person whose personal image
of the flag no longer represents the
reality of the country around them.
We are all in this country together,
and
I think we would be far better off
if we took the time we wasted writ-
ing bills to ban flag desecration and
spent it trying to find out why so
many of our neighbors feel so
abandoned.
Justin Shatwell is a Louisiana
Scholars' College student. His
column appears weekly on the
editorial page. His opinions do
not necessarily reflect the opin-
ions of the Sauce staff or of the
University.
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the Current Sauce
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fashionable
Focus
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On a daily basis, there is no
need to go totally glammed-out.
j would be pointless and time-
^nsuming to try to get "beauty-
queen" hair every morning or
put on a pound-and-a-half of
makeup. Nowadays, the most
beautiful celebrities are sporting
jiound Hollywood au natural.
50 this season, forget dramatic
]uir and makeup and go for
90ft, subtle looks that make
huge impact!
The first thing usually noticed
on a girl is her eyes, so it is only
fitting that you do everything in
your power to enhance their
natural beauty. This cannot be
done by applying 25 layers of
mascara on top of six layers of
eyeliner and a pound of eye
shadow. It can only be pulled off
by applying less. As the saying
goes, less really is more. Did
you know that wearing too
inuch mascara could make most
women look considerably older?
It's true! So to apply less,
choose a lengthening (not a
tfuckening) formula to avoid a
dumpy, chunky look. Apply a
maximum of two coats to your
upper lashes and one coat to
your lower ones. Make sure
that you brush between coats to
get rid of any access mascara on
your lashes.
When it comes to eyeliner,
heavily lined eyes tend to look
small and beady. By applying
less and blending, you get a
much cleaner and more defined
look. To get this look, use a
cream liner instead of a conven-
tional pencil. Apply it along the
upper lash lines only with a
liner brush. Be sure to smudge
it with a clean, dry Q-tip as well.
Wearing too much eye shad-
ow takes away from your face
and draws more attention to
your makeup and now you
probably are thinking, "Well,
isn't that the point?" The
answer, my friends, is no it is
not. The point of wearing make-
up is to enhance your features,
not to cover them up. Therefore
it is important to stick to subtle
shadows. Look for a sheer,
creamy texture that will go on
delicately. When choosing a
shade, look for a hue that works
^el] with your skin tone. If you
have a lighter peaches-and-
cream complexion, try looking
for shades of shimmering taupe
0r gold-flecked pink. Rich tones
^ emerald and plum really
fccentuate darker complexions.
Next, we move onto the lips,
the second most noticeable thing
011 a woman. Choosing a hp
^lor that is perfect for you can
difficult. Some colors may be
100 dark for your skin color and
°tight make you appear harsh
matronly, and it could also
"lake you look washed out or
^en highlight early fine-lines
ground your mouth and eyes.
% working with subtle lip-
^clor. Choose one that looks
■^tural or perhaps one or two
pdes darker than your natural
"P-color. For an even more nat-
^al look, try a hp-stain. This is
a Perfectly inviting look because
"makes your smackers appear
* if you had just eaten berries.
" adds color without texture.
you have questions or com-
ets regarding fashion, trends
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Courtesy of KRT Campus
Students remember a pioneer in African-American history
By Will Moses
Sauce Reporter
A lesson in black history teaches
NSU students and professors the
value of a hard-earned dollar.
Throughout black history, many
names stand out as pioneers in
paving the way for blacks. Such
names include George Washington
Carver, Frederick Douglass, Harriet
Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe
and many more. Their names have
etched lasting memories and have
motivated movements of black
people that enable our society to be
as diverse as it is today.
Madame CJ Walker stands
prominent in the names listed
above. Her invention of hair care
products for black women during a
time of oppression built her an
empire which in turn led to her mil-
lion dollar success. By simply
working hard to get what she
wanted out of life, she became the
first black female millionaire.
Assistant Political Science Profes-
sor William Hoston said, "She
embraced the assimilation of blacks
to the dominant culture by provid-
ing them with the method of assim-
ilating.
"With her invention, blacks can
now acquire the similar styles that
the dominant culture has embraced
and it gave blacks a sense of power
to look like the people that have
oppressed them," Hoston said.
Hoston said Walker is an exam-
ple of where hard work can lead
to.
"Being a black woman to have a
creative idea at that time was para-
mount," Hoston said.
Shannon Williams, a junior
social work major, sells beauty
products by a mail-order catalog
company. She said if she was
doing what she does today in the
time of Walker, she probably
would not have much to sell.
"We have so many products
today because people like
Madame Walker experimented
around with what works and what
doesn't work," Williams said.
Williams also said that if Walk-
er's straightening comb, a device
that uses heat to straighten excep-
tionally course hair with the aid of
pomades, was never invented,
black people would not know
what "nappy" hair is because
there would be no standard of
comparison.
Jared Kutz, a freshman account-
ing major, said good hair care is
essential to good hygiene.
"Your hair is the first thing peo-
ple see," Kutz said.
Kutz said if he was a salesman
in the time of Walker, he would
spend a day in a black beauty
salon to better understand how to
serve his customers and give them
what they want.
Procha Maber, a junior criminal
justice major, said that the straight-
ening comb was a horrible way to
get straight hair.
"I used to cover my ears when
my mom would use it on me to
keep my ears from being burned,"
Maber said. "I like to get perms
because it is much easier than the
hot comb."
The hot comb invention enabled
black women to have a more man-
ageable style.
NSU Theatre to present
'Someone Who'll Watch Over Me'
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James Dalmer rehearses for Someone to Watch Over Me. Dalmer plays Edward
Sheradon in the show which will appear in the Loft Theatre at 7:30 Feb. 26-27.
By Katie Lopez
Sauce Reporter
Kyle LeMarie's rendition of the
play Someone Who'll Watch Over Me
will run Feb. 26 and 27 in the Loft
Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Seats will be
on a first come first serve basis.
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by
Frank McGuiness tells the tale of
three men trapped in a cell in
Beirut. They do not understand
why they are being held captive,
but they do know one thing; they
have to try to stay alive. LeMarie
Where:
Loft Theatre
When: Saturday
and Sunday
Time: 7:30 p.m.
takes the audience from laughing
at the men and the silly things that
they do to pass the time back to the
horrid reality of being stuck in a
tiny cell with little hope. LeMarie
presents the realization that if they
do not stick together then they do
not have a chance of surviving.
Eric Duhon plays Michael Wai-
ters, an Englishman, who has a
hard time coping with the fact that
he is being held captive. James
Palmer plays Edward Sharadon,
an Irishman, who passes the time
with a humorous sarcasm and
directs all of his anger towards
Michael Watters. Jayson Belew
plays American Adam Canning
who has been in the cell longer
than the other two men. He relies
on his Bible and exercise to get
him through this hard time.
"In the original production of
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me the
actors had a much tighter space to
work in," says LeMarie. "I wanted
for them to interact more when
they play games and have conver-
sations so I'm giving them more
room."
LeMarie says that he wants for
the audience to feel as if they are
in the cell with the three men and
experiencing the same sadness
they are. He will have the seating
surrounding these men so that
everyone can get a different per-
spective. LeMarie will combine
chains hooked to the men's legs,
and dim lighting to add to the eerie
sense of reality he wants the audi-
ence to feel.
Faking it:
Getting caught with a fake
ID could kill the party
By Samantha Foley
Sauce Reporter
After an exhausting week of
classes the weekend is a time of
relaxation or a trip home to visit
friends and family for NSU stu-
dents. Those students who are
not relaxing or visiting home
may catch a bad case of Sat-
urday night fever. They
crowd local night
clubs and restau
rants to social-
ize with old 1
friends and
with luck make
new friends as well.
The thing that \
makes our college years
so unique is that we can I
party with peers every-
day if we feel it's neces-
sary. Drinking at night
clubs is a social norm
for college students,
even those under age.
So how do you pur-
chase alcohol if you are under
21? And how do you enter a I
nightclub if you are not yet 18?
Easy, you use a fake ID. Statistics
from Mothers Against Drunk Dri-
ving show that since the drinking
age in Louisiana was raised to 21 in
1995 the use of fake IDs has
increased substantially.
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dents trying to use fake ID's except
for at the beginning of school when
incoming freshmen are not 18 yet
and they try to enter the bar," says
Bobby Rooney, NSU
student and local
nightclub manager
of the Student Body.
"We take up
about one fake
ID every two
weeks," says
Travis Landry,
i NSU student
I and manager
I of the Pin-
V nacle night
W^L club,
"Usu-
ally
t h e
really do not
have a huge problem with stu-
■■HP^ peo-
pie with
fake IDs
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caught
Jmmr entering
he bar, not trying to pur-
r chase alcohol."
t Louisiana law states that
' fake ID usage is a misde-
meanor, and users can be
fined up to $250 and have their
driver's licenses suspended for
between 90 days up to a year.
Depending on the offender's crim-
inal record, some users may also
serve jail time.
"I feel that my job Ls to enforce
the law and that is what I do, even
when it comes to fake IDs," says
Natchitoches Police Department
Detective Jeff Franks. "These laws
keep teens safe."
However, despite the possible
consequences, some NSU students
openly admit that they have used
fake IDs.
"When I was under 21 I used a
fake ID to buy alcohol regularly,"
says Eva Sterling, junior journalism
major. "I used the ID on Bourbon
Street several times never having a
problem, but I got caught using it
in Shreveport and had to pay $50 to
get it back from the guy working
the door."
Whether you are trying booze on
Bourbon or simply get into a local
bar and hang-out with fellow stu-
dents in Natchitoches, underage
students should be aware of the
consequences when deciding'
whether to use fake IDs.
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Sports
Justin
Hebert
The Full
Count
Too tough
for LSU?
justin_hebertl37@yahoo
Could it be that maybe,
just perhaps, a national
powerhouse like the LSU
Tigers would be nervous to
face a I-AA opponent like,
say, NSU next season?
This past weekend I was
reading in the Shreveport
Times that LSU has decided
to schedule Appalachian
State to fill a Nov. 5 open
date in their schedule.
The Tigers were sup-
posed to face former
Demon head coach Steve
Roberts and his Arkansas
State Indians on this day,
but ASU declined to return
after being pummeled 53-3
last season in Tigerland.
The Indians had decided
to face LSU a season earlier
than planned due to Hous-
ton backing out of a 2004
contest in Baton Rouge.
After offers to other I-A
institutions were declined,
LSU Athletic Director Skip
Bertman decided to sched-
ule what, according to the
Shreveport Times, an LSU
release called "perennial I-
AA power" Appalachian
State.
Well if the Mountaineers
are a I-AA power then I
guess you could consider
NSU one step above that
after the Demons defeated
them 40-35 early last season
here in Turpin Stadium.
The Shreveport Times
reports that $400,000 will be
paid to Appalachian State
for traveling to LSU. What I
don't understand is why
can't LSU help Louisiana
out and pay an in-state
school to play them.
It doesn't even have to
be NSU, what about
McNeese, I think they have
been pretty decent in I-AA
in the past. I guess they
did make it to the I-AA
championship game in
2002.
Maybe it is not a matter
of looking for the toughest
team to play.
After reading this article I
happened to see NSU
strength training coach Zeb
Hawkins and decided to
ask him about it and he
brought to my attention a
very interesting point.
LSU may not want to risk
being in a tight game with
a school such as NSU, MSU
or any other I-AA team, or
even take the chance of one
of those teams pulling out
an amazing upset and
defeating the Tigers.
If either were to happen
it would be detrimental to
LSU's recruiting, especially
in state.
Maybe they were watch-
ing closely a couple of
years back when we defeat-
ed TCU at their own home.
A division I-AA team
wouldn't have anything to
lose by playing a nationally
ranked I-A team and you
know the saying, people
with nothing to lose are the
most dangerous.
Whatever the reason is, it
would be nice to see a
strong Southland Confer-
ence team out of Louisiana
or even Southern or Gram-
bling get a shot at the
Tigers.
You know how many
fans would show up for a
game like that and who
knows, it could even spark
a little rivalry between two
Louisiana teams.
The stands would surely
be packed because every-
one wouldn't be traveling
from Boone, N.C.
When you look at it that
way you would think it
would be just as helpful for
the Tigers to play a
Louisiana I-AA team.
Just give it a chance LSU.
NSU ready for SLC action
_ . „ Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Services
Demon head coach Mike Perniciaro speaks with catcher Margaret Patterson during an intersquad scrimmage before the season began. Patter-
son is leading the Demons with a .342 batting average and .632 slugging percentage while hitting three homeruns and driving in six runs.
By Adam Hymel
Sauce Reporter
The start of the NSU
Demons softball season has
been like a roller coaster ride,
lots of ups and downs, but
first-year head coach Mike
Perniciaro said, "The incon-
sistencies are to be expected
this early in the season."
Perniciaro, or Pooch as he
is known to his players, has
guided the Demons to an 8-9
record.
Don't however; let the
record fool you; four of the
losses have been to national-
ly ranked teams, two to
Alabama and one each to
ULL and Texas A&M with
the highlight win of the sea-
son being a 2-0 shutout of
Auburn, Pemiciaro's former
team.
Perniciaro said the biggest
surprise of the season has
been the impressive offensive
and defensive play of sopho-
more Margaret Patterson and
junior Sarina Noack. Patter-
son leads the Demons with a
.342 batting average while
Noack leads the team with 9
runs scored.
"The biggest surprise
though has to be the pitching
of Lord Rasberry," Perniciaro
said.
Rasberry, a senior right-
hander from Tyler, Texas,
leads the Demons in aj
major pitching categories
and was the starter in t£
shutout against Auburn.
Rasberry nearly led tjfc
Demons to an upset of No. lj
ranked Alabama with
three-hit game that ended 2-1
in the Crimson Tide's favor.
Perniciaro said after tw
solid years Rasberry strug.
gled last season, but
picked it up and done gooj
things for the club.
The Demons have played
every game on the road thjj
year and look forward to
returning home.
NSU was scheduled to
make their first appearand
of the season at the Demon
Diamond Wednesday to play
Centenary College out of
Shreveport, but the gam e
was postponed due to rain.
Saturday they will open
conference play against
Stephen F. Austin.
"We're glad to finally get a
home game in front of otu
fans," Perniciaro said. "SFA
has a lot of young players
and are still working on
some things, so we're fortu-
nate to have them at home
first."
The Demons will play a
double-header Saturday
starting at. 1 p.m. with the
final game Sunday at 1 p.m
No
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Jones, Broughton pick up early season wins
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
Taking the mound as a starter
for the first time in his collegiate
career, freshman Kyle
Broughton pitched six shutout
innings with the poise of a sea-
soned veteran.
Broughton picked up his first
college win giving up only four
hits while striking out five bat-
ters, helping the Demons defeat-
ed Northern Iowa 6-3 Wednes-
day night at Brown-Stroud
Field.
"For his first start in his col-
lege career that was outstand-
ing," head coach Mitch Gaspard
said. "He just had really good
command all night. I was real
pleased with his outing."
The Demons rebounded from
a loss to Louisiana-Lafayette
Sunday in the UL tournament
with a commanding 8-1 victory
over Louisiana Tech Tuesday at
J.C. Love Field in Ruston.
The team rode an impressive
pitching performance from sen-
ior left hander Rusty Jones, who
notched his first win of the sea-
son going 6 2-3 innings giving
up one run on seven hits while
striking out four.
"Rusty Jones was outstanding
and Blake Jones came in right
behind him and really shut their
offense down," Gaspard said.
Blake Jones came on in relief
to get his second save of the sea-
son pitching 2 1-3 innings with-
out allowing a run while only
giving up three hits and striking
out five. The reliever also
helped NSU out at the plate
going three for four with a dou-
ble, driving in a run and scoring
twice.
The Demons, who were held
to only two hits in their loss to
ULL, exploded for 12 hits, a sea-
son high, despite striking out 12
times.
Two of the 12 NSU hits were
homeruns; one a fifth inning
solo homerun by left fielder
Michael Palermo, his first of the
year, to put the Demons up 2-0,
and a grand slam in the eighth
by shortstop Scott Pittenger to
put the game out of reach at 8-1.
The Demons will continue
action as they host the NSU
tournament this weekend at
Brown-Stroud held. They will
play Kansas State at 4 p.m. Fri-
day, then face Northern Iowa
Saturday at 4, and finish up with
Eastern Michigan Sunday at 1:30
p.m.
"We would like to see our
offense come alive even more so
this weekend," Gaspard said.
"I've been really pleased with
the last four or five starts so
hopefully that will continue to
happen."
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over Northern Iowa.
Demon athletes top academic honor roll
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
NSU has recently placed 61
student-athletes on the Hiber-
nia Bartk/SLC Fall 2004 Acad-
emic Honor Roll from the
football, volleyball, men and
women's cross country and
women's soccer teams.
In order to make the honor
roll the student-athletes must
have a 3.0 GPA for that semes-
ter while excelling on the field
and in the community. There
were 400 student-athletes
elected from the Southland
Conference.
While NSU led all 11 SLC
schools, McNeese followed
with 58, then Stephen F.
Austin and Texas State each
accounted for 51 members of
the list, Southeastern
Louisiana had 44 and
Nicholls State had 32.
The Demons' football team
notched 28 student-athletes
on the fall honor roll includ-
ing linebacker Paul Mefford
who, for the second year in a
row was selected as the SLC
Football Scholar-Athlete of
the Year for football. Mefford
is a business administration
major holding a 3.86 GPA
while fimshing the Demons
SLC championship season as
the second-leading tackier
with 97 tackles.
"Paul has done remarkably
well academically and he's a
great athlete on the football
field and he's also participat-
ed in several of our communi-
ty service events," said NSU
academic advisor Julie
Lessiter. "He's an outstand-
ing student-athlete and we
hope that he continues to go
on and do Northwestern State
proud."
As academic advisor,
Lessiter works closely with
coaches and NSU faculty to
help ensure that student-ath-
letes maintain a high level of
academics while pursuing a
degree from NSU.
Lessiter said that she and
her staff were proud to see the
results of their hard work
with how many Demons
were eligible for the academic
honor roll.
Besides having the most
football players in the SLC
make the list, NSU had seven
of 13 Lady Demon volleyball
players, seven of 14 men's
and women's cross country
runners, and 18 of the 25
members of the soccer teatf
meet the requirements for th*
list.
"Overall think it helps**
status of your university
Lessiter said. "If you hav*
smart kids that are coming
and producing good grad#
every semester, not only *
we have the smart kids
we're also winning champ* -
onships."
Lady Demons fall to Southern Mississippi
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Lady Demon Catalma Villegas serves during her match against Southern Mississippi Saturday. Villegas lost in three sets
to Sherry Price but earlier this month was named SLC tennis player of the week.
By Warren Hayes
Sauce Reporter
The NSU Demons tennis
team hosted the University of
Southern Mississippi Lady
Eagles Saturday in a pre-con-
ference match-up but could
not capture a victory.
The Lady Eagles displayed
their confidence by winning
three doubles matches 8-3.
USM's Nicola Slater and
Sherry Price defeated
Anneline Zerwick and
Alexandra Nieto at No. 1.
Zerwick said she was men-
tally prepared to face the Lady
Eagles and could have played
better.
"I played better than last
week when we faced Tyler
Junior College," Zerwick said.
"The games we have been
playing are to prepare us for
conference and we should be
playing better than this."
Nikhila Narra and Grace
Kemmerer won the No. 2 slots
over Catalina Villegas and
Fernanda Silva, and Ali Black-
ett and Jennifer Sibille won
the No. 3 slots over Magali
Van den Bergh and Marcia
Alcantra.
Coach Willie Paz said the
team will have to work hard
to finish the matches when
they have the lead.
"We need to capitalize in
the matches we play," Paz
said. "We have the lead in
matches, but we can't finish."
In singles matches, the
Demons were unsuccessful.
Slater won the No. 1 over Zer-
wick 7-6, 6-1. In the No. 2,
Price defeated Villegas 2-6, 6-2
and 6-2. USM continued to
win as Narra beat Silva for the
No. 3, 7-6 and 6-2.
"I played the whole gal*
with confidence, but I coul"'
n't win," Silva said. "In &
first set, I was winning 5j
but I lost 7-6, 6-2 in the seed 1 "
set."
After the first three sing^
matches, the Lady Eag^
swept the Demons in the
three sets.
Kemmerer won 6-4, H
over Van den Bergh at N" *
Blackett beat Nieto 6-3, 6-0*
No. 5, and Sibille defea^
Camila Prado 6-1, 6-4 at N<>
Despite the loss, Paz sjjjj
this game was a learnij*
experience for him and ^
Demons.
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NSU theatre to present
Shakespeare montage
The NSU Theatre Department will present "Shake-
speare: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," which is
comprised of scenes from a dozen Shakespearean
works.
The play, which Scott Burrell is directing, will begin at
6 p.m. from March 10-12 and 14-16 outside Lee H.
Nelson Hall.
The production will include scenes from "The Winter
Tale," "Romeo and Juliet/' Much Ado About Nothing,"
"The Taming of the Shrew," "A Comedy of Errors," "King
Lear," "Hamlet," "Othello" and "Richard III."
Admission is free to the public. Bleacher seating will
be provided, but audience members are encouraged to
bring their own chairs and blankets.
Guest pianist to perform in
Magale Recital Hall
As part of the Louisiana Piano Series International,
pianist Eric Le Van will perform at NSU.
Each performance of the series will include a pre-
concert lecture and will be followed by a reception.
Public master classes will be scheduled for selected
t)SU students the following day.
Le Van's performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Sat-
urday in Magale Recital Hall.
Admission is $10 for the public and free to NSU and
Louisiana School students with a current ID. For more
Information, visit www.fitenko.com/pianoseries.
Symphony to feature concerto
contest winners
The winners of the NSU annual concerto competition
will perform in the Natchitoches-Northwestern Sympho-
ny tonight.
The concert will showcase a sampling of talent from
several musical disciplines and will conclude with a full
symphony performance of Dvorak's "Symphsny No. 8
in G Major."
The concerto winners and their selections are trum-
peters Joel Adair of Palestine, Texas and Steven Ander-
son of Sulphur; flutist Clara Loy of Louisville, III.; and
Derek Phillips of Piano, Texas.
The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Magale
Recital Hall. Admission is $10 for the public and free to
NSU and Louisiana School students.
Band fraternity, Red Cross to
hold tsunami relief fundraiser
The national honorary band fraternity Kappa Kappa
the American Red Cross and the City of Natchi-
toches are holding a tsunami relief fundraiser.
The fundraiser will be from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on
Fr 'day and Saturday on the riverfront stage.
Active KKPsi members will be selling tickets for ham-
burger lunches for $4 in advance and $5 on site. Tick-
et s must be presented to receive food.
T he lunch will include a hamburger, potato chips,
^okies, condiments and a drink.
Guest conductor to lead NSU
Wind Symphony
T he NSU Wind Symphony will present a concert at
:3n p.m. on Wednesday, March 2 in Magale Recital
Hail
Caroline Beatty will be the guest conductor.
The Wind Symphony is conducted by Bill Brent and is
Cfle premier wind and percussion ensemble at NSU. It
ls imposed of the top 56 wind and percussion musi-
^ns at NSU.
J n the past, the group has performed at the College
" an d Director's National Association Conference. They
J re sent an annual concert tour to high schools through-
^ the region and will perform in Baton Rouge and
6w Orleans for two days this spring.
Adr nission is free and open to the public.
Briefs compiled by Savanna Mahaffey
ULS board raises tuition
By Andrew Shirley
Sauce Reporter
The University of
Louisiana System Board of
Supervisors voted Friday for
a 3 percent tuition increase
for all ULS schools due to an
increased need for finances.
An executive summary
that accompanied the bill
included research that indi-
cated the increase would
yield an estimated $7.6 mil-
lion in additional revenues,
costing an average of $96 per
academic year for full time
students enrolled at each of
the system's eight schools.
LSU is expected to follow
suit with a similar increase.
The increase is hoped to
generate revenue for the
schools, as well as make
Louisiana Universities more
competitive among schools
in the southeastern states.
In a ULS press release
dated Feb. 25, it was estimat-
ed that Louisiana schools
currently have a tuition level
that is on average 18.5 per-
cent below those of other
schools in the Southeast.
Despite the desire for
improvement, Vice President
of Business Affairs Carl Jones
said the funds will be used to
relieve the financial burden
caused by the new admission
guidelines that will be imple-
mented next fall.
"The money will be used
to offset the financial loss
due to declined enrollment,"
Jones said. "That was one of
the original reasons that this
was brought up."
Jones said the money
earned by each school will be
the same as any other
income.
"The money generated by
Northwestern will go
towards Northwestern,"
Jones said.
The increase is slated to go
into effect this summer.
BPCC students will blend in on campus
By Jimmy Brown
Sauce Reporter
When Bossier Parish Com-
munity College arrives on
Campus in the fall, it will be a
difficult task to differentiate
its students from NSU's.
Connie McConathy, direc-
tor of BPCC at NSU, said
BPCC and NSU students will
share several similarities,
including many of the fees
NSU students pay.
"Pretty much whatever a
Northwestern student pays
would be... what a Bossier
Parish student pays,"
McConathy said.
However, BPCC's tuitions
will be cheaper than NSU's,
she said. She did not know
how significant the difference
will be.
Another dissimilarity will
be that BPCC students will
not be obligated to stay on
campus or buy a meal plan,
but they are allowed to lodge
in the campus dormitories
and use the dining facilities,
McConathy said.
The students will also have
access to the different com-
puter labs, possess NSU iden-
tification cards and will have
classes in the same buildings
as do NSU students.
McConathy said the only
way to know if students
belong to BPCC is by follow-
ing them to their classes,
which only BPCC students
would attend.
Developmental course
teachers will still teach
Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce
NSU basketball player Sharonda Bell chats with BPCC at NSU Director Connie McConathy outside the BPCC office in Kyser Hall. Inside, basket-
ball player Marcellas Ross studies for a college algebra exam.
because those classes will still
be part of NSU, McConathy
said.
She said a student can only
take one remedial class to be
considered for NSU enroll-
ment. Students who must
take two or more remedial
courses must enroll through
BPCC.
Also, according to the 2004-
05 University catalog, all
entering freshmen must have
completed 16.5 of the
Regents' High School core
curriculum and must have a
2.0 high school cumulative
GPA or have a composite
score of 20 on the ACT or
have been ranked in the top
50 percent of their graduating
class.
According to the catalog
there will be exceptions to
those who do not meet the
criteria for admissions. In
cooperation with the Settle-
ment Agreement, NSU must
set aside 15 percent as admis-
sion exceptions to include 10
percent for other race stu-
dents and 5 percent for stu-
dents such as those with spe-
cial talents, who are athletes
or who are children of alum-
ni.
Other exceptions regarding
transfer, home-schooled and
non-traditional students have-
been set and can be found in
the catalog.
The new selective admis-
sion will only affect those
■ See BPCC, page 6
New Walgreen's
under construction
Leslie Westbrook / the Current Saw e
A bulldozer levels the ground at a future Walgreen's site at the corner of Keyser Avenue and East Third
Street. The store is scheduled to open on July 1.
By Katie Lopez
Sauce Reporter
Natchitoches conducted a
groundbreaking ceremony
yesterday for the new Wal-
green's under construction at
300 Keyser Avenue.
Developer Key One LLC
proposes to construct a
14,800 square feet building
that is open seven days a
week, 24 hours a day and has
a drive through pharmacy,
said Juanita Fowler, City of
Natchitoches Planning and
Zone Director.
"Developer Key One LLC
purchased all the properties
in the area where the new
Walgreen's will be and
demolished them," Fowler
said.
Debbie Zienne, the manag-
er of Cade's Pharmacy in
Natchitoches, feels that the
new pharmacy will hurt
someone, but she is not sure
if it will be the chain stores or
local businesses. Zienne feels
that more people will pull
away from Wal-Mart and
Rite Aid pharmacies than the
smaller businesses.
"Albertson's didn't last
long so I don't see this one
lasting either," Zienne said.
Walgreen's will offer
internships and scholarships
to students majoring in phar-
macy. It will also offer man-
agement internships, a Wal-
green's customer relations
■ See Walgreen's, page 2
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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, March 3, 2005
Review advises NSU to
address financial issues
This is the second article in a three-
part series examining how the NSU
administration is responding to sug-
gestions made by an institutional
review of the University. The review is
available in its entirety on the Web at
ulsystem.net. This article's focus is
NSU's fiscal issues.
By Kyle Shirley
News Editor
NSU administrators are working
to address financial issues raised by
a comprehensive institutional
review.
The first two points of the review
explain that although NSU is
"operating on a very limited
resource base," the University
seems to be using its available
funds appropriately.
"There are various things that
cause institutional funding levels to
be low. Ours is especially low/'
NSU President Randall Webb said.
"A part of it has to do with enroll-
ment increases... without the Uni-
versity receiving the state appropri-
ations to go along with that."
Webb met with approximately
100 faculty members from the Lib-
eral Arts Department Tuesday to
discuss how his administration
plans to deal with the review's
findings. At the meeting, Webb
attributed some of the University's
fiscal problems to Governor Kath-
leen Blanco $500,000 budget cut in
the middle of this school year.
Webb said this is the first state-
mandated midyear budget cut in
10 years, and another cut is likely
next year. Such cutbacks, combined
with NSU's anticipated drop in
enrollment when the selective
admissions standards go into effect
next semester, will add to the Uni-
versity's funding problems.
Webb said NSU has had to rely
on "contingency money" it set
aside for this year, and any money
left over will go into the contin-
gency fund for next year.
"The money is allocated as effec-
tively as we know how," Webb
said. "We have to treat it as an
investment."
Alexis Aichinger, an associate
professor of political science,
attended Wednesday's meeting but
was not satisfied with Webb's
remarks.
"The report... outlines a system
of leadership that is either seriously
flawed or perceived as flawed,"
Aichinger wrote in an e-mail.
"Unless this is addressed, funding
will increase and decrease but the
underlying problems will remain. I
have not seen a serious attempt by
the administration to address this
issue - as the report states, criticism
of this nature is usually seen as a
personal attack rather than a con-
cern for the University and stu-
dents."
NSU Faculty Senate President
Ben Rushing said the University
could reduce its financial problems
by involving faculty in "a budget-
ing process that's open and trans-
parent.
"Sometimes these organizations
that operate on tax money take on a
culture that's like, 'Well, it's not real
money.' Well it is real money, and it
comes from people out in the street
that have to dig deep to pay the
taxes," Rushing said.
Webb said, "My great hope was
that possibly this (review) would
be a third-party source that would
say what I've been saying. . . North-
western is terribly underfunded.
And that is precisely what it said."
Webb also said the administra-
tion is collecting information on
NSU's scholarship policies to
ensure that award money is spent
on students who will complete
their degrees.
John Maginnis, a syndicated
political columnist and former
adjunct NSU journalism professor,
said NSU is not the only ULS insti-
tution with funding woes.
"All colleges in Louisiana are
underfunded compared to South-
ern Regional
Education Board funding levels
because that is what the Legislature
deems it can afford," Maginnis
wrote in an e-mail. "As far as I
know, UL Lafayette and Louisiana
Tech, though also ULS schools, are
funded higher because they have
more doctoral programs."
University of Louisiana System
Director of Communications
Catherine Heitman said the ULS
paid The National Center for High-
er Education Management Systems
$49,350 to conduct the review,
which examined all aspects of the
University. ULS President Sally
Clausen presented the NCHEMS
board's findings in an open assem-
bly in Magale Recital Hall on Feb. 2.
Part three of this series, which will
address student affairs issues at the
University, ivill appear in the March
10 edition of the Current Sauce.
Walgreen 's
FROM PAGE 1
representative said.
Kristin Nelson, a senior general
studies major, said she could not
believe that Natchitoches is letting
a Walgreen's come in. She said she
is upset that workers cut down all
the trees in the area and bulldozed
the houses that were there.
Nelson said that a couple that
lived in one of the demolished
homes lived there for 35 years and
raised all of their children there.
"From what I understand they
pretty much didn't have a choice
on whether or not they wanted to
leave," Nelson said.
Elizabeth Buatt sophomore biol-
ogy major at NSU said, "I'm really
excited about getting a Walgreen's.
I mean it gives us yet another place
to shop at and it is something
opened 24 hours other than Wal-
Mart."
The new Walgreen's is expected
to be completed four months from
yesterday's groundbreaking cere-
mony.
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NSU Police Blotter
2-22-05
8:14 a.m.
A woman from South Hall
called because her vehicle was
vandalized.
12:38 p.m.
A woman called because she
was concerned about two dogs
that were locked in a van out-
side of the Teacher Education
Center building for three
hours.
3:27 p.m.
A man called to report a sus-
picious man looking in the
windows of several cars.
2-23-05
6:59 p.m.
An employee of Iberville
called to report two students
possibly about to fight. The
dispute turned out to be a dis-
agreement between two foot-
ball players. No fight took
place, and the crowd dis-
persed.
2-24-05
1:35 p.m.
A man called to report that
his vehicle had been stolen.
5:13 p.m.
An officer called to advise
the detention center that he
was on his way with two men.
One had four counts of burgla-
ry. The other man had five
counts of burglary. The deten-
tion center was notified.
9:11 p.m.
A man flagged down an offi-
cer because he needed to get
his belongings back from his
ex-girlfriend.
2-25-05
12:50 p.m.
An officer went to the
library to take another state-
ment about thefts in the
library.
1:35 p.m.
An officer filed a report on a
simple battery case at the
Columns involving two resi-
dents who hit each other.
1:35 p.m.
A faculty member filed a
report about a student who
was threatening him.
1:40 p.m.
Campus police were noti-
fied of a 911 call made from the
Columns.
6:20 p.m.
A resident of the Columns
reported a possible fight
involving two men.
2-26-05
6:35 a.m.
A woman walking near the
farm area was advised to put
her dogs on a leash.
1:05 p.m.
An ambulance was called to
the baseball field for a player
who broke his ankle.
2-28-05
1:09 p.m.
A vehicle was vandalized at
the Columns.
5:26 p.m.
Police received an anony-
mous call about a possible
fight between Kappa Sigmas
and another party.
Elizabeth Bolt
Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sun
A new Walgreen's is under construction at 300 Keyser Ave. The store will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Military abuse scandal mirrored at home
By Jason
Cole
Last fall at the Scholars' College Halloween
Food Fair, the Most Politically Incorrect Cos-
tume Award was given to two students who
portrayed a scene of the abuse at the Abu
Ghraib prison facility.
I found it very coincidental that the student
costumed as Private First Class Lynddie Eng-
land was actually the same age as the infamous
prison guard. It really struck home to think that
this person that the media presents as a monster
could have been sitting next to me in a class.
I consider all of the Americans involved in the
abuse scandal as criminals who deserve prison
sentences for violating basic human rights
granted by the Third Geneva Accords. They
embarrassed the United States in front of the
entire world and disgraced soldiers in the
armed forces serving our country.
I am filled with patriotic pride that my grand-
fathers served with distinction in both theaters
of World War II as well as the Korean War and
feel shame that their service was dishonored in
this manner.
However, Lynddie England is as human as
the rest of us and subject to her own life circum-
stances.
She is anything but a spoiled little rich girl
expecting a cruise for a graduation present. In
fact she never had any prospects for attending
college after growing up in an Appalachian
trailer park.
She enlisted in the U. S. Army because there
would not be any velvet carpet laid out for her.
No one was going to employ her because of any
special family connections.
I am also concerned about the life that awaits
England's infant child, because she is not in any
position to hand over a set of car keys as a
sweet-sixteen birthday present, much less pro-
vide a better life than the one she had.
College students who have never been forced
to endure the living hell of war can also misbe-
have in this unforgivable fashion.
When I was working at the ULS agency this
summer I had access to a number of legal files
containing law suits against university students
for several abuse scandals.
This includes the harrowing hazing rituals of
an NSU fraternity that resulted in a student
requiring hospitalization. I also read a case from
another university that was so gruesome the
victim could no longer bear to live
The Iraqi people placed their solemn trust in
the American people to alleviate the anguish of
living in a totalitarian dictatorship. The Iraqi
detainees at Abu Ghraib depended on their
overseers to provide security and shelter in the
midst of an atrocious war.
They did not deserve to be mistreated and
sexually abused because they were in a subordi-
nate position. Those of us away from the front-
lines are not exempt from the Geneva accords.
I am sure there have been many cases where a
sincere friend placed their belief and trust in
someone who repaid them with humiliating
acts of degradation that deprived them of all
humanity and self-respect.
Perhaps the two students in costume were
trying to raise our awareness that those you
depend on may betray you whether you're in
Tikrit or Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Keep on rocking in the free world at che.dis-
ciple@gmail.com.
Jason Cole is a Louisiana Scholars' College
student. His opinions do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the Sauce staff or of the
University.
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The Middle Path
Prayer in the classroom not effective
By Justin Shatwell
I have little patience for the prayer in school
debate. Having worked as an educator in pub-
lic schools, I have seen first hand the problems
facing our youngest generation.
Over the last five years I've tutored kids
ranging from the 4th to the 8th grade. In that
time I've seen illiteracy, pregnancy, violence,
intimidation, disrespect, and more apathy than
I care to even think about.
I know the depth of the hole our public
schools are stuck in, and the argument that five
minutes of guided prayer will somehow solve
all of our problems is no less than a slap in my
face.
I'm not trying to challenge anyone's religious
beliefs. Many people see prayer and faith as
powerful life-shaping tools, and I have person-
ally seen religion turn some people's lives
around.
However, that does not mean that prayer is a
golden bullet that will solve all of our problems
by itself, nor does it give anyone the right to
impede upon the separation of church and
state.
As far as the legal question goes, I believe we
currently have a great compromise. Children
are free to be religious in schools, despite what
many claim. They can read their Bibles, preach
to one another, pray, and join voluntary reli-
gious clubs.
The only restriction is that such activities
have to happen on their own time (i.e. before
school, during lunch, between classes) and that
they cannot be led or endorsed by a faculty
member.
This is a good restriction because in order for
a school to function, it must endeavor to avoid
making children feel alienated.
Seeing teachers or administrators publicly
endorse a particular faith can make children of
different faiths or of no faith feel isolated from
those people who are supposed to be teaching
them.
Furthermore, it can cause a kind of peer pres-
sure for those children to conform to the major-
ity faith, undermining their parents' right to
raise them as they wish.
Religion is a contentious issue. If we are to
get anything done in the classroom, the last
thing we need is to start religious arguments
between students, teachers, and parents.
As it is, we already spend a ridiculous
amount of time and energy on this issue. I once
attended a public meeting in favor of school
prayer in Lake Charles. Several thousand par-
ents attended.
In college, I helped run a volunteer tutoring
program that gave attention to remedial stu-
dents in elementary and middle school. I was
lucky to get 15 devoted members a semester.
Public schools have more work than they can
manage, and they are eager for volunteers.
If my club got half the interest a school prayer
meeting receives, it could have provided a tutor
to every needy child in Natchitoches. T o
someone who has given their time futilely try-
ing to turn back the tide of mediocrity in our
school systems, school prayer activism seems
like an ineffectual and unforgivable waste of
time.
School prayer does not teach children to read.
School prayer does not make students good at
math.
School prayer does not make parents care,
shrink class size, or cure ADD. The goal of our
school system is to teach, and only human
beings can do that.
I do not attack school prayer because I am not
a Christian. I attack school prayer because it
does not work.
If you want to help our education system, put
down your picket sign, free up two hours a
week, and walk down to your nearest school.
I will tell you from experience that it is not an
easy or enjoyable task. However, real problems
deserve real answers, and we should be willing
to make that kind of sacrifice for our children.
Justin Shatwell is a Louisiana Scholars'
College student. His column appears weekly
on the editorial page. His opinions do not
necessarily reflect the opinions of the Sauce
staff or of the University.
More news in brief
NSU Jazz to kick off concert series
Galindo Rodriguez and the NSU Jazz Ensemble will perform Friday at
noon on the downtown riverbank to kick off Natchitoches' Brown Bag
Lunch Concert series.
"The Brown Bag Lunch Concert series began in 2001 when the Main
Street Program decided to seek a way in which to promote local musi-
cians as well as downtown restaurants," said Courtney Hornsby, man-
ager of Natchitoches' Main Street office.
Kappa Kappa Psi, one of NSU's music fraternities, will sell hamburger
lunches during the concert for five dollars. Each lunch will include a
hamburger, chips, cookie, condiments and drink. All proceeds from
'unch sales will go to the Red Cross to aid tsunami victims. Advance
!unch orders can be placed through Mark Holt at (318) 663-1176.
The Brown Bag concerts are held on the first friday of March, April,
May and June. April's concert will feature Rivers Revue, and will be
the unofficial kick-off for the annual Natchitoches Jazz Festival
campus housing and meal plans for next year.
Aramark will be providing free food, and KWND will be doing a live
remote broadcast.
There will be informational booths from Residential Life, the Univer-
sity Columns, Aramark, Financial Aid, One Card, the NSU Bookstore,
Student Activities, Counseling and Career Services, Health Services,
the new residence hall, which will be completed for next year, and the
Wellness Recreation and Activities Center, which will finish being reno-
vated in May.
Each continuing student who renews or signs up for any on-campus
housing option and its corresponding meal plan will be entered to win
one of several prizes including a $400 Wal-Mart gift card, a 27-inch
television, a 25-inch television, a PlayStation 2, a $100 declining bal-
ance on an Aramark meal plan and a $50 bookstore gift certificate.
Elaine Broussard
Lora sheppard Student wins award for catapult
'Go For The Green' festival to promote
campus housing, meal plans
The University will be sponsoring a St. Patrick's Day festival to pro-
mote campus housing and meal plan services with the theme "Go For
"'he Green."
The festival will take place Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in
fr ont of the Student Union. Students will be able to sign up for on-
Nathan Wilson, a sophomore physics major from Folsom, was chosen
out of 18 applicants as this year's Marsh White Award winner by the
Society of Physics Students.
Wilson submitted a proposal that called for the construction of a tre-
buchet, a medieval war engine. The trebuchet construction will run
through the spring semester, and the completed product will be used
as a demonstration for outreach activities to gain interest among high
school students currently taking physics.
It will later be used as a demonstration of physical principles for stu-
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Savanna Mahaffey
Study center now open in Rapides
On Tuesday, University College's Learning Center will begin providing
free tutoring to all NSU students in the Rapides Hall lobby in most
English, mathematics and science core subjects from 7-10 p.m.
Tutoring will be Monday through Wednesday by trained tutors. All
majors, residency statuses and classifications are encouraged to utilize
the facilities at night or visit the Learning Center in 237 Kyser Hall dur-
ing the day. For more information, contact Jeremy Thomas at 357-
4460.
Lora Sheppard
New York flutist to play at Magale
Flutist Renee Siebert of the New York Philharmonic will present a
guest recital at NSU on March 13. The concert, which is free and open
to the public, will begin at 3 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall.
The program will include "Sonata #4 in F Major" and "Sonata in E
Minor" by Mozart, "Romance in F Minor, Op. 11 by Dvorak, "9 Walks
Down 7th Avenue" by Dorff, "Sonata" by Reynolds and "Sonata" by
Hindemith. Gary Hammond will accompany Siebert on piano.
A member of the New York Philharmonic since 1974, Siebert has
appeared three times as concerto soloist with the Philharmonic and
collaborated with many eminent artists. She has appeared with Music
from Marlboro, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Cham-
ber Music at the Y and Barge Music. She has recorded the complete
flute works of Mozart and presented the world premiere of Judith
Shatin's Flute Concerto, later recording the work.
Siebert has given master classes and performed recitals at various
universities, including NSU, in the United States, Germany and Japan.
Last season, she performed Shatin's Flute Concerto in San Francisco
with the Women's Philharmonic and chamber music concerts at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Suspend disbelief for moment, if
you will, and contemplate the situa-
tion below.
Girl says: Can I borrow a pencil?
GirZ thinks: Gee, I really need a
pencil. I hope he has one.
Boy hears: Out of thirty guys in
the class, I asked you to give me a
pencil.
(Handing girl an overly chewed and
disturbed looking pencil.) Boy says:
Here is a pencil-
Boy thinks: ...and my number.
Girl hears: Here is a pencil. And
by the way, I am a huge freak with a
pencil fetish. (Girl tries to politely
hide her gag reflex at the sight of the
masticated writing utensil.)
Boy thinks: Oh yeah, she wants
me. Next class I am definitely get-
ting the digits.
Girl thinks: Note to self - never
sit by freakish pencil boy again.
(Both smile sweetly at each other.)
Obviously, these two are walking
away from this interaction with two
very different ideas over what just
occurred. Miscommunication can
occur for three reasons: denseness,
politeness, and simply because peo-
ple hear what they want to hear. If
the other participant in your conver-
sation is dense, there is no hope. Just
end the conversation, and walk
quickly away, before anyone gets
hurt. You can bet that a dense per-
son will never fully comprehend
what you mean even if you say it
really slowly.
However, if you are just trying to
be polite, the delightful art of mis-
communication will work well for
you. It is not always necessary to get
exactly what you are thinking across
to another person. In this instance,
when you are trying to spare a per-
son's feelings, miscommunication
added in with a little misdirection
can even spice things up a bit. For
instance, "Do I look fat in this
dress?" Response: "Oh, why look
over there! If s pigs in a
blanket. . .nurimm,mmmm. I'll be
right back." Ahhhh, miscommunica-
tion and misdirection all rolled into
one. It boggles the mind, and
refreshes the sense, doesn't it?
(On a side note, the correct response
to the above question is always 'No' if
you are of the opposite sex from the per-
son asking. However, if you just cannot
tell such a dirty lie, the above answer
runs a close second. Although you may
want to avoid the pig in a blanket bit
altogether, and pick a food with far less
obvious implications.)
So the final reason that miscom-
munication occurs is the simple
truth that people will forever hear
whatever it is that they want to hear.
This usually starts to occur when
you are far into your relationship,
which brings me around to this
week's point. Try to avoid miscom-
munication in the beginning of the
relationship though that the follow-
ing does not occur:
Girl says: Where is the remote?
Can you get it for me?
Girl thinks: Why can't he get off
his lazy butt and do something for
me for just once?
Boy hears: Blah, blah, blah,
blah. . .remote.
Boy says: Sure, baby, anything
for you. (Rolling eyes ever so slight-
iy-)
Boy thinks: Oh, I got your
remote right here, you nag.
Girl hears: I'm only doing this
because finding another girlfriend
would be too much work.
At this point, there has been a
serious breakdown in communica-
tion between these two people.
Unfortunately, miscommunication is
not always harmless, ridiculous fun
with other people. Certain people
can completely misinterpret what
you say either because you are not
saying what you really mean or are
not fully completing your thoughts
in a logical fashion. This can end
relationships and friendships in an
instant. Good communication skills
are very important and should be
well established before fully com-
mitting to a relationship. If miscom-
munication is not dealt with early
on in a relationship than you will
end up with much bigger problems
in the relationship.
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Thursday, March 3, 2005
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on Wednesday nights
by Candice Pauley
Sauce Reporter
A mutual love for music brought
Marcus Barber, Lance Brightwell,
Gregg Griffin, Jarrett Bailey, Ronnie
Ivy, Sherman Deselle and John
Chappell together to form the
band, The Entertainers.
With a mixture of jazz, rhythm
and blues, soul, rock and alterna-
tive, The Entertainers have some-
thing for everyone.
They play music from a variety
of bands and musicians including
Cake, Otis Redding, James Brown,
Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gay and
Outkast.
The idea for the band originated
when Barber, a senior CIS /Busi-
ness Administration major, and
Bailey, a Louisiana Tech graduate,
were introduced by a mutual
acquaintance. Bailey expressed
interest in creating a band.
A year later Barber, the bands
saxophone player, and Chappell,
trumpet player, approached Bailey
to play guitar. They wanted to start
a group that was more diverse and
on a higher level musically from
other local bands.
"Jarrett's been a really big help
because he understands the style,
he's done this before," Barber says.
Bailey, who has played guitar for
nine years, says, " I wanted to be in
the band because I didn't have
another place to play." He added, "
This band is different from any-
thing else that is in Natchitoches or
the surrounding area."
The band was still missing a few
key elements. That is when Barber
asked Griffin to play bass for them.
"The first name on my list was
Gregg because Gregg is a hard
worker and he's really enthused
about [music]," Barber says.
Griffin was eager to join the band
because, "Playing rock stuff as far
as bass goes is pretty boring and it's
pretty easy and I definitely wanted
a challenge and to learn a new style
to diversify," he says.
Next to join the band were
Brightwell on keyboard, Ivy on
drums and Deselle on lead vocals.
Barber says he chose Deselle
because, "Sherman's really good.
He sang with the jazz band last
year, and so I was just shocked. He
sings stylistically correct, he knows
how to get the crowd going. He's
got the perfect voice for what we
do."
Brightwell, a senior percussion
major, plays keyboard as a hobby.
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ers performed
at the Pioneer
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ary 16. The
band usually
performs at the
Ole Fort Pub
located at the
Ramada Inn on
the Highway-1
bypass.
"I [joined] the band so I could get
better at [playing the keyboard],"
Brightwell says. "I wanted to be
more versatile and more knowl-
edgeable and hopefully that will
help me."
Ivy, a music education and per-
cussion major, was not the first
drummer with the band. However,
after his inclusion the band was
complete.
"I wanted to be in the band
because there is nothing like this
really in Natchitoches we figured
we could start something to pro-
voke some interest in people," Ivy
says.
The band being complete, they
started setting up engagements
and making a name for themselves.
"As far as a band, I think we pret-
ty much got the glue that we need
to be successful," Barber says.
Many of the band members look
to Barber for leadership and inspi-
ration.
"Marcus Barber is the man," Bai-
ley says. "Marcus takes care of all
of the business, Marcus takes care
of the gigs, he motivates us when
criticisms need to be made or some-
thing is in question, Marcus is the
go-to guy.
The diversity of the group only
seems to add to their chemistry.
"It's great; it's fun; we have a
good time; we kid on each other.
It's what a band should be," Bailey
says.
Also look for them at the Natchi-
toches Jazz and R&B Festival on
April 2, 2005.
The Entertainers play every
Wednesday night at 9:30 at the Ole
Fort Pub in the Ramada Inn on the
Highway-1 bypass. The cover
charge is $2.
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a discussion about the issues of segregation in the U.S. during the 1960s.
By Cheryl Thompson
Sauce Reporter
"How many of you have an STD
and don't know it?"
Sound like a normal subject for
discussion in political science? It is
if you are in one of Willjam Hos-
ton's classes.
With the question asked, stu-
dents looking around the room
were curious to see what the others
would do or say. As the class
laughed nervously, Hoston asked
the question again.
None of the students raised their
hands. With this, he told the stu-
dents he wanted them to be aware
of people's fear of knowing the
truth and how it affected society.
The class topic for the day was
vetoes and how the system of
vetoes works.
Hoston, assistant professor of
political science, is known for
using contemporary "hot topics"
in his class to help students to
understand and be interested in
political science.
Some of his topics include the
war in Iraq, AIDS, gun legislation
in Louisiana, segregation in
schools and rap music.
One class discussion was about
government restrictions on free
speech. Using the the rap group 2
Live Crew as an example for discus-
sion, Hoston highlighted some of
the group's music and the contro-
versy behind it. He even sang
parts of the songs to jog students'
memories and caused a few
laughs.
Hoston says he has tried to treat
students as equals and show them
that he cares. He feels his students
are like his little brothers and sis-
ters. He talks to students before
class while he writes the notes for
the day's lecture on the board.
"I'm a young professor so there-
fore I'm not very far removed from
my students, I feel like I can relate
to them," Hoston says.
Hoston asks students for their
opinions on different subjects and
wants the student to give a valid
reason for their opinion. During
his class, he tries to give everyone
that raises their hands a chance to
speak out in class discussions.
"My teaching style is very inter-
active," Hoston says. "Students are
getting to a point where it's hard to
keep their attention for 50 minutes
in a traditional lecture, so if you
involve them in the discussion
then that will keep them more
interested."
Junior Brandon Woods
described Hoston as being "very
open" with fus students in class.
Sophomore Kristin Terou says,
"He's more concerned about your
opinion than his."
Seniors Harmony Williams and
Traci Watson say that they pay
more attention in Hoston's class
than in some of their other classes.
"He demands your attention,"
Williams says.
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By Jill Skaggs
Sauce Reporter
Refined taste buds and exquisite food no longer have to
belong to the rich and famous or even those who live off cam-
pus. Students can experiment with alternatives to the ordi-
nary Ramen noodles or canned pasta that so many prepare
in the dorms.
"It's frustrating to not be able to make anything other than
canned foods," Katherine Porto, a freshman elementary edu-
cation major, said.
There are other foods available to transform the ordinary
into unique dinners and snack solutions.
Russ Couch, a freshman music education major, says all he
can cook is "simple stuff, canned food, ravioli or soup."
While Couch's meal choices seem adequate, other alterna-
tives are more appetizing. All that is needed for these delec-
table substitute recipes is a microwave and a few other sup-
plies.
Thelma Pressman's cookbook, 365 Quick and Easy
Microwave Recipes, offers easy-to-make dinners and snacks.
Here are some of sure-to-please collegiate cuisines.
Mexican Quesadillas
Ingredients:
• one 7 oz. can whole green chilies, drained
• four 8-inch flour tortillas
• one cup of shredded Monterey Jack or Ched-
dar Cheese.
Optional: canned chicken
Directions:
First, split the whole chilies along one side and open up (discard
stems and seeds). Place one chili on each tortilla and top with one of
the cheeses. Roll up and secure tortillas with toothpick and repeat
until four are made. Next, place on a microwave safe plate and cover
with paper towel. Cook on HIGH for two to three minutes or until
cheese melts and quesadillas are warm. If you would like to make the
snack into a meal you may want to add some canned chicken inside
with the chilies and cheese and then cook them to have more of an
entree.
Savory Chicken Breasts
Ingredients:
• Two boneless chicken breast halves
•one cup sliced onion
•two tablespoons soy sauce
•two tablespoons lemon juice
•two teaspoons minced fresh ginger
•one minced garlic clove
• 1 teaspoon pepper
Directions:
Place the chicken in a small shalloiu microwavable baking dish.
Scatter onion over chicken. Combine all remaining ingredients and
pour over chicken. Cover with wax paper and cook on HIGH for five
to seven minutes.
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•One-pound semisweet or white chocolate
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Directions:
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chocolate. Cook in microwave on MEDIUM, for two to three
utes. Next, take one strawberry at a time (holding by the stem of
toothpick) and dip it into the melted chocolate to coat about tf
thirds of the berry. Last, place the coated berries on waxed paper,
them set and then refrigerate after 10 minutes.
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By Savanna Mahaffey
Sauce Reporter
After re-wiring six new buildings
for telecommunications systems to
allow faster Internet access, NSU is
finding itself in a bandwidth
crunch.
"Right now, we only have a six
yfbps Internet connection. We
fiave more demand than supply,"
said Tracy Brown, Director of Tech-
nical Services. "Over Easter break,
vie're upgrading our internet con-
nection to 15 Mbps."
Brown explained that a DSL line
for a home computer would usual-
ly have 1.5 Mbps internet connec-
tion. There are approximately 3,000
computers on campus compering
for service.
Because of this reason, residents
of Boozman Hall, which was
recently wired for Ethernet con-
nection, have had limited usage of
the University's bandwidth. This
is in order to provide an ample
amount of bandwidth to the Uni-
versity's other users who use e-
mail and Blackboard. Varnado
Hall has also been wired for the
Ethernet connection, but the Uni-
versity is waiting for more band-
width before making it accessible
to residents.
Brown said the upgrade should
provide relief for everyone after
Easter.
"The University is overdue for
an upgrade. Bandwidth is usually
upgraded every 18 months, and
NSU has not upgraded it for three
years," Brown said. "We have just
been able to secure the funding."
The University has also been
working to install a wireless net-
work in the Student Union and
Kyser Hall. The job will be com-
pleted once the remaining hard-
ware arrives.
The wireless network will pro-
vide Internet access to those with
portable computers.
NSU Technical Services and the
SGA are laying the groundwork
for getting a separate Internet con-
nection for all tech-fee related proj-
ects such as dorms, labs and dial-
up. However, Brown said nothing
is concrete yet.
New study, resource
center opens in Watson
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By Elizabeth Bolt
Sauce Reporter
A new writing center and
ssource center is available to stu-
dents free of charge in Watson
Library this semester.
Anthony Atkins, director of the
witing center, said the outpost in
the library offers the same servien-
ts as the main writing center in
Kyser Hall.
The writing center offers tutor-
ing to students who need addi-
tional instruction in punctuation,
Denization and grammar. It also
offers help with citations, plagia-
rism and basic technological
instruction in Microsoft Word and
PowerPoint.
Atkins said one misconception
about workers in the writing cen-
ter is that they proofread papers.
Atkins said he would like to see
the library outpost used more. He
said that it was a little slow at the
beginning of the semester, but it is
starting to pick up because more
people know it's there.
The writing center is located in
the back corner of the reference
room on the first floor. A student
worker is there Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday from 6 p.m. to
9 p.m.
"We try to teach students the
important facets of writing so they
don't have to come back," Atkins
said.
The resource center is located
in the computer lab of the library
and is open the same hours as the
lab.
Jennifer Long, student technol-
ogy coordinator, said the resource
center offers copying of school
related materials, binding, lami-
nating and other services to stu-
dents. There is also a paper cutter
and educational supplies to assist
students in methods classes.
Association offers job
fair for nursing students
By Shannon Harper
Sauce Reporter
The Student Nurses Association,
is sponsoring a Career Fair for all
junior and senior Nursing and
Radiologic Technology students on
Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Nursing Education Center in
Stireveport.
Debbie Moore, director of stu-
dent services, said over 40 area-
fide hospitals have been invited.
"This will give our Nursing and
id Tech students the opportunity
bmeet with representatives from
tase institutions to discuss future
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be given a chance to meet with
potential employers before they
graduate. Jacy Flournoy, junior
radiologic technology major, said
"This will be a good time for stu-
dents to find out how many differ-
ent jobs there are out there for them
when they graduate. The Career
Fair will be a way to show students
that there are many jobs available
here in our local area."
According to the Louisiana
Department of Labor's Web site,
the Shreveport-Bossier area cur-
rently has about 118 jobs available
for licensed practical and vocation-
al nurses, and many employers
face great difficulties in hiring ade-
quate employees.
"I think students should attend
the Career Fair so they can decide if
these are the types of jobs they
would be interested in," Flournoy
said. "This is a chance for students
to discuss important factors like
average pay rates and the amount
of hours worked."
The 2004-2005 Occupational Out-
look Handbook lists registered
nursing as the largest healthcare
occupation.
Any questions concerning the
Career Fair can be directed to the
Student Nurses Association at 318-
677-3100.
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fcConathy said. It will not affect
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Even non-qualifying students
*n escape selective admission only
'they plan to enroll in a 2005 sum-
*r class. But if not, they must go
'Tough BPCC, McConathy said.
To determine if students qualify
r admission or not, they will first
'Pply for admission at NSU,
McConathy said. If they lack in any
of the determinants, they would be
denied and then would be referred
to BPCC.
There would not be any addition-
al application, she said.
Registrar Lillie Bell said so far, no
applicant has been referred to
BPCC.
McConathy said BPCC will offer
10 courses in the fall, including Col-
lege Algebra, American History
and First Aid.
She said it would take average
students two semesters to get
through BPCC before progressing
to NSU. After completing their
classes with BPCC, students would
just have to transfer.
McConathy's office, newly paint-
ed in BPCC's colors, maroon and
gold, is on the first floor of Kyser
Hall.
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Take charge.
2005-2006 opening media positions
Editor, Current Sauce (student newspaper)
Editor, Potpourri (student yearbook)
General Manager, KNWD (student radio station)
Editor, Argus (literary magazine)
Pick up applications in the Department of Journalism office, Room
P03 Kyser Hall, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Completed
applications must be returned to Room 103 by April 1 at 4 p.m.
Potential applicants should check the 2005-2006 Student
handbook for qualifications before submitting an application Call
^oula Furr at 357-5213 with any questions.
SAB announces
spring events
By Jamie Webb
Sauce Reporter
If anyone is interested in model-
ing, poker, video games, movie
trivia or outdoor games, the Stu-
dent Activities Board has several
upcoming events to choose from.
Kelly Manuel, a graduate assis-
tant who works with SAB, said
SAB will host a model search
today at 4 p.m. in the Student
Union Lobby. Manuel said SAB
representatives are looking for
eight female models and four male
models for their spring fashion
show, which will be at 7 p.m. on
March 30 in the Student Union
Ballroom. The fashion show is
sponsored by the SAB's Coffee
House Committee.
On Monday beginning at 5 p.m.,
there will be a Texas Hold 'Em
Poker Night in the University
Columns Clubhouse, Manuel said.
The event is mainly for Columns
and Rapides residents, but any
students who are interested in par-
ticipating can sign up.
Thorn LaCaze, SAB parliamen-
tarian, said there is a sign-up sheet
outside the SAB office, Room 232
of the Student Union. Manuel said
up to 30 students will be able to
play.
The four players with the most
poker chips at the end of the tour-
nament will win Speed Demon
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Cards, Manuel said. The first-
place winner will receive a card
good for $50, and the second, third
and fourth place winners will each
receive cards good for $25 each.
Mia Guillory secretary-treasurer
of SAB, said there will be a Halo 2
tournament and a Scene-It tourna-
ment on Tuesday in the Boozman
Hall Lobby. Both events will start
at 6:30 p.m. and will be open to all
NSU students. Free food will be
served.
Scene-It is "an interactive DVD
game about movies," Manuel said.
Halo 2 is a multi-player, first per-
son shooter game that can be
played on Microsoft's Xbox game
systems. There will be $75 Speed
Demon card prizes for the winner
of each tournament.
On Wednesday, SAB representa-
tives-at-large will be hosting an
event called Battle of the Sexes out-
side of Iberville Hall from noon
until 3 p.m. There will be free food
and inflatable games for the partic-
ipants. The events will include a
Velcro wall and a 70-foot obstacle
course.
The first students to complete
each of the activities and get their
cards stamped will win T-shirts.
LaCaze said there are about 60
shirts available.
All SAB-sponsored events are
already paid for through student
fees.
FROM PAGE 5
He says one of the appeals of
NSU was that he could work on
his dissertation in Natchitoches.
"I knew I needed to be in the
area to conduct my research," he
says.
Hoston says that it will be hard
to leave the students but he wants
to finish his PhD. He believes that
there are campus issues that need
to be addressed and that a more
conducive environment for
minority students should be creat-
ed.
Some of the ways this can be
done are better minority faculty
and student retention, unison
between minority faculty and stu-
dents and more African- American
classes Hoston says.
"I had to fight to get this
African-American politics class,"
Hoston says.
He says that when he leaves, the
class will still be offered but there
may not be a professor to teach it.
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Sports
Justin
Hebert
The Full
Count
March
Madness
justin_hebertl37@yahoo
Extending their winning
streak to six games during
the NSU Demon Baseball
Classic at Brown-Stroud
Field, the Demons were
tournament champs going 4-
for the weekend, defeating
Kansas State, Northern
Iowa, and Eastern Michigan
twice.
The Demon bats explod-
ed, finishing the tournament
with a .319 batting average
while hitting six home runs
and24RBIs. Blake Jones
had three home runs on the
weekend while Hunter
Thorns, Marty Dewees and
Michael Flowers each hit
one homer.
They also got very good
outings on the mound from
Derek Cloeren, Rusty Jones,
Daniel Lonsberry and Kyle
Broughton.
Broughton is 3-0 and has-
n't given up a run this sea-
son pitching 13 and 2/3
innings. Cloeren is 2-0 with
a 1.56 earned run average
through 171/3 innings, the
last 14 1 / 3 of which he has
not allowed a run.
The softball team also saw
success this weekend in ifs
first home action of the sea-
son winning two out of
three against Southland
opponent Stephen F. Austin.
The Demons totaled 25
hits on Saturday, three of
which were home runs, two
by Shay Hunt and one by
Nicole Martin. They also
had good pitching perform-
ances from Loni Rasberry,
Amanda Glenn and
Michelle Castellano, who
pitched a two hitter in Satur-
day's second game while
going four for four at the
plate with three RBIs.
But considering it's so late
in the basketball season the
most important wins of the
may have belonged to the
men and women's basket-
ball teams who both defeat-
ed Stephen F. Austin Satur-
day and Sam Houston
Wednesday.
The men's team are now
tied for first in the SLC with
their win over SHSU and
Southeastern's loss to
McNeese Wednesday. The
Demons will win a piece of
their first regular season
crown in 30 years with a win
over McNeese Friday.
They are guaranteed
home court advantage in the
first round of the SLC tour-
nament 7 p.m. Tuesday, and
still have a chance to win
home court advantage
throughout the entire tour-
nament.
The Lady Demons are
currently tied with Texas
State with one game left,
just a game back from con-
ference leaders Louisiana-
Monroe and Texas- Arling-
ton.
The Lady Demons have
also clinched a first round
home game in the SLC tour-
nament which will be held
Monday at 7 p.m.
Both tournaments fall
under the same structures.
Eight teams from the confer-
ence will make the tourna-
ment. The top four seeds
will host the opening round
games against the bottom
four on Tuesday. The two
highest remaining seeds will
host the semifinal round 7
p.m. Thursday. The champi-
onship game will be played
at the highest remaining
seed's home court March 13
at 1 p.m. on ESPN2.
With luck, all will work
out in the next week and we
will be able to watch our
Demons and Lady Demons
as they compete and win the
SLC tournament to earn a
bid in the 2005 NCAA Tour-
nament.
Chris Reich/ the Current Sauo
Demons await their teammate, catcher Marty Dewees (12), following his grand slam in the sixth inning of NSU's 10-3 victory over the University of Northern Iowa Saturday. The Demons were 4-0 in their tournament.
Tournament Champs
By Adam Hymel
Sauce Reporter
The NSU baseball team
finally found its offense this
weekend as it swept all four
games of the NSU baseball
classic to run their winning
streak to six straight games
and claim the championship.
The Demons combined to
hit .319 with six home runs
and 24 RBIs in the round
robin style tournament.
"We finally got our bats
going this weekend" head
coach Mitch Gaspard said.
"I've felt all along that we're a
good offensive club, but have
just been struggling early on."
NSU 2-KSU
The Demons first game of
the tournament saw freshman
Dererk Cloeren toss seven
shutout innings to earn the
win.
Hunter Thorns broke a
scoreless tie in the bottom of
the fifth with his first home
run of the season to put the
Demons up for good 1-0.
Blake Jones later added the
first home run of his career to
make the game 2-0.
Cloeren, now 2-0 on the
season, struck out seven and
walked two. Jones came in
and threw two scoreless
innings to earn his third save
of the season.
NSU 10 UNI 3
NSU continued its early
season offensive surge as they
pounded out a season high 15
hits and hit two home runs
for the second time in as
many days.
The pitching for the
Demons continued to domi-
nate as starter Daniel Lons-
berry tossed six shutout
irinings to improve his record
to 1-1 for the year.
The Demons went up early
when Blake Jones hit his sec-
ond home run of the tourna-
ment, to put the Demons up
2-0. NSU added to the lead in
the fifth when Brandon Mor-
gan singled to lead off the
inning then moved to third on
a single by Hunter Thorns.
Morgan scored on an RBI
sacrifice fly from catcher
Marty Dewees and Thorns
later scored on a double from
Mike Jaworski.
NSU put the game out of
reach with a five run sixth
inning that saw Marty
Dewees pick up his first home
run of the season, a grand
slam to collect his fifth RBI of
the day.
Philip Miller brought in
Chris Salim in the bottom of
the inning to finish the
Demon scoring for the day.
Blake Jones went two for
five with three RBIs and one
run scored and Hunter
Thorns went three for four
with two runs scored.
NSU 6 EMU 2/
NSU 7 EMU 4
The Demons continued to
dominate as they swept East-
ern Michigan Sunday to win
their fifth and sixth straight
games.
Senior right-hander Shawn
Johnston earned his first win
of the season in game one
when he relieved starter Cory
Keener. Johnston threw five
scoreless innings allowing
only four hits.
EMU took an early lead off
a solo home run by shortstop
JeffHehr. NSU jumped ahead
in the bottom of the first with
a single from Bobby Barbier
followed by a double by
Hunter Thorns.
Both teams scored in the
second inning and the
Demons put things away
with a run in the fourth and
two in the fifth.
Michael Palermo went two
for two with two RBIs and
Scott Pittenger went two for
two with an RBI.
Blake Jones third home run
in as many days followed by
Michael Flower's three run
home run led the Demons to a
7-4 win in the final game of
the NSU classic.
NSU improved its record to
9-4 with the win.
Kyle Broughton (3-0) got
the win in relief giving up no
runs on three hits while strik-
ing out nine.
Broughton relieved starter
Dwayne Hall who threw 2
2/3 innings giving up three
runs on four hits.
Flower finished the game
two for three with three RBIs
and two runs scored while
Jones finished with and RBI
and one run scored.
The Demons will return
home with a doubleheadet
against Grambling at 1p.m.
Lady Demons win big games late in season
By Adam Zelasko
Sauce Reporter
The NSU Lady Demons
pulled through in the closing
seconds to chalk up a 72-71
win when they took on the
Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks
at Prather Coliseum.
The first quarter ended
with a three pointer from
SFA's Jennifer Simpson to tie
the score at 31 and foreshad-
ow the game's exciting end-
ing.
"We started off good, but
had droughts and we can't
have those droughts with the
tournament coming up,"
NSU Lady Demon guard Dia-
mond Cosby said.
Cosby led the Lady
Demons in scoring, with 21
points. NSU's Sheronda Bell
and Amanda Bennett each
scored an impressive 15
points to assist the team in
their last-second win over
SFA. Bennett also led the
team in rebounds with 15
boards.
Leading most of the second
period, the Lady Demons
took their biggest advantage
going up by 12 points on a
Chassidy Jones lay-up with
just over three minutes
remaining. But the Ladyjacks
fought back and tied the
game with a three pointer
with only 55 seconds left.
A foul by Lady Demon
Amanda Bennett with 16 sec-
onds placed SFA's Kirby
Killingsworth at the foul line.
Killingsworth made the first
of the two free throws.
Chassidy Jones snagged
the rebound and passed it to
Bell who took it the length of
the court but missed a lay-up.
Demon center Ashley
Sparkman got the offensive
board and quickly put it back
up to sink the game-winner.
"The kids played tough
through the game; they really
bowed up at the end," said
Jennifer Graf, Lady Demon
head coach. "It came down to
the end, but a win is a win."
The NSU women's basket-
ball team stands at 10-4 in the
Southland Conference and
15-10 overall.
NSU 77 SHSU 53
It was all NSU Wednesday
night as the Lady Demons
basketball team defeated Sam
Houston 77-53 in Prather Col-
iseum.
With seven and a half min-
utes left in the first half NSU
point guard Sheronda Bell
nailed her second three point-
er to put the Lady Demons up
32-5 and they never looked
back. NSU went into halftime
holding a 46-25 lead.
In the second half SHSU
could only get as close as 19
points as the Lady Demons
clinched a opening round
Southland Conference Tour-
nament game with their 24
point win.
Bell led NSU with a career
high 26 points while dishing
out eight assists and getting
seven rebounds.
"Winning this game we at
least get one home game in
the tournament and that will
help us out a lot," Bell said.
Sophomore Chassidy Jones
finished with 18 points and
senior Amanda Bennett had
12 points and 10 rebounds.
Senior center Ashley Spark-
man, holder of NSU's single-
game, single-season and
career blocked shots record,
picked up six blocks and 14
rebounds in the game.
Ranked No. 3 in the nation,
Sparkman is just two more
blocks away from breaking
her regular season blocks
record she set last season with
110.
The Lady Demons will face
McNeese State Friday at 5:45
p.m. in Prather for their last
regular season contest. They
will then host their first round
game of the SLC tournament
Monday at 7 p.m.
"We've just really found
our groove, " Graf said. "Top
to bottom these kids have
been great and they've really
worked hard all season. This
is what you play for, to get
into March and see how good
you can be. I think this group
is focused on winning a con-
ference tournament."
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NSU junior point guard Sheronda Bell tries to drive past SFA defen*
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Softball takes two in home opener against SFA
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Demon pitcher Amanda Glenn (9) and catcher Kelly Corliss talk things
over in between innings during NSU's 5-2 victory over SFA Saturday.
By Matt Miller
Sauce Reporter
The NSU softball team
home opener could not have
gone any better for the Lady
Demons (10-10 overall, 2-1 in
the SLC).
The opener was a double
header at home against the
Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks
(4-8, 1-2) Saturday, with the
third game of the series on
Sunday. The girls from SFA
left their softball game in
Texas as the Lady Demons
swept the Saturday games 5-2
and 9-1.
"These girls put all their
practice to the test Saturday
and we all saw what the
result was," head coach Mike
Perniciaro said. "Our defense
was flawless and our hitting
was much improved. This
was an excellent start to our
upcoming season."
The Demons showed that
they could play both the
offensive and defensive side
of the ball. NSU third base-
man Shay Hunt came up
huge for the Demons by hit-
ting two home runs in Satur-
day's doubleheader. Hunt is
not the only Demon who
deserves recognition; the
defensive game they played
was hard to match.
Sophomore pitcher and
first baseman, Amanda
Glenn also played two
remarkable games Saturday
getting three hits on the day
and pitched her third save of
the season.
"We finally showed what
we could do if we played as a
team, all of us did our job on
the field and at the plate and
now we have the motivation
to carry us through this sea-
son," Glenn said.
SFA 8-NSU 4
The Ladyjacks salvaged
one game out of the weekend
series defeating the Demons
8-4 Sunday
SFA's Lee Lara hit a two-
run home run in the top of the
third inning to pull away
from a 2-2 tie and put them
up for good. The Demons
had jumped out to a 2-0 lead
in the first on Amanda
Glenn's RBI single and by
taking advantage of an SFA
error.
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NSU students arrested for theft
Three NSU students have been charged with a series
of burglaries on campus.
More than $45,000 in stolen university property has
been recovered and Det. Doug Prescott said that some
items have not yet been recovered.
"(We) have been almost on a daily basis picking
things up that we find out about," Prescott wrote in an
e-mail.
The suspects that have been arrested in this case are
Brian Waterwall of Slidell, Jacob Veillon of Morgan City,
and Jeff Lake of Campti. Waterwall and Veillon are NSU
students and Lake is a former NSU student.
Lake was charged with seven counts of simple bur-
glary and Waterwall was charged with five counts of
simple burglary. Veillon was charged with one count of
simple burglary.
Police have recovered laptop computers, projectors,
palm pilots, digital cameras, zip drives and other items.
The three men are being held in the Natchitoches
Parish Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.
Police have not commented further because the case
is still under investigation. Police expect additional
arrests.
Cheryl Thompson
Committee schedules Suicide
Awareness Week activities
The Mission: Demon Safety committee is planning a
week of activities to help students become more aware
of issues surrounding suicides and suicide prevention.
Suicide Awareness Week will take place March 28 -
31 with activities scheduled for each day.
"Suicide has become the unspoken S-word. It's not
ex anymore," said Leah Lentz, an NSU counselor and
oordinator of the program. "We are trying to help stu-
ents learn that it is OK to ask for help."
I Matthew Allard, a graduate assistant for the Counsel-
ing and Career Center who is also helping to coordinate
pe events, said that students from many organizations
jOn campus will be participating.
1 Students interested in helping with any of the events
pe encouraged to contact Allard at mallard001@stu-
Nent.nsula.edu or at 357-5621.
Elaine Broussard
Boogeyman screenwriters come
to NSU to conduct workshop
[the Louisiana Scholars' College will conduct a screen-
priting workshop featuring Boogeyman writers Juliet
pnowden and Stiles White Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Morri-
*0n Hall.
■Snowden and White sold their first screenplay, enti-
5d The Waiting, to Wes Craven. Alex Proyas, who has
■irected films such as The Crow, Dark City and I,
boot, will direct the couple's next film, a supernatural
""lller called Knowing.
For more information, contact Fraser Snowden at the
Scholars' College at 357-4587.
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Demons advance in SLC
championship tournament
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
Demon guard Jermaine
Wallace exploded Tuesday
night in Prather Coliseum
scoring 26 points making
eight of 16 shots as top-seed-
ed NSU got one step closer
to a Southland Conference
tournament championship.
The regular-season SLC
champs defeated the Texas-
Arlington Mavericks 81-67
in the first round of the
O'Reilly Auto Parts SLC
Men's Tournament and will
advance to host the Lamar
Cardinals Thursday night in
one of the tournament's
semifinal games.
Lamar defeated Texas-San
Antonio 91-83 in their open-
ing round tournament match
up.
The winner of the semifi-
nal game will then play Sun-
day at 1 p.m. in the champi-
onship game aired live on
ESPN2. The winner will not
only be SLC Tournament
champs but also guaranteed
an invite to the NCAA Tour-
nament.
If the Demons defeat the
Cardinals tonight, they will
host the championship game
and NSU will be in the
national spotlight Sunday.
But as NSU Demon head
coach Mike McConathy said
following Tuesday night's
win, "We're playing a one-
game season.
"We just have to come and
be prepared to do what
we've got to do,"
McConathy said.
"We always think the next
game is the biggest," Wallace
said, exemplifying how all
members of McConathy' s
team believe in him and his
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Tyronn Mitchell and other members of the Demon basketball team display their Southland Conference trophy during halftime of the Lady
Demons' game Monday night.
philosophies.
The Demons' game
tonight against Lamar is not
only the biggest of the year
because it means they move
on or their season is over, but
the Cardinals are also the
only team to defeat NSU in
Prather this season.
Lamar was the last team to
beat NSU before they started
their current win streak
when they defeated the
Demons 89-84 Feb. 3.
But the Demons redeemed
themselves less than two
weeks later when they
defeated the Cardinals 90-83
in Beaumont, Texas for the
first time in 31 years.
NSU won its ninth straight
game, while never trailing
the Mavericks and not allow-
ing them within six points in
the whole second half.
Wallace led four Demons
who scored in double fig-
ures. Point guard Tyronn
Mitchell had 11 points and a
game-high five steals, while
center Byron Allen and for-
ward Clifton Lee each added
10 points for NSU.
"Jermaine is the person
that can shoot it. That's just
the type of player he is," Lee
said of his teammate's 26-
point performance.
The Mavericks got 16
points each from junior
guard Jarrett Howell and
freshman forward Larry
Posey in their season-ending
loss.
"I think they're doing
what they've got to do,"
UTA head coach Eddie
McCarter said of NSU after
the loss. "I think the confer-
ence is as good as it's ever
been. The big thing for them
is that they're at home."
NSU focuses new programs on
student safety, academic support
T/j;'s is the final article in a
three-part series examining how
the NSU administration is
responding to suggestions made
by an institutional review of the
University. The review is avail-
able in its entirety on the Web at
ulsystem.net. This article's focus
is student affairs and safety con-
cerns.
By Kyle Shirley
News Editor
NSU President Randall
Webb has outlined 14 "action
steps" the University is tak-
ing to improve student safety
and academic support issues.
These steps are the Univer-
sity's response to concerns
raised by a comprehensive
review of NSU by the Nation-
al Center for Higher Educa-
tion Management Systems.
According to the review,
"NSU should take concerted
steps to create an environ-
ment for students that is not
only safe, supportive and
academically rigorous, but is
■ See Review, page 3
SAB busy hosting spring events
Courtney LaCaze
Sauce Reporter
College is more than just
homework, classes, exams
and stress. Members of the
SAB have planned a variety of
enjoyable events to bring stu-
dents together and help them
relax.
On March 17, The Fresh-
man Factor Committee will
host "The Bonk Show" in the
Friedman Student Union Ball-
room. Students can partici-
pate in the game show with
chances to win such prizes as
a free Speed-Demon card,
cash and more.
On March 29, The
Lagniappe Committee will
host "Welcome Back from
Spring Break" Day. Students
can participate in laser tag in
front of the Student Union or
join in other events through-
out the day. The Lagniappe
Committee has planned
music events.
March 30, the SAB will host
"Project Runway and Spring
Fashion Show" at 7 p.m. in the
Student Union Ballroom.
Models chosen during a
model search will showcase
the latest trends and fashions.
Students attending the event
can win prizes given away
throughout the night.
The Campus Trends Com-
mittee will host a week of
events for nontraditional stu-
dents April 11 to 14. Programs
are for students with children,
■ See SAB, page 2
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Freshman Terry Gloster goes for a spin on the Funtastic Flyer near
Iberville Dining Hall Wednesday afternoon.
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SAB
FROM PAGE 1
married students and adult learn-
ers.
In April, students can anticipate
"Spring Fling Week." The theme for
this year is "Treat Yourself Like the
Star that You Are." On Monday,
"Meet and Greet with the Stars
Day," students will have the oppor-
tunity to meet actual celebrities.
Sara and M.J. from MTV's The Real
World will visit NSU to speak to stu-
dents, sign autographs and take pic-
tures. On Tuesday, "Demon Day,"
the SAB will visit the Natchitoches
Girls Home to donate semi-formals,
formals and purses. On Wednesday,
"Pamper Yourself Day" students
can receive a free massage by a mas-
sage therapist, oxygen bar rejuvena-
tion treatment and candle making
from 12 to 4 p.m. On Thursday
"Party like a Super Star Day," stu-
dents can eat free crawfish and lis-
ten to local bands showcase their
talents. Additional special events
for the day will be provided by
ROTC.
Go to Room 232 in the Friedman
Student Union or call (318) 357-5438
for more information.
Students, administrators
wrestle with WRAC policy
By Elaine Broussard
Editor in Chief
As the completion of the Well-
ness Recreation and Activities Cen-
ter draws near, students and
administrators are trying to iron
out a disagreement about a policy
concerning alumni membership
fees.
Since the spring of 1999, all full-
time students of the NSU Natchi-
toches campus have paid $75 per
semester, including summers,
toward the renovation of the
WRAC complex, which is expected
to open in May. Since many stu-
dents who paid into this fund are
now alumni, they will be allowed
to join the WRAC for free for the
number of semesters they paid the
fee, said Patric DuBois, associate
director for wellness, recreational
sports and intramurals.
However, DuBois said in order
for this to apply to students, they
must have graduated between the
spring 1999 and spring 2005 semes-
ters. All other alumni will pay a
monthly fee of $35.
Several members of the Student
Government Association, includ-
ing Beau Boudreaux, treasurer, and
Matt Bartley, student affairs com-
missioner, said this is not what stu-
dents and administrators agreed
upon when the policies and proce-
dures were written last spring. Stu-
dents who graduate after spring
2005 should still receive free mem-
bership for the number of semes-
ters they paid the fee while the
WRAC was not in use, they said.
"No matter how many semesters
you put in, that is how many
semesters you get out," Boudreaux
said. "That was the selling point.
That is what they promised."
DuBois said the free membership
credits are only designated for stu-
dents who never used the WRAC
while they attended NSU, and it
would be difficult to extend the
credits to future alumni.
"We have clear cut dates of 1999
to 2005 in which students never got
to use it," DuBois said. "If you keep
going back to account for every stu-
dent each semester, it just starts to
become a never-ending situation."
SGA Adviser Jeff Mathews said
SGA members will meet with
DuBois and the Student Life
Council to work out the disagree-
ment.
"I think what we have is just a
misunderstanding of what hap-
pened a year ago," Mathews said.
"It's become a he-said-she-said
type thing, and we're going to
have to just sit in a room and fig-
ure it out."
Mathews said he is confident
that an agreement will be made
soon.
SAS plans student art show, contest
By Candice Pauley
Sauce Reporter
NSU's Student Art Society is
dedicated to promoting art on cam-
pus, and sponsors many events
including day trips to art galleries
in Houston, Shreveport and Dallas.
The biggest event SAS sponsors
is the annual Student Art Show,
created to showcase NSU's diverse
student artists.
Categories for entry include
painting, digital art, sculpture and
graphics. SAS will be taking appli-
cations through March 16. Entries
can be submitted to Leslee Toney,
any SAS officer or to any faculty
member of the art department.
There is a $5 entry fee for each
piece with a maximum of five
entries per person. All work must
be original in concept and not pre-
viously shown in any Student Art
Show exhibit. All pieces should be
ready for display. Two dimension-
al art must be framed and ready to
hang. Entry forms are available in
the art office.
The show will open March 29,
and an awards ceremony will fol-
low on March 31, at 6 p.m.
Lisa Relnauer, McNeese State
University visual arts department
head, will judge the show.
SAS meets once a month and is
open to all NSU students.
"It's not just for the art depart-
ment" Toney said. "This is a cam-
pus wide thing for any NSU full-
time student."
For more information contact
Toney by e-mail at jubileey_ris-
ing@yahoo.com or by phone at
(318) 282-2598.
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Freshman psychology major Danielle Seal participates in a game involving bungee cords and bean bags in front of Iberville
Dining Hall Wednesday.
NSU Police Blotter
3-1-05
2:34 p.m.
An employee from Vic's called
because a student was throwing
things. Officers spoke with the
man who said that he was mess-
ing around with a friend and acci-
dentally knocked a salt shaker off
the table.
11:02 p.m.
An RA from Rapides called
because the fire alarm was sound-
ing because of overcooked pop-
corn.
11:51 p.m.
A medical
emergency was
reported in Rapides. An ambu-
lance transported the man to the
hospital.
3-2-05
10:07 p.m.
Someone was seen driving a
white Cadillac recklessly with
passengers hanging out of the
vehicle. Officers issued a citation.
3-3-05
3:17 p.m.
A white Suburban got stuck at
the main entrance of the Universi-
ty. A witness said it cut into
oncoming traffic and got stuck in
the process.
3-4-05
10:12 a.m.
The TKE house was vandalized
with spray paint.
3:22 p.m.
Concerned parents called
because their son stole their vehi-
cle. An officer was sent to locate
the vehicle.
3-7-05
4:49 p.m.
The SAC from Rapides called
about a confiscated radio and
requested an officer.
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MISSION:
Demon Safety Calendar
of events for
Suicide Awareness Week:
March 28 th
"Campaign Day"
Banners will be placed on the walk
way of the Student Union, yellow
ribbons placed through campus and
in residence halls.
March 29 th
"Movie Night"
"What Dreams May Come" in the
I Alley A speaker will briefly explain
the Yellow Ribbon Suicide
Prevention Program. Refreshments
will be available for participants
March 30 th
"Campus Walk"
All interested participants please
meet in the Student Union Lobby
Prizes will be awarded to
participants prior to the campus
walk.
March 31 st
"Table Sit"
Educational materials will be
provided in the Student Union
April 1 st
"Clean Up Day"
Removal of all campaign materials
from Monday's Campaign Day.
yellow^
for awareness and prevention
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for survivors
SGA discount card to help
students pinch their pennies
By Skye Broussard
Sauce Reporter
NSU students can stop digging
for change in their couches thanks
to Natchitoches businesses and the
SGA.
The SGA is compiling a list of
local businesses that offer discounts
to NSU students. The Demon Dis-
count Card is free for students and
will be available by the end of the
spring semester.
The card is tri-fold with the busi-
Review
nesses names, phone numbers and
discounts offered.
More than 50 businesses are
offering discounts to students.
Lucky Village, Ramada Inn and PJ's
Coffee and Tea are a few businesses
on the list.
"I think it is one of the biggest
projects that the SGA has worked
on in a while as far as improving
student-community relationships,"
said Alan Sypert, SGA speaker of
the senate.
Benjamin Rosier, a sophomore
speech education major, said, "I
think the discount card is a great
idea. College is expensive, and I
never have any money, so it really
helps me out."
Sypert said he is still working on
getting gas stations, doctor's offices
and hotels to join the discount list.
Students will be able to pick up
their discount card at fee payment
or in Room 221 in Friedman Stu-
dent Union. A detailed list with the
businesses' addresses will be avail-
able online at nsula.edu/SGA.
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perceived as such by all of its stu-
dents."
The review expressed specific
concerns about the environment in
and around Rapides Hall, which
Webb described as being "symbolic
of what students don't want."
Webb said this dorm will be
demolished to make way for a
more modern facility to open in the
fall, but for now the University is
trying to strengthen this area of
campus.
As part of the administration's
plan, Rapides Hall hosted a grand
opening ceremony for a new tutor-
ing program Tuesday. The program
will bring student tutors from the
Learning Center into the dorm's
lobby at night.
Vice President of Student Affairs
Dan Seymour said the Rapides
tutoring program is "truly the most
collaborative effort across divisions
that I've seen in the years that I've
been in student affairs here.
"When the NCHEMS report
came out, I realized that we needed
to have input beyond the division
of student affairs," Seymour said.
"About 30 percent of the residents
of this hall ... agreed to participate
in a survey. Their needs in regards
to services, programs and activities
were assessed."
Dean of the University College
Sue Weaver said she hopes to bring
similar programs to other dorms.
"The purpose of this of course is
retention," Weaver said. "We are
interested in keeping the students
that we have."
John Prosser, a freshman chem-
istry major and resident of Rapides
Hall, said he plans to use the new
service and thinks other students
will do the same.
"If they see someone down here
helping out, then of course they're
going to come in and ask ques-
tions," Prosser said.
Seymour said NSU has also hired
personnel to patrol the area around
Rapides Hall at night and report
suspicious activity or safety con-
cerns to the University Police.
"We are very concerned about
the perception on campus, that the
students feel that maybe things are
not safe," Seymour said. "There are
no facts to support those allega-
tions, but with regards to this par-
ticular issue perception is reality."
Seymour said the University has
also posted a police officer near the
campus post office to prevent stu-
dents from playing their car stereos
too loudly and is investigating
ways to make the campus more
secure at night.
Another strategy the University
will implement next semester to
promote healthy study habits and a
safe dorm environment will be
diversifying hall populations based
on classification and grade point
average, Seymour said.
"It won't be all freshmen togeth-
er," Seymour said. "By spreading
people out, they will probably be
influenced by upperclassmen in
terms of mentoring and role-mod-
eling."
Webb said these steps are part of
his efforts to promote "honesty,
integrity and a caring attitude
toward all people.
"We just try to create an envi-
ronment here that ... I would want
to be in if I were a student, or if I
were a faculty member or a staff
member. We try to care about peo-
ple."
Webb e-mailed a link to a Web
site that describes these steps to all
faculty and students' myMail
accounts Friday. The University's
plan is posted on the Web at
nsula.edu/president/ nchems.asp.
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of local band The Entertainers. The shot was actually taken by Candice Pauley. The Current Sauce
staff apologizes for the error.
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Life
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Fashionable
Focus
Tips for the male
spring breaker
Spring break is just around
the corner, and many here at
NSU are planning some pretty
awesome trips. Some are going
to Mexico or Florida for sea and
sun while others are heading off
to Vail or Breckinridge, Colo, for
some snow and skiing. If you
are traveling somewhere for the
break, particularly somewhere
tropical, you might want to con-
sider a few things. This goes for
my male readers especially.
OK, Demon men, first things
first. Getting in shape in just
two short weeks might seem
like a complete waste of time,
but when you are out on the
beaches of Cancun you'll thank
yourself for caring and taking
those two weeks. Before joining
the diet brigade, know that you
will not accomplish anything
drastic. By understanding this
first, you'll be happier with your
rninimal results. So, with that
said, cutting down on food and
alcohol portions a week or two
before will help you out a lot.
By looking out for calorie intake
and alcohol consumption, you'll
be saving yourself thousands of
calories (and quite a few
pounds) so that when you do go
on "vacay" you'll be allotted a
few extra margaritas. Also, get
out and walk for at least 30 min-
utes each day. You might think
that walking every day does
nothing, but realistically, you
could lose an inch around your
waste in two weeks by watching
those calories and getting some
exercise.
While attaining a slightly hot-
ter body, you should be thinking
about your skin. Protecting
your skin is really important. If
you went out to the beach all
day without a pre-tan or sun-
screen, you could do some seri-
ous dermal damage. In order to
prevent looking like a lobster
your first day in the sun, do
some p re-treatment before you
get on that jet-plane.
Step 1: Shave
No one likes to see a hairy
body in the middle of a sea of
bronze Adonis's; therefore, it is
important to rid specific areas
like the chest, stomach, back
(especially the lower back,
eww!), and legs of hair. For a
painless hair-removal treatment
try this product called "Nads."
Not only does it go on smoothly,
it takes your hair off even more
smoothly. Once you apply the
product, wait a few minutes,
then just wipe it off with a
warm, wet towel. If s that sim-
ple!
Step 2: Exfoliating
Once you have gotten rid of
your own personal Black Forest,
use a sugar-granulated exfoliat-
ing scrub to rub out those rough
spots. A benefit of exfoliation is
that it will cleanse your pores
and leave no trace of dirt behind
so that your freshly smooth skin
won't get infected. This will
also help with the next step.
Step 3: Tanning
Before stepping into the sand,
you'll have wanted to have
some sort of color so that you
don't scare the kids away with
your pasty skin tone. Go to a
tanning salon for a couple of
appointments. It will give your
skin a healthy glow without
making you look baked and will
also prepare your skin for sun-
exposure when you get to the
beach. You can also choose to
use a sunless tanning creme.
You will be tan for a while, but
it will either rinse off when you
hit the water or wear off in a
couple of days. You want some-
thing natural, so be sure to keep
that in mind, whatever you
choose.
My last piece of advice to you
is to be sure to pack these essen-
tials; otherwise you might have
some problems: sunscreen, Aloe
Vera lotion, face wash (for those
oily days), a good aluminum-
free deodorant, and loose-fitting
clothing (in the case of a sun-
burn, you won't want anything
clingy).
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Yard Show" outside Friedman Student Union Wednesday. Many NPHC Greeks and other organizations showed off their "stepping" skills in front of
counter-clockwise): the brothers of Kappa Kappa Psi; the sisters and hosts of the show, Sigma Gamma Rho; the sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha.
To tan or not to tan ? Some ' enlightening' facts on indoor tanning
By Katie Lopez
Sauce Reporter
With spring closing in on us and
the gloomy months of winter fad-
ing away, many of us are breaking
out the shorts and tank tops and
making tanning appointments.
Tanning has been the topic of
plenty of controversy over the
years, and people always seem to
nave something bad rather than
good to say about it.
When someone tans in a tanning
bed they are in a controlled envi-
ronment unlike the exposure they
encounter when they go out in the
sun, says Anita Buie, corporate
manager in New Orleans for Planet
Beach.
"At Planet Beach we are con-
stantly training our staff and work-
ing with dermatologists and eye
specialists," Buie says. "We are
making sure that our customers
get the best and safest tan that they
can."
Planet Beach also offers a skin
analysis that calculates the num-
ber of minutes one is allowed to
tan from the last time that one
tanned, whether in a suit or not,
eye color and hair color. All of this
information is put into a computer
and the time limit will show up,
Buie says.
"Tanning in ultraviolet light
does not go past the second layer
of skin so the myth about it cooking
your insides is completely false,"
Buie says.
Women who are pregnant can
tan, but they have to have a doc-
tor's note. The only risk in doing
this is overheating, but all of the
beds are equipped with air condi-
tioners so this will not happen, says
Buie.
In a pamphlet given to new
members by Planet Beach, it states
that UV-rays supply many peo-
ple their main source of vitamin
D. Vitamin D is believed to
reduce the risk of some cancers
including colon cancer and
breast cancer. Vitamin D also
contributes to the absorption of
calcium, which helps us main-
tain bone structure.
According to the book Sun-
light, by Zane R. Kime, the fol-
lowing effects may be caused
from exposure to UV-rays:
decreased blood pressure, lower
resting heart rate, increased car-
diac output, lower blood choles-
terol, increased muscular strength,
increased resistance to stress,
increased adrenaline in tissue and
increased sex hormones.
According to Web MD and the
Federal Trade Commission, tan-
ning indoors is not 100 percent safe
People need to protect themselves
against the risks of tanning by lirxf
iting exposure to avoid sunburn-
using goggles to protect the eyes,
and considering medical history-
These three steps will better protect
against UV-rays.
Jennifer Bordelon, a junior radr
ology tech major, says, "It doesn't
bother me now, but it might when I
get older. I really don't see anf
thing wrong with it."
Shari Branton a sophomore scr
ence and exercise major says tM
she does not think about the neg*
rives - she thinks about the po&
rives.
"All I think about is that X*
going to be dark at the end of ' l
and I shouldn't worry about an)"
thing else," Branton says.
Theatre Dept. presents
'Shakespearean Style'
Brown Bag Concerts begin
By Lora Sheppard
Sauce Reporter
Shakespeare comes to NSU with
Northwestern Theatre's produc-
tion of "The Good... The Bad... The
Ugly... 'Shakespeare Style,'" an
outdoor production that will run
on the back steps of Lee A. Nelson
Hall today through Saturday and
March 14-18 at 6 p.m.
The play is a mixture of famous
scenes and monologues performed
slightly out of context. While the
writing is all Shakespeare's, the
cast and the play's director,
Associate Professor of Creative
and Performing Arts Scott Burrell,
devised the settings. Some of
Shakespeare's sonnets also will be
featured.
"We've taken scenes and con-
temporized the context while
keeping Shakespeare's language
intact," Burrell said. "Hopefully,
this will get those who find Shake-
speare not to their liking to
become a little less stand-offish."
Some of the plays featured will
be "Romeo and Juliet," "Othello,"
"King Lear," "Hamlet," "Much
Ado About Nothing" and "Come-
dy of Errors." Burrell said an
■ See Theatre, page 5
By Will Moses
Sauce Reporter
Natchitoches' Main Street Pro-
gram hosts weekly Brown Bag
Concert Series each spring.
Courtney Hornsby, Main Street
manager, said that every week a
brown bag concert will be for the
public on Fridays from noon until
lpm. The series will continue
from March through June or July.
"It is a great way to promote
local musicians and local restau-
rants because they offer brown
bag lunches during the series,"
Hornsby said.
Galindo Rodriguez, associate
professor of music, said that
Hornsby invites the NSU Jazz
Ensemble to perform for various
events in the community.
"We perform about once a
month on average, and by doing
this we promote jazz improvisa-
tion," Rodriguez said.
Marcus Barber, a senior CIS
major, said that the high quality
music performances in the Brown
Bag Concert put the University in
a good light.
At the concert held last Friday,
the mayor made a special
announcement.
"This concert is special because
we are announcing that Natchi-
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toches was named by the Nati ' 1 '
al Trust for Historic Preservati'
as one of the top twelve dis
destinations in the Unii
States," Hornsby said. "Amo^
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series and to let the commufli 1 ?
know that everything Natcft
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toches a great destination,
Hornsby said. "We are n°*
known as one place you have
visit in the United States."
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By Candice Pauley
Sauce Reporter
Matt DeFord, an artist and new
sculpting professor at NSU, spoke
of his exhibit, Mortal Importables, as
a living entity.
"I just revel in the magic of it all
once I set it up and let it just live.
Then I just come and I just look at
it, at my creation," DeFord said.
"Like Dr. Frankenstein, it's alive."
The exhibit, now on display on
the second floor of Hanchey
Gallery, truly seems to live. Many
of the pieces rumble, speak or
cough. Others glow with an inner
light all their own. However, the
exhibit is not all "living."
Many of the pieces seem to be
Theatre
empty dead shells.
"It's about transition. The transi-
tion from a mortal, beat-up,
decrepit state, the container for
what really lies within us, to the
realization of potentials," DeFord
said. "The ones that have lights, or
are closed, or are speaking, they're
living; and the others are kind of a
shell. The Mortal Importable part."
In the cycle of birth, death and
rebirth there are things a person
leaves behind, DeFord said. Thus
the title Mortal Importables.
DeFord wanted the exhibit to
have something for everyone.
Many of the pieces draw the view-
er in by using light and noise.
DeFord said he tried to use a little
humor and a few everyday objects
example from the production
includes a scene from "Romeo
and Juliet" that is set during a
high school rehearsal. Robin
Rose is a senior theater major
cast member.
"It helps putting the shows in a
contemporary atmosphere, to
show they are just like us," Rose
said.
According to the NSU News
Bureau, bleacher seating will be
provided, but audience members
are encouraged to bring their
own chairs and blankets. Admis-
FROM PAGE 4
sion is free and open to every-
one.
"That was our mission - to
bring Shakespeare to everyone,"
said Liz Maxwell, a sophomore
theater major.
"I think if you can master the
art of Shakespeare, you can take
any message to an audience,"
said Sarah Jessica Rhodes, a sen-
ior theater major.
For more information, contact
Burrell at (318) 357-5814 or
NSU's theater department at the-
atre@nsula.edu.
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easily recognizable to the viewer.
Each piece is housed in its own
container. There is a toy chest filled
with old long-forgotten toys, enti-
tled mortal importables 111 - loot. The
toys surround a glowing orb. The
viewer can hear the unintelligible
voice of a child that seems to come
from under the discarded play-
things.
DeFord pointed out the one piece
that encompasses the theme for the
entire show, entitled Chrysalis. It is
the first piece the viewer encoun-
ters that uses noise. Inside an old
wooden container full of gaps and
holes is a large, glowing orb. A
loud rumbling sound that rises and
falls comes from inside the contain-
er. This piece represents the antici-
pation of casting off the old shell
and being transformed into some-
thing new.
Demetrus Caldwell, a sopho-
more health and human perform-
ance major, enjoyed the exhibit.
"I thought they were unique and
really good," Caldwell said. "They
make you think."
Though DeFord had a specific
purpose in mind when creating his
exhibit, he wants the viewer to
determine what the pieces mean.
"I'd really like the viewer to
bring their own experiences to it.
And certain viewers will click with
certain pieces and disregard the
others," DeFord said.
DeFord, who is originally from
Houston, graduated with his Mas-
ter's in studio art from Kansas State
University. He said that NSU is an
ideal place for him.
"My goal was to teach at a school
that was about this size in a town
about this size," DeFord said.
He said he is soil trying to adjust
to life in Louisiana, but he is enjoy-
ing the town, the school and his
students. DeFord is teaching sculp-
ture, ceramics and drawing this
semester. Next semester he hopes
to teach a ceramics class for non-art
majors.
Mortal Importables will be on dis-
play through March 18 on the sec-
ond floor of the Hanchey gallery.
DeFord invites anyone with ques-
tions to call him at 357-6013, or e-
mail him at defordm@nsula.edu.
Demons win conference title
By Chris Salim
Sauce Reporter
In front of a near-capaci-
ty crowd of 3,299, the
Demon Basketball team
captured its first confer-
ence title in 31 years with a
blowout against McNeese
State, 103-73 Friday.
The Demons built a 45-
30 halftime lead and never
looked back.
With the win the
Demons received the top
seed in this week's South-
land Conference Tourna-
ment, which gives them
home-court advantage
throughout the tourna-
ment.
The Demons had six players
score in double figures, led by
Clifton Lee and Kerwin Forges
who each had 12 points.
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Demon point guard Tyronn Mitchell celebrates with fans
following NSU's 103-73 win over McNeese. The Demons
claimed the Southland Conference championship.
The Demons also got significant
production from the bench, which
scored 55 points, led by Alfonse
Dyer with 11 and Colby Bargeman
with 10.
Starters Jermaine Spencer and
Tyronn Mitchell also added
10 points each.
This win extends the
Demon's winning streak to
eight games while snapping
McNeese State's six-game
win streak.
Demon head coach Mike
McConathy said, "I thought
we had good energy from
the players and the fans all
night. The sixth man (the
crowd) is the most impor-
tant thing when you are at
home."
The only bright spot for
McNeese was Bryce May
who scored 14 points with-
out missing a single shot (7-
7).
"Fortunately, we were able to
contain the rest of their team and
not allow anyone else to beat us
because he was on fire,"
McConathy said.
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Justin
Hebert
The Full
Count
Academic
Progress
justin_hebertl 37@yahoo
More than a month ago I
did a story on the NCAA's
new Academic Progress
Rates, which were just
released last Monday.
The new report's purpose
is to reinforce academic rules
in college athletics by penal-
izing schools that do not
focus on eligibility, gradua-
tion and retention of their
athletes.
The scores are based on a
points system derived by the
NCAA Board of Directors.
Each student athlete can
receive up to two points per
semester, one for being aca-
demically eligible and one
for remaining in school.
A team's total points are
then divided by the total
possible and multiplied by
1,000 to provide an easy scale
to measure schools.
Schools must get 925
points to avoid future NCAA
penalties such as scholarship
losses or post-season bans.
The reports just released
were only a preliminary rat-
ing based on the 2003-2004
academic year.
They are designed to let
schools know how they rank
in the new system, or what
sports fall below the mark,
before the NCAA actually
starts to implement penal-
ties.
Actual penalties will begin
in 2006 according to univer-
sities' 2003-2004 and 2004-
2005 reports, which will be
released in September.
This is important because
NSU's results were remark-
able. The Demons' overall
APR was a 951 on a 1,000-
point scale, just above the
Division I average of 948.
NSU had the highest rat-
ing of all 11 teams in the
Southland Conference and
had the second best score of
all schools in Louisiana,
behind only Tulane.
The only NSU sports to fall
under the mark were base-
ball, tennis, and women's
indoor track. Baseball and
tennis are allowed an upper
confidence boundary that is
supposed to help smaller
squads who fall below 925
by reflecting the team's per-
formance over a longer term.
Track and field numbers
throughout the nation were
all pretty low on the scale
and have caused the NCAA
to look into fine-tuning some
things before the next reports
come out.
The Demons football team
received 948 points, better
than national champion
Southern California's 910
score and well above the
national average for all Divi-
sion I-A football teams,
which was 921.
NSU's mens basketball
team totaled a 962 APR,
falling below only one of the
teams from last year's Final
Four, Duke. The national
average for men's basketball
was only 906.
Remarkably, the men's
indoor track team and the
Lady Demons soccer team
had perfect 1000's in the
report.
In other women's sports,
the Lady Demon basketball
team was ranked in the 70th
-80th percentile with a 984
score. The softball team also
ranked high with 969, and
the volleyball team scored a
942.
These are just a few num-
bers that show how hard
President Webb, Athletic
Director Greg Burke, Acade-
mic Advisor for athletics
Julie Lessiter and their staffs
work to ensure that the ath-
letes focus not only their
sports, but on the degree
they are here to get.
Sports
Ladies fall in semis
By Jordan Ford
Sauce Reporter
NSU fell in the semifinal
game of the O'Reilly Auto
Parts Southland Conference
Tournament Wednesday
night at Texas- Arlington.
UTA defeated the Lady
Demons 74-45 in the contest.
Senior Diamond Cosby led
the team in scoring in the loss
picking up 20 points on eight
of 13 shooting.
Ashley Sparkman, Amanda
Bennett^ Beth Tallant and
Cosby ended their careers on
the court in Arlington as the
Lady Demons finished their
season 17-12 and 11-5 in con-
ference.
Senior Dee Dee Favors
watched from the sidelines
after suffering a season-end-
ing injury earlier in the year.
The Lady Demons won
their first game in the SLC
tournament with a 51-48 vic-
tory over the Texas-San Anto-
nio Roadrunners Monday
night at Prather Coliseum.
Amanda Bennett and Beth
Tallant used their talents to
spark the Demons to a late
victory.
The Demon's had a slow
start in the first half with 12
turnovers and only connect-
ing 7 out of 25 field goals.
NSU drew first blood in the
first half when Diamond
Cosby sank both her free
throws after being fouled by
Roadrunner Kim Reed, giv-
ing the Demon's a 2-0 lead.
Victory would not come
easy as the Roadrunners took
the lead with 12 unanswered
points.
After an NSU timeout with
13 minutes left to go in the
first half Amanda Bennett
kept the Demons alive by
sinking her first 3-pointer and
connecting 100 percent of her
Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce
Lady Demon head coach Jennifer Graf draws up the next play during a timeout in NSU's victory over Texas-San Antonio Monday night in the
first round of SLC tournament. Amanda Bennett (55) and Ashley Sparkman were two of five seniors who have finished their careers at NSU.
shots.
Bennnett's hustle helped
NSU hold the Roadrunners to
23 points in the half. With 8
minutes to go, the Lady
Demons began their 8 point
run closing the gap before the
end of the first half.
The struggle continued into
the second half with the
Demons trailing 19 to 26.
The Demons were scoreless
until Tena Matthews sank two
free throws after being fouled
by Roadrunner Nicole Dun-
son.
The Roadrunners struck
back with a lay-up from
Richelle Parks but the Lady
Demons were quick to
answer with a lay-up of their
own from Bennett.
With 8 rrunutes left in the
second half and the Lady
Demons trailing by 10 it was
time for Beth Tallant to turn
up the heat.
"She did a good job of brin-
ing intensity to the game,"
Coach Jennifer Graf said.
Tallant's second half per-
formance included 10 points
scoring 100 percent of her
attempts along with the game
winning shot, and guard
Sheronda Bell hit two free
throws to cement the victory
advancing the Lady Demons
to the second round of the
league tournament.
"It wasn't a matter of my
presence, it was just a matter
of me doing my job, doing
what I'm told to do and get-
ting it done," Tallant said.
Graf, impressed by her
team's defensive performance
said, "I think defense did it
for us. Defensively, we
stepped up while offense
struggled."
Before the Demons enjoyed
the fruits of Monday night's
victory they suffered a loss
against the McNeese Cow-
girls in the last game of the
regular season last Friday.
NSU seniors Amanda Ben-
nett, Diamond Cosby, Dee
Dee Favors, Ashley Spark-
man and Beth Tallant were
honored in pre-game cere-
monies before they took the
court for their last regular sea-
son game against McNeese.
Even though Chassidy
Jones scored 24 points and
Ashley Sparkman had a total
of 15 rebounds it still was not
enough to overcome
McNeese.
Sparkman, NSU's single-
season, game and career
blocked shots record holder,
broke her own single game
blocked shots and tied the
SLC record of with 13 blocked
shots for the game.
Although Sparkman had a
record-breaking game she
credited the loss to "a combi-
nation of things . . . turnovers,
missed shots and defense."
The Lady Demons were
predicted to win against
McNeese after beating the
Cowgirls previously in the
regular season.
"It was a heartbreaker,"
Bennett said, "We just didn'l
come prepared to play
tonight."
It was neck and neck
throughout the first half with
the score tied at 31 at half-
time.
The second half the Lady
Demons continued to battle
the Cowgirls but came up
short.
The final score was 72-77,
and McNeese would go
home with a win.
Demon bats explode for 27 runs in two games
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
The Demon softball team
made quick work of the
Grambling State Tigers in
both games of a double-
header at the Demon Dia-
mond Wednesday night.
It only took five innings
for each game as the
Demons defeated the Tigers
11-1 in the first game and
16-1 in the second to
improve their record to 15-
11.
"It was a good day for the
offense today," head coach
Mike Perniciaro said. "We
came out swinging the bats
pretty well and that always
helps your pitching staff
when you can get a big lead
like that."
Senior Loni Rasberry got
the win in the first contest,
pitching all five innings giv-
ing up only one run on four
hits while striking out nine.
On the attack end, Demon
senior centerfielder Nicole
Martin and sophomore
Amanda Glenn each were
perfect going three for three
at the plate.
Glenn had a single and
two homeruns while driv-
ing in five runs. Martin fin-
ished with a double and two
singles.
"I just came up prepared
and saw the ball well,"
Glenn said.
The Tigers got on the
board first in the top of the
first inning, but that was the
last time Grambling would
even have a player reach
second base.
NSU posted five runs in
the bottom of the second
inning to take the lead for
good. After singles by
Glenn and second baseman
Lyndsey Gorski, third base-
man Katrina Walker dou-
bled to right center to bring
in the two runs.
Pinch runner Nicky
McGuirk scored on an error
then Martin and left fielder
Sarina Noack hit back-to-
back triples to drive in two
more runs.
In the third Glenn hit her
first homer after catcher
Margaret Patterson singled,
and following a Patterson
RBI single in the fourth,
Glenn slugged out a three-
run homerun.
The Demons struck first
in the second game picking
up one run in the first
inning after Martin drove in
Noack.
After Grambling tied the
game in the second inning,
the Demon bats exploded
again picking up six runs on
four hits in the third inning
and then scored eight more
in the bottom of the fourth
inning.
Glenn picked up the win
for NSU pitching three
innings giving up one run
and only allowing one hit
while striking out six.
Sophomore Michelle Castel-
lano came on in relief and
pitched two innings with-
out giving up a hit.
Noack led the Demon
bats going two for four with
three RBI and scored three
times. Martin and senior
Dawn Normand each drove
in two runs for NSU.
Leslie Westbrook/ the Current S«
Loni Rasberry pitches to a Grambling State batter as third baseman Katrina Walker, foreground, and ft*
baseman Amanda Perdue, background, anticipate a hit. Rasberry struck out nine batters in her win.
Saturday the Demons will
start a three game series at
conference rival Texas-
Arlington, playing two
games starting at 2 p.m. and
rmishing up with one game
Sunday at 1 p.m.
"UTA is a tough team, but
I think if we play like w#|
playing right now w<
should take care of the"
too," Perniciaro said.
Baseball victorious over No. 19 Baylor on road
Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce
Junior outfielder Michael Palermo legs out a double in the Demons
win over Grambling Sunday. NSU was victorious 11-7 and 16-0.
Courtesy of Sports
Information
www.nsudemons.com
Brandon Morgan's two-run
single in the top of the second
inning sparked a three-run
rally as the NSU Demons
jumped up early on the 19th-
ranked Baylor Bears then held
on for a 5-4 win here Tuesday
night.
The win over the Bears was
the second victory over a
ranked opponent in an eight-
day span as NSU improves to
14-5 on the season. The
Demons defeated 16th-
ranked Ole Miss 8-7 last Tues-
day.
"This was just a really good
win for us," said head coach
Mitch Gaspard. "Brandon got
us going early on while our
pitching staff did a great job
of working out of some jams."
Morgan finished 2 for 4
with three RBIs and a run
scored as NSU out-hit the
Bears (8-7) 9-8. Hunter Thorns
added a 2 for 4 game while
scoring two runs.
"We're really starting to
swing the bats well against
some of the top teams in the
country. We're just going out
with a lot of confidence and
getting the job done right
now."
The Demons held a 3-2 lead
through the top of the sixth
inning, but Baylor threatened
when lead-off hitter Josh Ford
doubled to begin the bottom
half of the inning.
After a groundout for the
first out of the inning, Blake
Jones entered the game to
relieve starter Rusty Jones
and struck out the next two
batters to end the frame.
Andre Vige led off the top
of the seventh with a single
and Thorns followed with a
double to move Vige to third.
Morgan then got his third RBI
of the game on an infield sin-
gle that scored Vige and gave
the Demons a 4-2 lead.
After the second out of the
inning, pinch-hitter Michael
Flower reached on a dropped
a pop-up in the infield that
got lost in the lights that
scored Morgan and increased
the lead to 5-2.
Blake hurled a perfect sev-
enth inning but ran into trou-
ble in the eighth when Baylor
loaded the bases with one ^
as Blake was replaced 1
Daniel Desclouds who #\
up a sacrifice fly and an J*
single as Baylor cut the lead
5-4.
Desclouds picked up'
fourth save of the sea^
when he shut down Baylo f
the ninth.
Rusty Jones, now 2-0 ov\
year, got the win after thf°
ing 5 1/3 innings giving w
two runs on six hits.
Baylor's Sean Walker v
was hit for the loss ^
throwing just 11/3 inn^
and giving up three run*
five hits.
The Demons will rehinj.
action on Friday when
begin a three-game wee*
series at Oklahoma.
10th anhuaMaiphti6£ties
Jazz & R&B festival
City prepares
for Saturday
event
Current
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Sports, page 6
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NSU alumnus dies in Iraq
A roadside bomb killed an NSU graduate while he was
on patrol in Iraq Saturday.
Sgt. Isiah J. Sinclair, 31, was a criminal justice major
who graduated in 1997. Sinclair was a member of the
l/156th Armor Battalion based in Shreveport. He was
deployed in May 2004.
According to an article in the Shreveport Times, the
explosion also killed Sgt. Lee M. Godbolt, 23. Two other
soldiers were wounded, but their names have not been
released.
Sinclair and Godbolt were members of the 256th
Brigade. They are the 26th and 27th soldiers from the
brigade to be killed in Iraq since it was called into fed-
eral service a year ago.
Cheryl Thompson
Financial aid hosts fun hunt
The Office of Financial Aid will host the first annual
Financial Aid Fun Hunt. A clue will be available outside
the Financial Aid Office in Roy Hall from April 1-13.
The clue will lead participants to a chest containing a
question.
Participants must record all answers to the questions
on one sheet of paper to be in on Debt Management
Day (April 13). The names of participants who have
completed the hunt will be entered into a drawing for a
$250 scholarship, digital camera, DVD player, back-
pack, thermal drink bag, gift certificates and more.
Savanna Mahaffey
Campus lecture rescheduled
Due to a miscommunication, motivational speaker
Mike DeStefano has been rescheduled and will be on
campus April 7 at 7 p.m. in Theatre West of the Cre-
ative and Performing Arts Center.
DeStefano is a stand-up comedian and campus lectur-
er who speaks to students about safe sex, HIV/AIDS
and drinking responsibly. His lecture, "Wise Words from
a Wiseguy," is about his abusive childhood, alcohol and
heroin addictions, the death of his wife from an AIDS-
related illness and his own battle with HIV.
The SGA hopes DeStefano brings HIV/AIDS aware-
ness to students in a comedic and light-hearted yet
informative message. For more information, contact the
SGA at 357-4501.
Shannon Harper
SAB gears up for Spring Fling
NSU's annual Spring Fling is set to take place next
week.
The Student Activities Board sponsored event, now in
its seventh year, will begin Monday and go through
April 7. The first day of festivities will feature an oppor-
tunity for students to meet and receive autographs
from "The Real World" stars M.J. Garrett and Sarah
Burke. The signing will be 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and will be
held in the Student Union Ballroom.
Tuesday will see the start of the "Hollywood Dress
Drive," where students can donate previously owned
dresses, purses and other accessories for future use by
tn e girls' home. Spring Fling head June Chavin said
donation boxes will be placed around campus.
"There will be official recognition or a prize for the
Person who brings in the most," Chavin said.
Wednesday will feature free massages for students
a nd gel candle making. These events are slated to be
he ld in the Student Union lobby from noon until 4 p.m.
T he final day of the festivities will be April 7 and will be
at the practice field by Prather Coliseum. Events will
include a free crawfish boil, a rock-climbing wall, a
NASCAR simulator and live music.
Andrew Shirley
Piano series continues Saturday
Pianist Constance Carroll will perform at NSU Satur-
day at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Tickets are
$10. Students from schools in Louisiana are admitted
free. The recital is part of the Louisiana Piano Series
hternational.
The program will include works by Domenico Scarlat-
ti Beethoven, Chopin, Alexander Scriabin, Franz Liszt
a nd Paganini. For more information on the Louisiana
Piano Series International, call (318) 357-5763 or go to
fitenko.com/pianoseries.
Webb replaces Scheffler
with new acting provost
By Kyle Shirley
News Editor
Scheffler
Thomas Hanson has
replaced Anthony Scheffler
as NSU's provost and vice
president of academic
affairs.
NSU President Randall
Webb sent an e-mail to all
faculty and staff March 18
announcing the change.
In the e-mail, Webb also
announced that Scheffler
had been "reassigned to the
position of acting executive
director of the CenLA Cam-
pus in Alexandria, and Mar-
sha Zulick will return to the
Natchitoches campus in the
area of planning and assess-
ment."
Scheffler said he did not
accept his new position.
"I'm on leave. I've given
my resignation as of June
28... I'm just using up my
leave time. I've got gobs of
it," Scheffler said.
"I took the opportunity to
move in a direction that I
thought would be good for
me professionally, and he
(Webb) took the opportunity
to ensure that the University
is moving in the direction
that he feels is appropriate
for Northwestern," Scheffler
said.
Scheffler did not comment
on what job opportunities he
is looking into, but said he is
still communicating with
NSU officials to aid in the
transition process.
"It's not like an 'I'm mad
and I'm leaving' kind of
thing at all. The president is
the president, and if he feels
like he wants to do what he
wants to do, by all means
that's his prerogative,"
Scheffler said.
In an e-mail interview,
Webb wrote, "I am hoping
that these and other changes
we have made will lead to
the improvement of commu-
nication and coordination of
efforts throughout the Uni-
versity."
Webb did not comment on
why these personnel reas-
signments are happening
now.
Check the April 7 edition
of the Current Sauce for more
information on these
changes.
Hanson ready to step up
Claire Mayeux
Sauce Reporter
On March 18, Thomas
Hanson walked into Presi-
dent Randall Webb's office as
a mathematics professor and
emerged as the acting
provost and vice president
for academic affairs.
Hanson said his transition
from mathematics professor
to his current position was
not expected.
"Last Friday I received a
call from Dr. Webb asking if I
could meet with him at 1:15.
He asked if I would like to do
this job and I said yes," Han-
son said.
Webb said Hanson is a
very capable administrator.
"When I became president
of Northwestern, I appointed
him as my replacement in the
Hanson
position of dean of instruc-
tion and graduate studies.
Dr. Hanson has also served
as a member of the faculty
senate, including a couple of
terms as its president," Webb
wrote in an e-mail.
Webb said that in addition
to Hanson's administrative
■ See Hanson, page 2
Student election ballot released
SGA treasurer, SAB representative seats contested; president, vice-president acclamated
The position of SGA treas-
urer will be the most contest-
ed position in next week's
student elections, and the
race will include two current
SGA executives thought to
be graduating seniors.
As student election filings
closed yesterday at 4:30 p.m.,
four SGA members had
signed up to run for treasur-
er: Academic Affairs Com-
missioner Matt Bartley, jun-
ior senator-at-large Ifrah
Jamil, President Mindy
McConnell and current Trea-
surer Beau Boudreaux.
Bartley and Jamil had filed
earlier in the week, but
McConnell and Boudreaux
added their names to the list
minutes before filings ended.
McConnell, who plans to
graduate this semester, said
she filed for treasurer
because she is concerned
that Jamil might be disquali-
fied from the race. She said
she supports Jamil and does
not want to see Bartley take
the position unopposed.
SGA Vice President Zach
Pulliam said Jamil was
appointed to the senate in
the middle of the fall semes-
ter. Since the SGA by-laws
require a senator to have
served a full year on the sen-
ate before applying for an
executive position such as
treasurer, Jamil may be dis-
qualified, he said.
The student election
board, the committee that
governs elections, did not
meet quorum yesterday
afternoon, so no decision
had been made about Jamil's
eligibility at press time.
"I do not believe there are
grounds to disqualify Ifrah,"
McConnell said, "But in the
event that the supreme court
and the election board rule
that she does not meet the
qualifications, I wanted
there to be some other candi-
date other than Matt Bartley
because I do not think he
would do the best job in the
position."
McConnell said if she was
elected treasurer, she could
then resign, and the senate
would be responsible for
choosing her replacement.
"i think the point of
elections is that you
get to pick somebody.
That's just how
democracy works."
Ifrah Jamil
SGA Treasurer
candidate
"If the senate picked the
treasurer they might pick
Ifrah," McConnell said. "So
I am running basically to try
to get her elected."
Boudreaux, who has
served two terms as treasur-
er, is also planning to gradu-
ate this semester. Boudreaux
said he has been accepted to
law school at Loyola Univer-
sity and has been awarded a
scholarship to cover two-
thirds of his tuition there,
but he has also been accept-
ed to graduate school at
NSU.
Boudreaux, who has been
Leslie Westbrook / the Ci-rrent Sai te
SGA president-elect Alan Sypert and vice president-elect Shantel Wempren ran unopposed.
an undergraduate student at
NSU for seven years, said, "I
love NSU. I bleed purple
and white. It's really hard to
imagine moving on from this
fine institution."
Boudreaux said if Jamil is
allowed to stay in the race,
he will likely withdraw.
McConnell said she also
has applied to several law
schools, but she still is
unsure of her plans for next
year. She said attending
graduate school at NSU is
one of her options. She said
she does not plan to cam-
paign for the race.
"I'm rather upset at the
motivation of the people
signing up for this race,"
Bartley said. "It's going to
be an ugly race. I hope
Mindy and Beau get out of it,
because they're not even
going to be here. They're
graduating."
Jamil said, "I think the
point of elections is that you
get to pick somebody. That's
just how democracy works.
I appreciate that Mindy and
Beau are trying to get a fair
election going."
■ See Elections, page 3
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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, March 31, 2005
Relief fund in works to aid
organizational travels
By Elaine Broussard
Editor in Chief
Next spring student organiza-
tions may be able to plan trips
without being discouraged by
high costs.
Monday the Student Govern-
ment Association passed legisla-
tion to begin an Organizational
Relief Fund at NSU. Once the pro-
posal receives final approval, the
fund will provide grants for stu-
dent organizations and depart-
mental groups to reimburse them
for full or partial travel expenses.
Vice President of Student
Affairs Dan Seymour and Univer-
sity President Randall Webb must
approve the proposal before it is
placed on the ballot in the fall stu-
dent elections. If students vote in
its favor, every student will pay an
additional self-assessed fee of $5
per semester, including summers,
to support the fund.
"This process has been running
smoothly for about 25 years down
at LSU," SGA Treasurer Beau
Boudreaux said. "So basically
we're just copying and pasting."
Boudreaux emphasized that not
only recognized student organiza-
tions will be eligible for the grants.
Departmental sponsored groups
will be able to apply as well.
"This is so students who aren't
active in student activities will
still be able to go and present their
academic work," Boudreaux said.
He cited examples such as CIS
and theater students who attend
competitions each year.
External Affairs Commissioner
Sammy Zumwalt, a sponsor of the
proposal, said, "We're trying to
include everyone in the Universi-
ty to let everyone have an equal
opportunity to get out and trav-
el."
Student Affairs Commissioner
Matt Bartley voted against the
proposal. He said he disagreed
with assessing the fee to part-time
students who are not allowed to
vote in student elections.
"Part-time students have no
representation on this campus,"
Bartley said. "Somebody has to
look out for them."
If the Organizational Relief
Fund is implemented, each organ-
ization will only be allowed to
receive a grant once per academic
year. A committee composed of
seven students and two faculty
members will meet once a month
to review grant applications.
Without this fee full-time stu-
dents pay $134.50 in self-assessed
fees each fall and $114.50 each
spring.
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Jeopardy! champ to
challenge NSU students
By Shannon Harper
Sauce Reporter
Everyone soon will get a chance
to find out just how smart NSU stu-
dents really are.
As part of the Distinguished Lec-
turer Series, The Student Govern-
ment Association is bringing quiz
show champion Ken Jennings to
campus.
According to the website abs-
peakers.com, Jennings made televi-
sion history by winning a record
$2.35 million on the television
game show Jeopardy! Jennings'
winning streak on has turned him
into an unlikely celebrity. He has
appeared on The Late Show with
David Letterman to present the
"Top 10" and is a spokesman for
the cellular phone company (lingu-
lar Wireless.
SGA President Mindy
McConnell said two students and
one faculty member will get a
chance to test their knowledge
against Jennings in a quiz-bowl
competition.
A written test was given Wednes-
day to those interested in compet-
ing against Jennings and the SGA
will choose the final three this
week.
McConnell said the purpose of
inviting speakers like Jennings is to
appeal to students who normally
would not attend a lecture.
"Jennings has an unusual appeal
to people," McConnell said.
"Hopefully we can increase ouj
attendance level and get students
involved."
Jennings is scheduled to appear
April 19 at 7 p.m. in the Magalg
Recital Hall.
For more information contact the
SGA office at 357-4501.
Watson Library to receive facelift
By Kaley Wilkins
Sauce Reporter
Construction teams and library
workers are in the process of reno-
vating Watson Memorial Library
to make it more convenient.
The project will involve the
addition of a multifunctional
lounging area for students on the
second floor. The lounge will
include a coffee bar from Ara-
mark, game tables, docking sta-
tions for laptops, and more. The
best sellers and magazines will
also be located in the lounge area
for easy use.
Lisa Bond, the project coordina-
tor, said the purpose of the reno-
vations is to make the library more
appealing to students.
"The student body is our main
focus," Bond said.
The help reorganize the library,
all journals will be moved to the
same area and alphabetized by
title. The circulating books will be
moved to the second floor and
alphabetized by call number.
"Overall, it will all be really
nice," Bond said. "We hope to be
able to pull in all the different
departments on campus: works of
art from he art department and
maybe even have the Theatre
Department's improv troupe per-
form in the lounge."
A student library worker, senior
Jamaal Gilbert, said, "I just wish
they would have done this sooner,
but it's a great idea for NSU's
future students."
Bond said the renovations
should be completed before the
fall semester begins.
Math professor wins award
By Michael Arcement II
Sauce Reporter
During the Mathematical Associ-
ation of America's Louisiana-Mis-
sissippi regional meeting in Gulf-
port, Miss., associate professor of
mathematics at NSU, Richard
DeVault was awarded the Distin-
guished Teaching Award.
Stan Chadick was the nominat-
ing professor. The award recog-
nizes DeVault's accomplishments
as a top educator among all colle-
giate teachers in Louisiana and
Mississippi.
As a result of his win at the
regional level, DeVault was auto-
matically nominated for the nation-
al Deborah and Franklin Tepper
Haimo Award for Distinguished
College or University Teaching of
Mathematics. According to the
MAA Web site, the national award
carries a $1000 reward.
It's only the attention his skills in
the classroom and his lasting
impact on students that really mat-
ter DeVault said.
"Awards are more of a recogni-
tion thing," DeVault said.
Previously DeVault had received
an award for his research from
NSU.
"It was really nice to get recog-
nized within the mathematical
community for my teaching."
DeVault said.
Among the two major national
mathematical associations, the
MAA places a higher priority on
teaching. The other association, the
American Mathematical Society, is
focused more on mathematical dis-
covery and research.
"I like to do the research, but if I
had a choice between the two I
would do the teaching," DeVault
said.
DeVault is the only recipient of
this award among NSU faculty.
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Hanson
FROM PAGE 1
experience, he has the perspective
of a faculty member, is student-ori-
ented and works well with admin-
istrators.
Hanson said he has been on the
NSU faculty for 15 years and has
gone full circle in the positions he
has held.
"I spent five years teaching for
the math department, one year
directing information systems, four
years as the dean of instruction and
graduate studies and five more
years were spent back in the class-
room.
"Now I am back in an adminis-
trative position and I am glad to be
here," Hanson said.
Mary Margaret Shivers, the coor-
dinator of academic affairs said she
has known Hanson for some time,
and the transition will be no prob-
lem.
"When he was the director of
information systems and dean of
instruction and graduate studies,
the academic affairs office was his
immediate supervisor," Shivers
said. "He is very easy to work
with."
Hanson said he is very excited
about taking on this position.
"This is a time of challenge for
Northwestern, but it is also a time
ripe with opportunity for us. I want
to take advantage of these opportu-
nities and make this institution the
best it can be," Hanson said.
Hanson said he wants to focus
on enhancing NSU's partnership
with community colleges since
they will be one of the big sources
of incoming students due to the
new selective admissions stan-
dards.
Hanson said that nurturing rela-
tionships with community colleges
will be a future source of growth
for NSU. Hanson said he will
spend much of his time working
on adult education initiatives.
Hanson said that because of his
new position he had to give up the
classes he has been teaching.
Frank Serio, head of the mathe-
matics department said Martha
Kay Smiley, a former teacher at the
Louisiana School and adjunct
teacher with NSU, was hired to
take on Hanson's classes.
Baroque ensemble to
perform for students
By Jamie Webb
Sauce Reporter
Group will offer
performance and
master class on
rare period
instruments
NSU students will get a chance
to hear period musical instru-
ments on Sunday.
The Piano Baroque Chamber
Ensemble will perform with the
instruments at 3 p.m. in the Maga-
le Recital Hall in the Creative and
Performing Arts Center, said Tony
Smith, coordinator of music for
the CAPA department and local
sponsor of the event.
There will be a master class fol-
lowing the performance for any-
one interested, Smith said. The
performers will give a history of
each of the instruments and show
students how each is played. Both
events are free and open to the
public.
Students and alumni from the
University of North Texas will
play the period instruments,
which are copies of instruments
from the baroque and Renaissance
periods, said David West, news
bureau director, in a news release
last week.
"The instruments were
designed to be like instruments
were back in the 1700s to get an
idea of what the instruments
sounded like back then," Smith
said.
William Traylor, the North Texas
sponsor of the event, is an NSU
alumnus with a masters degree.
Traylor asked Smith if the ensem-
ble could perform at NSU. Smith
agreed because this type of music
is not often heard in recent times.
"North Texas is one of the
largest music schools in the coun-
try and can afford these instru-
ments," Smith said.
The school owns the instru-
ments the students will be playing
on Sunday.
The Renaissance instruments
will include viols, shawms,
krummhorns, dulcians and renais-
sance recorders and the baroque
instruments will include both
baroque wind instruments an
string instruments, West said.
Viols are early violins,
krummhorns are like the modem
oboe and dulcians are early bas-
soons, Smith said. Shawms are
early oboes with a high, piercing,
unusual sound.
The baroque wind instruments
are different from modern instru-
ments in that they are blown more
easily, West said.
The baroque string instruments
use strings made of either cat-gut
or sheep-gut, which makes the
sound lighter.
Students enrolled in a Fine Arts
class this semester will get credit
for attending this event, Smith
said.
Contact Smith at 357-5807 for
more information.
Elections
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Other SGA positions filled by
acclamation, SAB seats up for con-
test
The offices of SGA president and
vice president were taken by Alan
Sypert, speaker of the senate, and
Shantel Wempren, junior senator.
Sypert and Wempren faced no
competition for these positions.
"I was prepared for a full blown
campaign," Wempren said. "I had
stacks of campaign materials in my
room ready to go if anyone ran
against us."
Wempren said she and Sypert are
thankful for their positions, and
they are prepared for a productive
year.
Also, 16 SGA senator-at-large
positions were filled by acclama-
tion. More than 20 applicants
would have needed to apply for an
election to be conducted.
However, on next week's ballot,
17 students will be competing for
10 available SAB representative-at-
large positions.
Rodeo team fee referendum
placed on ballot
After two previous attempts by
the SGA to place the issue up for
student vote, the decision whether
to continue paying a $1 per semes-
ter self-assessed fee to the NSU
rodeo team will finally be made by
students next week.
The SGA passed a bill the spring
of 2003 allowing the issue to appear
on the fall 2003 ballot for the stu-
dents to vote on. However, Vice
President of Student Affairs Dan
Seymour did not approve the bill,
and it was not placed on the ballot.
The issue was discussed again at
the last SGA meeting of the fall
2003 semester and was set to be
placed on the spring 2004 ballot,
but this also did not happen.
Sypert said the rodeo team has
already had their funds frozen by
the Committee on Organizations
because they have failed to fill out
any of the necessary paper work to
continue being a recognized stu-
dent organization.
Jack Pace, biology professor and
faculty adviser of the rodeo team,
said the team has not competed
since the fall of 2004. Pace said last
year's team had four competing
members some of whom are still
students. These students have not
competed this year due to con-
straints from school, he said.
Sypert said if students vote down
the rodeo team fee, the frozen
funds to the rodeo team will go to
club sports. However, he also said
if the rodeo team wants to continue
competing and needs monetary
help, it can apply for grants from
the club sports budget like the soc-
cer, crew and hockey teams.
Elections will be held Wednesday
and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. in the Student Union lobby. A
current student ID will be needed
at the polls
Students campaign for SAB rep-at-large seats,
but SGA students fill seats by acclamation
Elections to take place Wednesday and Thursday in the Student Union Lobby
SAB rep-at-large candidates
• Jessie Diton
• Tazmin Ivey
• LaToya Collins
• Erica Ware
• Michael Antoon
• Ivy Mitchell
• Megan Scruggs
• Marissa Guidry
• Nicholas A. Smith
• Matt Bossier
• Rachael Tingle
• Charlotte Digh
• Drew Maxwell
• Rodney Clements
• Kathy Swate
• Lindsay Maggio
• John Guerin III
Acclamated SGA senators
• Matt Bartley
• Natasha Bennett
• Elaine Broussard
• Matt Burroughs
Ronald Cupit
Maryellen Dickey
Jason Ingargiola
Mindy McConnell
Aaron Pitre
Zachary Pulliam
Anna Rachel
Amanda Ridgdell
William Smith
Matthew Zumwalt
Samuel Zumwalt
Source: Student election board
NSU Police Blotter
3-17-05
7:58 p.m.
An ambulance responded to a
call about a fire alarm in Dodd
Hall.
8:36 p.m.
Campus and city police
responded to a call about the dis-
covery of Varnado Hall residents
in possession of alcohol.
3-18-05
2:22 p.m.
An intruder refused to leave the
front porch of a Columns resident.
3-20-05
6:22 p.m.
Two men activated an alarm at
Sabine Hall while trying to climb
through a window.
3-24-05
1:05 p.m.
A student called to report that
someone tried to drive over him in
a parking lot.
3-25-05
6:20 a.m.
Campus police unit 18 lost a gas
card.
4:23 p.m.
Police received a call about reck-
less operation of a vehicle on Tarl-
ton Drive.
3-27-05
4:12 p.m.
A break-in occurred at the
Columns.
6:42 p.m.
An Area Coordinator from
Rapides called to report possible
drug use. Police were unable to
locate anything.
3-28-05
9:43 a.m.
An employee of the registrar's
office called to report someone
who was trying to borrow money.
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Find your particular "I"
By Jason Cole
"Gnosis attempts to see through the
contradiction of existence and free itself
from it, rather than endure the contra-
diction and redeem it. . . This gnosis is
not found in the modern world in
theosophies and occult systems alone."
- Maurice Friedman
It is difficult to grow up in cer-
tain geographic regions having
questions about how the world
works. Many people do not
respect their peers who often
appear unusual or strange because
of their interests in how things
happen or what causes the events
of life to unfold the way that they
do. For this reason many people
seeking gnosis, the Greek word for
knowledge, turn to esoteric litera-
ture to assuage their anguish.
Recently I accompanied my
friend Jesse Poole to the Natchi-
toches Public Library in an effort
to find a copy of Inferno by Dante
Alighieri. After having to pay a
five dollar fee to check out library
books we discovered that the only
copy in this parish outside of the
University was checked out until
the end of May. In our frustration
we returned to campus to get a
used edition from a Scholars' Col-
lege student who had read it for
Text and Traditions. I was dis-
mayed that such a popular work
was inaccessible but something as
obscure as Looking for Spinoza
was readily available at the public
library.
Unfortunately, hiding behind
the works of Gerald Gardner is not
conducive to living in the post-
modern era. Individuals with
above average intelligence indi-
viduals can endure isolation more
easily by reading ancient texts
with big words and complex for-
mulas, but in the final analysis all
they are good for is talking to
other like-minded individuals.
Unless you are a dedicated anthro-
pologist, there is very little value
to be found in immersing yourself
in mysticism. I am often baffled by
the hypocrisy of people who
devour such books and then pro-
ceed to engage in every form of
commercialism to be accepted by
general society.
The horror of the mass suicide
in 1978 involving over 900 mem-
bers of the People's Temple organ-
ization in Jonestown, Guyana, also
reveals a problem of trying to
escape from society. Alienation
produces a strong desire to be
accepted, but people who have
endured isolation for too long
often do not use their head when a
charismatic nut like Jim Jones
starts preaching things that appeal
to them.
Acting upon a psychological
impulse to attach oneself to a
greater whole leads to negative
consequences in whatever form it
occurs. This applies just as much
to iconoclasts as well as to the fun-
damentalists who engaged in holy
wars during the middle ages. It
applies to racists who found vio-
lent organizations such as the Ku
Klux Klan or skinhead move-
ments, and it applies to people
who vote for a presidential candi-
date on the basis that he presents
himself as a man of faith. One
should never make a decision sim-
ply because the rest of society is
jumping on a bandwagon.
If you want to be happy you
should look within yourself and
discover the particular "I" who
exists. This will provide much
more satisfaction than strug-
gling to fit in. I remember going
through a long period of rejec-
tion during adolescence because
I finished tests faster than the
rest of the class. However, I
believe when I get sick it is
because I contracted a virus that
disrupts the chemical equilibri-
um of my body, not because
someone is sticking pins in a
doll with my hair sewn into it.
Write to
che.disciple@gmail.com if you
care to comment on my socio-
logical assessment of sepa-
ratism.
Is Mr. Cole the only outspoken member
of the NSU community?
I think not!
Speak out! Write opinions for the
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Dear Readers,
Life is rarely ever serious, but
when it is, it can pack quite a
punch. So today, I am going to
tackle the subject of abusive
relationships. If a person know-
ingly commits to an abusive
relationship, and confides in a
friend what is going on, who is
to blame if that person eventual-
ly suffers a serious injury? Is it
the abusive partner, the person
who stayed and took it, or the
friend who knew about the
abuse and did nothing? Is it all
three?
The abuser is no doubt the
first person that people point a
finger at when deciding who is
to blame. However, it is doubt-
ful abusers would have changed
all that much in personality
since the first meeting that they
had with their victim. There are
little signs that hint at the hid-
den violence in a potential abus-
er. By recognizing these early
warning signs, it is possible to
avoid being in this situation
altogether. These signs include,
but are not limited to this person
demeaning or belittling you, act-
ing jealous or possessive, raging
for no reason, or trying to con-
trol you and isolating you from
your friends.
Also, as the person who is
potentially being abused you
must realize that only you can
be the one to get up and walk
away. No one is going to drag
you away from your abuser.
Remember that no one should
have the right to tell you what
to feel, think, or do. Therapy is
available for couples that are in
abusive relationships, but take
into account that abusers rarely
change their ways. The best
course of action once you realize
that you must leave for your
own self-preservation is to find
a safe place to stay with people
who are willing to protect you.
This is, also, a moment in which
you should pause since you may
not want to involve other people
if they may get hurt. Be aware
that the abuse may increase after
you leave since "stepping out of
the cycle enrages the abuser, as
it shatters the illusion of con-
trol." Indeed, 75 percent of
women killed by their abusive
partners are murdered after they
leave.
Now, for the friend who
knows that this horrible abuse is
going on with their friend, but
has no idea what to do: this is
an extremely difficult situation
to be put in because really as the
friend, you can only do what the
person who is being abused
allows you to do. Short of call-
ing the police when the abuse is
taking place, which without
doubt will cause you to lose the
friend you were trying to help
altogether, all you can really do
is wait. This is perhaps the hard-
est advice to listen to, but if you
try to force you friend to leave
their boyfriend or girlfriend they
will only blame you once they
decide to go running back to
their prospective partners,
which is a common occurrence
in abusive relationships.
So to avoid abusive relation-
ships it is important to know
about what constitutes an abu-
sive relationship. Also, realize
that abuse does not have to be
physical, and verbal and emo-
tional abuse can be even more
harmful and detrimental to
one's health. Most importantly,
always remember that abuse is
progressive, and escalates, it
never diminishes, so think twice
before trying to stick around
and change someone. As corny
as it sounds as well, love your-
self and have confidence that
you deserve great things, and to
be treated like a person because
you do matter.
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Emily Gianforte, junior art major, sits on the riverfront on campus during her Art II advanced water-
color class taught by Brooks Defee. The class usually goes outside to paint, but because of the cold
weather this semester this is their first opportunity.
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Senior art major Caleb Erwin works on an oil painting during painting III. The window-
wrapped painting lab is located in the print shop. Students have been using the lab since
the windowless painting lab in the art building went under renovation last semester.
Purple Jackets always in style at NSU
By Eva Sterling
Sauce Reporter
The NSU Purple Jackets are the
oldest and most prestigious Regis-
tered Student Organization on
NSU's campus. Since their begin-
ning in 1927 they have been con-
sidered as the official hostesses of
NSU and assist President and Mrs.
Webb in special functions.
The Purple Jackets were found-
ed by a group of women who
wanted to organize an honor soci-
ety. Jessica Lee has been a member
for three semesters.
"Ifs a great organization to be
involved with," Lee says. "I'm
proud to be a member."
The Purple Jackets host more
than 80 major university functions
including Graduation Ceremonies
and all of the home football
games. They also participate in
events that take place in the
Natchitoches Community.
The organization is solely for
women and consists of only 35
members; each member remains a
Purple Jacket until graduation or
failure to uphold certain qualifica-
tions. These qualifications include
being in good standing with the
University, maintaining a 3.0 GPA,
and involvement in two student
organizations, holding an office in
at least one. Members must also
attend a monthly Monday night
meeting.
New member recruitment takes
place every spring semester.
Women interested have the oppor-
tunity to summit an application,
and then attend an informational.
"We get a better chance to meet
and greet, and let them tell us
more about themselves," Presi-
dent Ashley Samson says. "This
semester we gained 10 new girls
that we are very excited about."
Throughout the years the dis-
tinct dress that sets the Purple
Jackets apart from other organiza-
tions has changed. In the begin-
ning their attire consisted of a pur-
ple vest, but now members wear a
purple dress jacket while working
NSU functions. The Purple Jack-
ets are usually passed down from
graduating seniors, but Samson is
trying to get the funds to buy one
set for the organization so all the
jackets can match.
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The NSU Purple Jackets serve as the University's hostesses and are involved in various projects throughout the school year.
Annual festival 'jazzes up' Front Street
By Lora Sheppard
Managing Editor
The Natchitoches Jazz and R&B
Festival will celebrate its 10th year
on Saturday with music on three
different stages, food, activities
and crafts.
This year's headliner
is The Classic
Rock
All-Stars, which consists of four
former members and lead singers
of popular pop and rock bands in
the 60s and 70s. Peter Rivera, for-
mer lead singer and bandleader of
Rare Earth, is the most prominent,
according to a city press release.
Rare Earth was the first act signed
by Motown Records and had
several gold and plat-
inum records
in the
early 70s.
Other members of The Classic
Rock All-Stars are Mike Pinera of
Alice Cooper, Jerry Corbetta of
Sugarloaf and Dennis Noda of the
Headhunters. The Classic Rock All-
Stars will perform on the Front
Street stage at 8:30 p.m. until 10
p.m. Saturday.
The festival will also host some-
thing new this year: a craft fair,
open from noon until about 7 p.m.
Assistant Main Street Manager
Jessica Breaux said, "People really
enjoy craft fairs, so this was anoth-
er way to attract new visitors to our
festival."
Visitors to the festival will also
see popular local and regional acts
on stage, such as Rivers Revue,
Johnny Earthquake and the Moon-
dogs and Billy O'Con and the Yard-
cats. Other performances include
the four Natchitoches Star finalists,
the NSU Jazz Orchestra, Wayne
Toups and Zydecajun, Trini Triggs
and the Louisiana Mojo Queen.
"With the three different stage*
of music, someone will always be
able to find something they like to
listen to," Breaux says.
The festival will also feature a 5K
and one-mile fun run through
downtown Natchitoches starting *
9 a.m. Entry fees are $20 for the 5K
run and $15 for the fun run. The fee
includes refreshments and a race %
shirt. For more information, coP'
tact Billy Joe Harrington at (318)
352-4192.
Admission for the festival is $1"
for adults and $5 for students wi" 1
an ID. Children under 12 atf
admitted free. There will be foo**
vendors, and no ice chests or too*
can be brought into the festiv^
area. For more information on fo e
festival, contact Jessica Breaux a *
(318) 357-3823 or visit natchjaZ'
zfest.com.
Thursday, March 31, 2005 — the Current Sauce — Life
Get in shape by semester's end
By Andrea Lorenz
Knight Ridder Newspapers
(KRT Campus)
50 your new year's resolution
jdn't stick.
Don't give up. Summer is still far
pough away to do something
pout it.
think stringy, think bikini, think
jpldni. By losing about 1 to 2
^Uriels a week in 10 weeks, you
juld be 15 to 20 pounds lighter
jpd decrease body fat by about 4
jeicent.
Impossible? No, you just need a
Jan- We consulted Matt Parrott, a
jports and exercise psychology
joctoral student at the University
jf Kansas, and Jonetta Stewart, co-
lW mer of Scott Fitness in Kansas
Qty, Mo., to help us (and you) lose
weight by pool season. Each week
flu'll do a cardio workout five
jays a week. On two to four of
(dose days, you'll add toning exer-
jses. And you'll get two days off.
Ready?
It's time to dissolve the Thighs
and abs and arms) of March.
THIS WEEK
Prepare. Some people might
want to buy cute athletic shoes. Or
join a gym. Eat less. And eat better:
fruits, vegetables, whole grains,
lean protein.
While your body detoxes from
fast food and candy go ahead and
get your heart pumping with some
light cardio exercises and stretch-
ing. Walk around the block at a
brisker pace than usual. Take the
stairs, park far from the door and
jump rope or do jumping jacks
while watching television. By Sun-
day, your body will be ready for...
WEEK 1
The first week of your workout
plan has one purpose: to not dis-
courage you.
Try for five days of cardio _ brisk
walking, jump rope, swimming etc.
Find something you'll stick with.
Each day, go for the recommended
30 minutes of moderate to high
intensity exercise.
For those who cheat, or just like
precision, set a calorie goal instead
of a time goal. Parrott says: "You
want to burn about 300 calories in
each cardio session. How you do
that is up to you." Go slow, go fast
or increase the incline on the tread-
mill. There are mathematical equa-
tions to figure out how many calo-
ries you burn, but the easiest way,
Parrott says, is to use a treadmill at
first to gauge the intensity level
needed to use 300 calories.
On two of those days, add toning
exercises. You never want to work
one part of the body without work-
ing the opposing muscle group.
For example, work the triceps, but
don't neglect the biceps. Same goes
for the back and chest.
Don't do the toning exercises two
days in a row. And don't strain
yourself so hard that you dread
nine more weeks.
We won't give a specific prescrip-
tion for how many to do. Stop
when your form becomes sloppy.
WEEK 2
Every body is different. Progress
at the pace that works for you. By
the second week, you might be able
to add more toning exercises and
increase reps.
For cardio, try interval training.
Parrott says varying the intensity
level of a workout maximizes calo-
ries burned. Instead of exercising at
a steady level, push yourself to the
limit by increasing resistance or
speed, then recuperate with a
lower intensity level. Keep going
until you hit the calorie goal.
WEEK 3
Muscles work harder when
under contraction. So during
strength training, you want to
increase the amount of time the
muscles contract. Parrott recom-
mends a few ways to vary the exer-
cises:
Instead of doing 10 constant, fast
bicep curls, do sets of one-and-a-
half reps. First, do one entire bicep
curl. Then do half the contraction.
For a half bicep curl, you would
bring the weights only to your
belly button.
Concentrate on isometric holds.
When squatting, hold the pose for
10 seconds.
Vary the speed of the exercise.
Do five or 10 exercises super-slow.
Really take your time.
When the muscle is contracted,
add a few short pulses.
The more advanced can try plyo-
metric moves. Plyometrics
involves the rapid stretching and
contracting of muscles. One exam-
ple is to do a squat and as your
body ascends, jump. Or when you
complete a push-up, spring up,
making your hands leave the
ground. Another example is the
drop jump. Jump off a bench,
squat, then jump forward as if you
are doing a long jump.
WEEKS 4-6
You have only a few weeks left,
so to make the most impact, Parrott
recommends circuit tiaining. Com-
bine strength-training exercises
with cardio to keep your heart rate
up throughout the workout. Do
squat and lunge reps, then without
resting, immediately jog in place or
jump rope for five minutes. By
alternating cardio and toning exer-
cises, you will burn more calories
while saving time.
Think you're done? Keep it up
and next March won't be nearly so
scary.
SHAPE UP
Wall squat: With a stability ball
between your lower back and the
wall, bend knees and hips at 90-
degree angles. Keep your weight in
your heels and your knees behind
your toes. The ball protects the
back and ensures proper form.
Advanced: Hold weights in your
hands or use a barbell on your
shoulders.
Side to side: Do a sit-up halfway.
Holding a weighted medicine ball
(or weights) close to your body,
twist your torso from side to side.
Your arms should not move.
Advanced: Do this exercise with
your legs lifted. You'll feel the burn.
Straight-legged deadlift: Bend
over at the waist while holding a
medicine ball or weights. Keep
your legs and back straight. Use
your hamstrings (the backs of your
thighs) to pull yourself to a stand-
ing position, while keeping your
back straight. This exercise works
the hamstrings and glutes.
The bicycle: Researchers at San
Diego State University found this
maneuver to be the most effective
ab exercise. Lie on your back with
hands lightly clasped behind your
head, keeping your elbows straight
out. Lift the legs. Pull one knee in
and rotate the torso so the opposite
elbow meets that knee. Repeat on
the other side. Do this exercise
slowly to see the most results.
The fire hydrant: It might look
silly, but this one works. Get on
your hands and knees and, keep-
ing the knee bent, lift one leg to the
side. Pretend you're a dog. Keep
your back straight. Feel that in your
thighs?
Push-up: This old favorite from
gym class (NOT!) is still a great
upper body workout. Beginners
can start with their knees on the
ground and work their way to a
full push-up. The lower back
should not sag, and the torso
should be firm. Advanced: Prop
your feet on a stability ball. Or hold
dumbbells in your hands and as
you push yourself up, pull back
one dumbbell at a time as if you're
starting a lawnmower in slow
motion.
The mammal walk Strengthens
your abs and back_your core. Get
on your hands and knees, with
hands directly under shoulders
and knees under hips. Keep your
back straight. Raise one arm and
the opposite leg and hold them out
straight for 15 seconds. Switch
sides. Advanced: Pulse your arm
and leg up and down at the same
time. Or hold a weight in your
hands.
WHAT YOU NEED
Motivation helps. Find a work-
out partner, buy a cute outfit, do
anything that will encourage you
to work out.
If you're willing to spend some
money, fitness expert Matt Parrott
recommends hiring a personal
trainer for at least one session. Ask
local health clubs or go to the listed
Web sites to do a search in your
area. Paying for 10 sessions might
not be necessary for everyone. Ask
the trainer to teach you stability
ball exercises for an hour. Or set
one session per week for a month.
You will learn exercises you can do
on your own, plus you will have a
set time that you must work out.
A home gym can be as elaborate
or simple as you want. You can buy
a treadmill or just a jump rope to
use when the weather is bad. A sta-
bility ball should cost about $20.
Parrott also suggests having a set of
adjustable dumbbells.
Spring 2005 Student Activities Board calendar of events
•April 4: Meet M.J. and Sarah from MTV's the Real World in the Student Union Ballroom from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m.
•April 5: Hollywood Dress Drive - Donate previously owned dresses and purses to the Girls
Home: Watch for donation boxes around campus
•April 6: Pamper yourself with free massages, oxygen bar and gel candle-making in the Student
Union Lobby from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
•April 7: Crawfish boil, T-shirts, bands, rock climbing wall, NASCAR simulator and tons more; 12
p.m. to 4 p.m. at the football practice field near Prather Coliseum.
•April 11 - 15: Non-traditional Student Week
•April 11: Free snacks, goodie bags and T-shirts in the Life Long Learning Center 9 a.m. to 11
a.m.
'April 12: Picnic at Chaplains Lake for non-traditional students with children 5 p.m.; tie a Yellow
Ribbon Day - wear yellow and support our troops!
•April 13: Free snacks for night class student in TEC building 6:30 p.m.
•April 14 - Meet and Greet in the Life Long Learning Center of the Student Union from 9 a.m. to
11 a.m.
•April 18 - 22: Greek Week - Penny wars all week from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Student
Union; Dan Adhoot, Crank Yankers Comedian from Comedy Central; Greek Picnic 11:00 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m.
•April 19:Messy Games at 2 p.m. at the ROTC Field; Ken Jennings, All-Time Winningest Jeop-
ard/ Champion will play Jeopardy with students in Magale Recital Hall at 7 p.m.
•April 20: Fun and Games - TBA
•April 21: Strut 6 p.m. at Prather Coliseum
•April 22: Service Project for St. Jude Children's Hospital
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Thursday, March 31, 2005
the Current Sauce
Sports
Justin
Hebert
The Full
Count
Kicking
off spring
justin_hebertl37@yahoo
If you happen to be walk-
ing around Turpin Stadium
during the next couple of
weeks you may be blessed
with the sound of pads
popping and helmets bang-
ing, or you may be able to
rejoice in the echoing of a
barking coach.
Defending Southland
Conference football champi-
on NSU will be kicking off
their spring practices
Wednesday.
The practices last through
April 23 when they hold the
16th Annual Joe Delaney
Bowl Spring Football Game.
2004 Southland Confer-
ence and All-Louisiana
Coach of the Year Scott
Stoker will be returning 14
starters to lead his explosive
offense and least year's
nationally second ranked
Purple Swarm defense.
The April edition of
American Football Monthly
named Stoker, a record-
breaking quarterback when
he played at NSU in the late
80' s, among the top 30
recruiters in all of college
football.
The Sports Network, a
top source for Division 1-
AA football news, has also
ranked NSU's 2005 recruit-
ing class as the fourth best
in the nation.
Matt Dougherty, the
Sports Network 1-AA editor
notched Sean Santos, the
New Orleans catholic
school all-time leading pass-
er from Holy Cross, the top
high school recruit that
signed with a 1-AA school,
while ranking Mississippi
State transfer linebacker
Marvin Byrdsong the No. 2
transfer to a 1-AA program.
Santos, who finished high
school with 8,355 yards and
77 touchdowns, will be join-
ing the Demons last sea-
son's quarterback Davon
Vinson. While
sharing playing time with
Connor Morel, who trans-
ferred to Louisiana
Lafayette, Vinson managed
to throw for more thanl,000
yards in an offense that
gained over 3,000 yards on
the ground.
The Demon's rushing
attack saw the departure of
the 2004 SLC Offensive
Player of the Year and
NSU's all-time leading scor-
er Derrick Johnese, as he
enters the NFL Draft, along
with fullback Issa Banna
and offensive linemen Mike
King and Greg Buckley.
But don't worry. The
Demons will be returning
starter Shelton Samson,
who split time with Johnese
last season picking up 678
yards and 11 touchdowns
averaging 5.1 yards a carry.
Backups Greg Skidmore
and A.J. Frankilin who each
added over 200 yards and a
couple of scores will also
help the Demon rushing
attack.
For the Demons' Purple
Swarm defense they will
enjoy the return of seven
starters, including four Ail-
American candidates in
defensive linemen Ed
Queen and Tory Collins,
and defensive backs David
Pittman and Russ Washing-
ton.
Byrdsong will be filling
the shoes of 1-AA Ail-
American Jamall Johnson,
in a linebacker group that
will also see the return of
two-time SLC Scholar- Ath-
lete of the Year Paul Mef-
ford.
I would also like to say
good luck to Johnson, Buck-
ley Banna, King, Johnese
and the rest of the Demons
hoping to make it in the
NFL as they prepare and go
through the draft.
Demons on top of SLC
Midway through the season coach Mitch Gaspard and his Demons are undefeated in Southland Conference action.
Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce
Demon pitcher Rusty Jones started the game against Lafayette going six innings, giving up four runs on
eight hits and four strikeouts but didn't get the win after ULL made a ninth inning comeback.
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
Playing top quality oppo-
nents on the road can be a
tough test for any team in
any sport, but Demon base-
ball coach Mitch Gaspard
believes the experience will
be one of the biggest keys to
success for his ball club,
especially when facing
Southland Conference foes.
"After 30 games, to be 21-9
with the schedule we've
played, and as much as
we've been on the road play-
ing high-caliber competition,
obviously we're all pleased
with where we're at right
now," Gaspard said.
Besides the 21-9 record,
the Demons have managed
to jump to a perfect 6-0 start
in Southland Conference
play, sweeping in-state rivals
Southeastern Louisiana and
Louisiana-Monroe.
They sit in sole possession
of first place in the SLC.
A good note for this NSU
squad is that all nine of their
losses have come on the road
and seven of them have been
against ranked opponents.
The seven losses include
three to Wichita State in the
opening weekend, Ole Miss
and Tulane, and two losses
to Louisiana-Lafayette.
The latest of those defeats
came Tuesday night in
Lafayette at the hands of the
Ragin' Cajuns who were
down to their last out of the
ballgame before they came
up with the win.
In the bottom of the ninth
inning ULL came up with a
run on a sacrifice fly with
one out, and then a two-Out
RBI single up the middle
gave Lafayette the 6-5 win as
they improved to 23-5 on the
year.
Demon reliever and desig-
nated hitter Blake Jones was
given the loss after coming
on in the bottom of the sev-
enth in relief of pitcher Rusty
Jones, but went two for three
at the plate with two RBIs,
including a solo home run in
the fourth that got the
Demons on the board and
started a four-run rally.
NSU third baseman
Hunter Thorns went two for
four with two doubles and
an RBI while center fielder
got his first collegiate home
run in the contest.
Although the Demons
have seen themselves
upended by these tough
teams a few times this sea-
son, they have also managed
to play the role of giant killer
themselves defeating teams
such as St. John's, Ole Miss,
Baylor and Oklahoma.
"I think we have learned
from our wins, and we'v e
learned from our losses, and
I think that's why we'y e
become a better team
throughout the season,*
Gaspard said. "There is cer-
tainly an inner confidence
within our team that we can
play with anybody in the
country, and I think we'vt
proven that with our sched
ule."
Gaspard will be looking
for the Demons to continue
to have that confidence «
they go on the road this
weekend to face the Texas
State Bobcats in San Marcos
Texas in a three game series.
The Bobcats are 19-1)
overall and sit at second
place in the SLC with a 4-2
mark.
TSU has notched wins
over Nebraska and a 12-fl
drumming of Baylor.
They are led by second
baseman Nolan Mast who is
batting .369 with five home
runs and 26 RBIs, and third
baseman Kyle Anson who
has a .346 batting average
with four home runs and 29
RBIs.
The Demons will return
home when they host SLC
opponent McNeese in i
three-game series April 8-10.
Perniciaro impressed with team's performance
By Adam Hymel
Sauce Reporter
Picked to finish fourth in
the preseason Southland
Conference polls, it's a safe
bet that the Lady Demon
Softball team has turned
many heads this year, even
their own.
"We're definitely ahead of
where I thought we'd be,"
head coach Mike "Pooch"
Perniciaro said.
The Lady Demons, with a
26-15 overall and 12-3 South-
land Conference record, find
themselves in sole possession
of first place at the midpoint
of the season.
Perniciaro said he has been
impressed with the team
chemistry and unity.
The Lady Demons are bat-
ting .297 with 35 home runs
this year. That total has
already surpassed last year's
mark of 28.
Sophomore Margaret Pat-
terson attributes success
directly to Perniciaro who
was the hitting coach at
Auburn before coming to
NSU.
"He's changed my swing a
little bit and the results are
there," said Patterson who is
batting .365 with nine home
runs and 23 RBI's.
Senior shortstop Shay
Hunt has also been terroriz-
ing opposing pitchers as she
leads the team with 11 home
runs and 33 RBI's.
The pitching has also been
dominant this year with sen-
ior Lord Rasberry going 15-4
within 2.36 ERA and sopho-
more Amanda Glenn with 4-
4 and 2.57 leading the way.
Rasberry leads the South-
land Conference in wins
while Glenn tops the league
in saves with seven.
"We are playing with a lot
of confidence and have really
Leslie Westbrook/ the Current S**
Demon Softball head coach Mike Perniciaro talks with his squad between innings during their victory over Louisiana Monroe last weekend
NSU will put its record on strikeout leader in Katie T»
the line this weekend at han.
home against Texas State. The
The Bobcats are second in play a
the conference with a 10-4 day at
record and feature the league
come together this yea,."
Rasberry said about the dif-
ference between this season
and the last.
Rasberry gives Perniciaro
most of the credit for the
team unity.
"He really knows how to
coach us; he expects a lot but
he always stays positive and
keeps us motivated/'Rasber-
ry said.
Lady Demons will
doubleheader Satur-
1 p.m. and a sinpl e
game Sunday at 1 p.m.
Zerwick, Nieto lead team to second straight win
Leslie Westbrook/ the Current Sauce
Senior Anneline Zerwick led the Lady Demon tennis team Monday against Centenary with a singles win and a doubles victory with Alex Nieto.
By Matthew Miller
Sauce Reporter
The week started beauti-
fully for the ladies of Demon
tennis as they triumphed
over the Centenary Gents in
Monday's set of matches.
This is the Lady Demons'
second straight victory.
The Demon's singles and
doubles came out on top, as
the girls were almost flawless
in their matches.
NSU's Anneline Zerwick, a
senior, defeated her oppo-
nent in the No. 1 match 6-3,
6-0 to match with Zerwick
and Alex Nieto's No. 1 dou-
bles 8-5 victory over the
Gents.
In the No. 2 doubles
matchup NSU's Fernanda
Silve and Magali Van den
Bergh defeated Centenary 8-
3, and Catalina Villegas and
Camila Prado were also win-
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Body slammin' fun is coming to Prather tonight
MICK FOLEY
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
Prather Coliseum will be
one of the stops of The Worlds
Collide 2005 Southern Tour
today when many stars of
wrestling past and present
come to entertain.
The NSU Athletic Associa-
tion and Media South Pro-
ductions will be hosting the
event, and partial proceeds
will benefit the NSU Athletic
Association Scholarship
Fund.
Headlining the event will
be WWE, WCW, nWo and
TNA superstars such as for-
mer WWE World Champion
and Hardcore Legend Mick
Foley and past WCW World
Champions "Diamond" Dal-
las Page, Lex Luger and
"Sting."
The show will also feature
Buff Bagwell, Disco Inferno,
D Low Brown, Jazz, Rodney
Mack, Erik Watts and many
others.
Ringside VIP passes,
which will be limited, are on
sale fore $100 and will
include a T-shirt and a pass
to meet with the wrestlers
before the event. Floor seat-
ing is $35, reserved sea'
which will be the chairs
orange backs, will be
and general admission 11
ets $17. j
Tickets can be purchaj\
through the NSU ticket o&
by calling 357-4268 or
at nsudemons.com.
NSU Crew
racks up
Team won 29 medals
so far this year.
Sports, page 6
ion.
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midnight snacking habits
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Phi Mu bandstand Saturday
The Kappa Iota Chapter of Phi Mu at NSU is bringing
the beach to downtown Natchitoches this weekend with
Bandstand at the Beach.
The bandstand is a fund-raiser for the Children's Mira-
cle Network. The concert will take place on the Natchi-
toches Riverfront Stage April 9 from 1 to 10 p.m. There
will be a $5 entrance fee. Door prizes will be given out
throughout the day.
Bands such as Unit 1, Stik & the Mud, BCM Praise
Band, The Silly Goose Documents and The Front Street
Project will perform. DJ Bobby Rooney will play
between sets.
All proceeds will benefit the Children's Miracle Network
of St. Francis Cabrini in Alexandria.
Savanna Mahaffey
Improv. troupe to perform
Out on a Limb, the NSU Theatre's improvisation
troupe, is scheduled to perform at the Natchitoches
Arts Center Saturday.
The performance will begin at 8 p.m. and is recom-
mended for mature audiences only. No admission will
be charged, but attendees are encouraged to make
donations to support the troupe.
The 10 members of Out on a Limb will perform a
variety of sketch comedies. Several of these will
require audience participation.
The arts center is located at 716 Second Street next
to City Hall.
For more information, call Scott Burrell, associate
artistic and managing director of NSU Theatre, at 357-
5814.
Fest poster contest underway
The Natchitoches Arts Council is accepting potential
designs for the 2005 Christmas Festival poster.
Artists who are interested in entering the contest
should submit a painting or drawing that follows this
year's theme, "Cane River Christmas."
The submission must be 18 inches wide and 24 inches
tall. If selected, the painting or drawing will become
property of the Natchitoches Arts Council, and the artist
will receive a $600 commission.
For more information, call Karen Terrell at 357-0807
or 352-6925 or call the Office of Community Develop-
ment at 357-3839.
Danny Jackson
Business dept. raffles off car
The NSU College of Business is raffling off a 2005 PT
Cruiser Turbo Convertible.
Tickets cost $10 and are available through May 9. The
car is on display between Russell and Boozeman halls.
Tickets are available from members of the following
NSU organizations: the football and softball teams,
crew, Phi Mu, Kappa Sigma, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Sigma
Sigma, Alpha Sigma Alpha, the Accounting Club,
A.I.T.P. and Students in Free Enterprise.
Ticket holders do not need to attend the drawing to
win.
For more information contact Terry Bechtel at 357-
4233.
NSU to host Research Day
NSU will hold its 18th annual Research Day Tuesday in
Russell Hall. The NSU Research Council sponsors the
ev ent, which is open to the public.
During Research Day, NSU faculty and students share
some of their current work. Presentations begin at 8:30
a.m.
The event will also feature keynote speaker Isaiah M.
w amer, vice chancellor of the Office of Strategic Initia-
tives and Boyd Professor and Philip W. West Professor
of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry at LSU.
Warner will speak at 10 a.m. The Mildred Hart Bailey
A ward will be presented after his speech.
p or more information on Research Day, call 357-5222.
Kyle Shirley
Low election turnout
Candidates hope for
more voters today.
McConnell, and
Boudreaux drop out
of treasurer race.
By Elaine Broussard
Editor in Chief
Despite fervent campaign
efforts by SGA treasurer can-
didates, the total voter
turnout for the first day of
SGA /SAB elections was con-
siderably lower than the first
day of last spring's election.
Treasurer candidate Matt
Bartley, who spent the majori-
ty of the day campaigning
outside of Friedman Student
Union, said he is disappoint-
ed with the turnout.
"We have a low turnout
considering how many peo-
ple we've talked to today," he
said. "We talked to a lot of
people today."
Bartley said he passed out
800 campaign flyers and
between 200 and 300 cam-
paign stickers Wednesday.
After the polls closed
Wednesday, Election Board
Chairman Fred Kuechen-
meister said 299 students had
voted.
"We've lost a lot of voter
turnout, but that's because
there are not as many highly
contested positions," Bartley
said.
Last spring's elections
included the presidential race
between current SGA presi-
dent Mindy McConnell and
Dustin Floyd. There was a
first-day turnout of 569 stu-
dents.
Keuchenmeister is hopeful
that the polls will be busier
today.
"I think the turnout will be
much better because the word
will get out that elections are
happening," he said. "Also,
we might be getting a differ-
ent crop of students who are
around on Tuesdays and
Thursdays. There are differ-
ent cycles for different times."
McConnell said she
worked at the polls for about
three hours Wednesday. She
said the voter turnout is con-
sistent with elections in the
past.
"Last year's election was
significantly higher than the
average turnout, so we're not
expecting the numbers like
we had last year," McConnell
said. "The 300 figure goes
along with what we usually
have.
Treasurer candidate Ifrah
Ifrah Jamil
Jamil said she hopes a larger
number of students vote
today.
"Even though it's just a
treasurer's election, it's still a
very low turnout," she said
Wednesday. "I guess we need
to do a lot more campaigning
to make sure we get a good
number, because today didn't
go so well."
"I just want to encourage
the students to come out and
Matt Bartley
vote, because this is their
opportunity to choose who is
going to serve them fiscally."
Two candidates drop
out of treasurer's race
McConnell and current
SGA treasurer Beau
Boudreaux filed for treasurer
last week, but they both with-
drew from the race before the
polls opened Wednesday.
■ See Theft, page 2
NSU not hiring new faculty
Administrators waiting for information on state funding
By Katie Lopez
Sauce Reporter
The NSU administration is
not hiring new professors
until it receives word from the
Louisiana Legislature on how
much funding the University
can expect.
Anthony Scheffler, who
was NSU's provost and vice
president of academic affairs
when interviewed for this
story, said, "It is not that the
position will not get filled, it
is just that we cannot fill the
position until we get the OK
from the Legislature. We plan
our budget on what the state
allows us to have."
Scheffler said some depart-
ments will lose faculty mem-
bers at the end of the semes-
ter, but the University cannot
hire replacements until
administrators know how
much funding they will
receive.
NSU President Randall
Webb said the Legislature is
aware of the University's
budgetary concerns and has
Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce
Philosophy professor Fraser Snowden leads a discussion in a Scholars' College class. Snowden will retire
at the end of this semester.
been trying to secure the
needed funding, but the
funds are not available.
Scheffler said another fac-
tor contributing to the Uni-
versity's funding woes is the
fact that NSU will adopt
selective admissions stan-
dards in the fall. The new
freshman class is expected to
have about 600 fewer stu-
dents than this year's class.
Scholars' College philoso-
phy professor Fraser Snow-
den said he will retire after
this semester, and is con-
cerned that the University is
not hiring someone to replace
him.
Snowden said there is a
"highly qualified" candidate
who is interested in his posi-
tion, but the administration
has not offered him the job.
Snowden said that when he
retires the only remaining
philosophy professor will be
Keith Dromm. Dromm is not
qualified to teach all the phi-
losophy classes.
Snowden said he does not
understand why the adminis-
tration is hesitant to hire a
replacement since new pro-
fessors make less money than
tenured ones.
"If I would have stayed
another year, they would
have had to come up with the
money to pay me," Snowden
said.
Frank Serio, head of the
mathematics department,
said there are four faculty
members leaving his depart-
ment this semester and he
has not been allowed to hire
new faculty. Serio said this
could lead to fewer sections
of some classes next semes-
ter.
Webb said these issues will
be resolved by the fall.
Police arrest suspects in campus burglaries
By Cheryl Thompson
Sauce Reporter
Police have arrested two
suspects in a series of burgla-
ries that started about five
months ago but have not
recovered any of the stolen
property because it was quick-
ly sold.
Police said that the suspects
would approach a person and
ask if they were looking for a
particular item. If the person
was willing to buy the item,
the suspects would then rob a
location where they knew the
item was kept. The stolen item
was then immediately sold to
the person that had shown an
interest.
It was "like making a shop-
ping list," said Natchitoches
Police Detective Jeff Franks.
Police discovered this opera-
tion from a woman that had
been interested in buying a
DVD player from the suspects.
When the woman received the
DVD player, she left without
paying for it and turned it in to
the Natchitoches Police
Department.
Police believe the suspects
are connected to approximate-
ly 40 vehicular and residential
burglaries, Franks said. Seven
of the vehicles were on campus
at the time of the burglaries,
and some were in the Kappa
Alpha parking lot on Second
Street. Targeted areas included
College Avenue, Behan Street
and Bossier Street.
Among the items stolen
were DVD players, television
sets, stereos and two loan
checks that belonged to NSU
students. The checks were
cashed after being taken.
Police know that at least
$20,000 worth of property was
stolen, but Franks said the
amount could be more.
One suspect is still at large
but police believe they are
close to making an arrest.
Franks did not release the
name of the suspect but said
that he is not an NSU student.
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News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, April 7, 2005
Student groups have option of building on campus
By Lora Sheppard
Managing Editor
Student organizations will be
able to have their own buildings on
campus by next fall.
A project called Organizational
Row will allow student organiza-
tions to construct buildings in the
field between Caspari Street and
Tarlton Drive and will run parallel
to South Jefferson Drive near Greek
Hill
There is currently no completion
date for the project, but building
infrastructure is set to begin in May.
The buildings will face Chaplin's
Lake, with a new road for access
and parking at the rear. There are
seven available lots, all approxi-
mately 120 by 150 feet.
Three or four organizations have
already expressed interest in hav-
ing a place on Organizational Row,
said Jeff Mathews, director of stu-
dent activities and organizations.
This is the third time the University
has started the project.
"We have a lottery system in
place to ensure the issuing of the
lots is fair," Mathews said.
A committee will decide on the
rules and procedures for the stu-
dent organizations interested. Any
Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce
Masking tape obscures the names of Beau Boudreaux and Mindy McConnell in the
voting booths in the Student Union Wednesday. Boudreaux and McConnell both
dropped out of the race shortly before the polls opened.
Election
FROM PAGE 1
McConnell and Boudreaux, who
are both planning to graduate this
semester, are supporters of Jamil's
campaign. They both said they
entered the race for Jamil's benefit.
Last week it was rumored that
Jamil might be disqualified from
the race by the Election Board.
The SGA by-laws state that a can-
didate must have served on the
senate for two semesters before fil-
ing for an executive office, such as
treasurer. Since Jamil was
appointed to the senate in the
middle of the fall semester, the
Election Board had to decide if she
is eligible.
McConnell said last week that
she entered the race in case Jamil
was disqualified. She said if she
was elected and later resigned
from the position, the senate
would have to choose the next
treasurer, and they might choose
Jamil.
The Election Board ruled Tues-
day that Jamil is eligible to stay in
the election.
"1 dropped out of the race
because I felt that now we would
ha^&stiair election," Boudreaux
said. "Now we're going to have a
race between two candidates
equally qualified who have differ-
ent opinions of what should be
done as treasurer."
McConnell said the Election
Board's decision must be
approved by the SGA Senate and
could be appealed to the SGA
Supreme Court, but she is confi-
dent that Jamil will not be disqual-
ified.
"I didn't want to take away any
votes from Ifrah, therefore I
resigned to make sure she got the
maximum number of votes possi-
ble," McConnell said.
Elections end today at 4:30 p.m.
in the Student Union lobby.
Campus
dorms to be
co-ed in fall
By Jamie Webb
Sauce Reporter
All campus residence halls will
be co-ed starting in the fall 2005
semester, and the price of a double-
occupancy dorm room will
increase.
Until now, Varnado, Dodd and
Rapides halls have been single-sex,
Coordinator of Housing Felicia
Young said. Varnado and Dodd
were all female, and Rapides was
the only all-male residence hall.
Young said the plan is to make
the entire east wing of Varnado
male, but this will depend on how
many male students apply for
rooms there.
Some students say they will not
mind the change, but others are
against it.
"There's going to be a difference
from the past semesters, but it
won't be that bad," junior biology
major and Varnado Hall R.A. Mia
Poullard said. "They're going to
restrict certain guys from coming
because of the GPA requirements."
Another Varnado resident, fresh-
man nursing major Themla Pania,
had similar views.
"I guess it's fine. I mean, I used
to stay in a co-ed dorm last semes-
ter, so it's not that bad," Pania said.
Ansonia Means, a senior hospi-
tality management and tourism
major, said she is opposed to the
changes.
"Guys don't know how to keep
things tidy - that's why Rapides is
torn up. Varnado is the best ifs
going to be now because we don't
go around punching holes in walls.
Varnado is nice because it's quiet.
Guys tend to be rowdy with their
PlayStations. Varnado doesn't
need any PlayStation tourna-
ments."
The other major change in NSU's
residential life is the price change.
The price for a double dorm room
will increase from $975 to $1000
per semester, Young said. The price
for a private room will stay at
$1500.
Young said the housing rules for
freshmen students will be
enforced. All students under 21
will have to live on campus and
have a meal plan unless they
receive an exemption.
School officials are still planning
to tear down Rapides, but no date
has been set for the demolition.
organization that intends to build
on Organizational Row must show
that it is financially stable and able
to pay for the University's lease on
the land and infrastructure. The
organizations will pay for the
building construction, not student
assessed fees. The land will belong
to the University, but the organiza-
tion will own the building.
Cost of the building and size will
depend on the organization's pref-
erence. Regulations for the build-
ings have yet to be decided, but the
proposed size for the buildings is
2000 square feet with a maximum
of two stories.
"The lots are big enough that
they can accommodate anything
that anybody can afford without it
being unattractive," Mathews said.
"A vibrant and viable Greek life can
enhance the entire campus commu-
nity. So you take that, put it with
other organizations down there,
and you're looking at a positive
impact for recruiting and reten-
tion."
Dan Seymour, vice president of
student affairs, said that since the
existing Greek Hill was declining,
the University formulated a plan to
offer an alternative option to cam-
pus organizations.
"It has always appeared to me
that today it would be best for the
University to offer such an option
to any recognized campus organi-
zation," Seymour said.
The State of Louisiana indicated
to the administration that Greek
Hill could be a fair and equitable
place for any organization, Math-
ews said.
The Baptist Collegiate Ministries
will be one of the first to build on
Organizational Row. The State of
Louisiana system policy says reli-
gious organizations can lease land
from the University, Mathews said.
BCM members have shown strong
support for the project.
Greek chapters are just as inter-
ested in the project as the oth^
organizations.
"The majority of them are excite^
to think that we need it (the builtf.
ings and organizations) on ouj
campus to be on par with other
campuses. They think if s very poj.
itive," said Yonna Pasch, assistant
director of student activities and
organizations.
Much of the project is still under
discussion, such as suggestions for
leases, the architecture, building
materials, landscaping, and build-
ing regulations and restrictions.
SGA plans recall referendum
of recreation center fee
By Elaine Broussard
Editor in Chief
A $5 student self-assessed fee
meant to supplement funding to
the NSU Recreation Center in the
80s may be discontinued with a
challenge to the administration
and a special student referendum
next week, Student Government
officials said.
Each semester full-time stu-
dents pay a $15 fee to support the
center, which is located on the
Highway 1 Bypass. Additionally,
students pay a $5 supplemental
fee to the center each semester.
This supplemental fee has been in
place since 1983.
SGA External Affairs Commis-
sioner Samuel Zumwalt said the
fee was allocated to help pay debt
incurred when the center was
built, but it was only supposed to
be in place from 1983 to 1987.
SGA President Mindy
McConnell said the removal of the
fee was overlooked in 1987. How-
ever, in 1997, Luke Dowden, the
SGA president at the time, discov-
ered the oversight and tried to get
the fee removed, she said.
"I think he was the first one to
learn about it," McConnell said.
"Since his presidency, every presi-
dent after him has tried to get it
removed on the premise that it
was supposed to be removed in
the 80s."
McConnell said several admin-
istrators have expressed concern
over the possible removal of the
fee, stating that costs of operation
have risen, and the supplemental
fee is still needed.
"We went in and examined their
budget, and we have found places
where they could cut spending
and manage easily on the $15-per-
student fee," McConnell said.
McConnell said the Board of
Supervisors rules state that any
student self-assessed fee can be
subjected to a recall referendum
without Board approval. If stu-
dents vote to remove the fee, it
will automatically be removed the
next fiscal year.
"The rule allows for there to be
no interference from the adminis-
tration," McConnell said. "Once
students vote, whatever their vote
says goes."
However, regulations at NSU
require the approval of University
President Randall Webb for any
SGA legislation to go into effect.
■ See Rec. Fee, page 5
New dorm to be ready for fall
By Jamie Webb
Sauce Reporter
The first two buildings of the new
dorm are scheduled to be completed
in time for fall move-in, and the third
should be finished by Oct. 15, said
Robert Silvie, a community assistant
at the University Columns.
The dorm will be open to all stu-
dents. A GPA requirement for con-
tinuing students will be enforced in
the event of a waiting list, Silvie said.
Coordinator of Housing Felicia
Young said University officials have
not yet determined the exact GPA
restrictions.
Students will have the option of
choosing a one- or two-bedroom
apartment.
The latest price estimate for a 12-
month double bedroom apartment
is $394 per month, Silvie said. The
price for a 12-month single-bedroom
apartment is $427 per month. The
estimated monthly prices for nine-
month leases are $444 and $394,
respectively.
Jon Holland, a community assis-
tant at the University Columns, said
students who do not pay rent by the
first of the month will be charged an
additional $30.
Although all the rules for the new
dorm have not been established, Sil-
vie said, "We're going to have basic
stuff like, 'no pets, no alcohol, a strict
no-drug policy."
Smoking will be prohibited in the
buildings, but will be allowed out-
side.
Students will be required to obtain
a parking permit from the Universi-
ty Police to use the dorm parking lot
Students interested in living in the
new dorm may contact the Universi-
ty Columns office at 357-7991 for
more information.
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Spring Fling Week
Eating late not always great
By Claire Mayeux
Sauce Reporter
and Candice Pauley
Sauce Reporter
Restaurant chains like Wendy's
claim that people can "eat great
even late/' and the busy lives of
college students prove this slogan
true. With so many things to focus
on like school, organizations, cam-
pus activities, work and relaxation
time, not many college students
worry about their late trips to Hud-
dle House.
Michael Pellegrin, a driver and
customer service representative for
Dominos, says that 85 to 95 percent
of the orders after 11:30 p.m. are
from college students.
"Many nights I deliver around 15
pizzas in a row to campus," Pelle-
grin says. "A large portion of our
money comes from students who
eat late at night."
Sarah Schwartz, a freshman fash-
ion-design major, says that since
she has come to college her earing
habits have changed significantly.
"I wake up late without taking
the time to eat and because I am on
campus for most of the day, I do not
eat until I get home, and I never
know when that will be," Schwartz
s ays. "My school work comes
before eating."
Loreal Boutte, a junior theater
major, says that money is a big rea-
son for her unbalanced eating
habits.
"If you are on campus or else-
where you have to have money to
eat," Boutte says. "If you don't have
money, you
have to wait
until you get
home."
Shane Moser,
a sophomore
radiological
technology
major, says that
boredom and
his late-hour
social schedule
have a large
impact on his
eating habits.
"Since I have
been in college,
I have realized
that college stu-
dents do not
have a lot of
stuff to do
besides school so they eat at all
hours," Moser says. "When I go out
and drink alcohol, I get a whole lot
hungrier."
Johnny Yates, a clinical executive
physiologist with Natchitoches
Parish Hospital and Basic Health
and Fitness, says that lifestyle
choices have more of a profound
effect on life expectancy and indi-
vidual health than anything on the
planet.
"Eating late will set up a prece-
dent of thiriking that it is OK to do
this, but then students look back
and realize that they are twenty
pounds heavier," Yates says. "Eat-
ing at night has to do with irregular
earing habits and convenience, and
most convenient foods are not
healthy."
Photo Illustration by Cheryl Thompson/rte Current Sauce
"When a person eats, their body
goes through an energetic process,
and when you do this when you
should be in a restful state, and are
not getting that much sleep, your
recovery ability is not good at all,"
Yates says. "Habits, good or bad,
are learned in 21 days, so it is much
harder to unlearn something than
it is to learn it."
While other students eat late due
to bad eating habits, others find it
more convenient to eat after "nor-
mal" hours, especially after a long
night at the local clubs.
On any given Thursday or Fri-
day night the Shop Rite on Keyser
Avenue is teeming with people
winding down after a long night of
dancing at the clubs. Students and
local residents stand around talk-
ing, laughing
and eating
while they
recap the events
of the evening.
Hours of
dancing and
club hopping
can make a per-
son hungry, and
many students
find themselves
eating late.
Other students
eat late out of
habit to keep
themselves
awake. Long,
late nights of
studying
demand fuel to
keep students
awake and alert.
Freshman Hospitality Manage-
ment and Tourism major Mil-
zokiya Wilson says she eats late
because it is a habit.
"Every night I'm eating a snack
at two or three in the morning,"
Wilson says. "I'll go to Wal-Mart,
get some snacks and take them up
to my room."
Typical snacks for Wilson are
chips, snack cakes and sandwich-
es.
"You're just up and have nothing
else to do," Wilson says.
Junior Scholars' College student
Michael Griffin says that after
going to Yesterday's, a local club,
he and his friends occasionally go
to Huddle House to pick up a late
night snack. Otherwise, Griffin
says he eats late to keep himself
awake to study.
"When I eat, it makes me feel
awake," Griffin says. "I eat around
midnight or one just to keep
going."
There is a standing belief that
eating late can cause excessive
weight gain. However, many
experts suggest that this common-
ly held belief is an urban myth.
"There is ... no evidence that eat-
ing at night itself causes people to
gain weight," Elizabeth Kunkel, a
faculty member of Clemson Uni-
versity in the Food Science and
Human Nutrition Department,
says. "Weight gain is a result of eat-
ing more calories than are used,
regardless of when those calories
are consumed."
The body burns calories even
when at rest. Most experts suggest
that if a person plans to eat late it
should not be out of boredom,
habit or emotion. A person should
only eat when he or she is hungry.
Eating low calorie snacks late at
night will not contribute to weight
gain. However, most experts
agree that fatty, high calorie foods
will contribute to weight gain
because a person's body does not
burn enough calories while at rest
to make up for the large intake of
fat.
So, while eating late at night
might not cause excessive weight
gain, most nutritionists believe it is
best to stick to a regular healthy
diet-whatever the time of day.
Fashionable
Focus
It's time to
'brighten 9 up
I absolutely love how men
dress nowadays. I think it is
great that guys are actually start-
ing to give a hoot when it comes
to dressing for class, a night
with the boys or a nice dinner
date with their honeys. My
favorite part of the newly reno-
vated men's wardrobe is the
rainbow of colors of button-
down shirts and polos.
It is refreshing to see men
shopping at stores like Express
Men or Banana Republic and
searching through racks to find
the perfect Cerulean-colored
dress shirt or a kissably-pink
polo to go with their nicely fit-
ting jeans or slacks. My
boyfriend and some other guy
friends informed me that it is
getting much easier to purchase
these colorful knit tops because
you see them on "manly" guys
on television or in the movies —
so I guess it is getting more
socially acceptable to wear rich,
vibrant hues that accentuate the
male personality.
Don't get me wrong. I can
completely understand how it
can be difficult to just walk into
a store and pick up some hot-
colored dress-shirt and just say,
"OK, I'll take it." But like all
things, this social dysfunction
doesn't last long and then you
are completely set adrift with
the rest of fashion America.
Guys, let me tell you. When a
girl sees a guy dressed up and
he's got a little color to his
ensemble, it first gives us girls
the impression that you, of
course, can dress. Secondly, it
tells us that you are not afraid to
be bold, daring — that it is com-
pletely OK with you to put
yourself out there and be
noticed. Believe me, guys, we
girls know that you like to be
noticed. We have sort of a "fifth
sense" about it (if you don't get
the joke, go see "Mean Girls").
My favorite colors for guys
with dark, tan and olive skin are
bright blues and greens, oranges
and raspberry reds. These rich
hues go great with olive skin
because it brings out the pig-
ments in your complexion more
than pastels. Pastels can make
tan skin look completely
washed out and pasty. These
colors look sexiest in button-
down collared dress shirts but
can also look good in polos and
sweaters (for those cool spring
days).
Lighter colors look best on
more peaches-and-cream col-
ored males. For instance, a color
that is really hot right now is
baby pink or as I like to call it
"dessert pink." This color is
great because it brings out the
natural pink pigments in pale
skin and gives your complexion
a quick and great-looking
enhancement. Some other super
colors for lighter skin are baby
blue, creamsicle (an orangy-
beige) and yellow.
Just for the record, I think
more guys should check out
these colorful wardrobe pieces
and give them a try. Not only is
the effect attractive, it also gives
your wardrobe a personality
boost — and everyone can use
one of those!
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affected you?
NSU student remembers Wojtyla
By Steven Simoneaux
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He will be deeply missed. He
was a great man. The world
really needs him at this time.
Raymel Poche,
Freshman, General Studies
I do find it strange that a
whole lot of people who never
met him are in serious
mourning.
Jordan Ricks,
Music
The world was shaken Saturday by the death
of a man very few people knew. The entire
world, not just those who knew him, felt the
impact of the death of Karol Jozef Wojtyla.
This impact is still visible six days later as
hundreds of thousands of people who have
traveled thousands of miles wait in line for
hours to mourn his passing.
As a college student in Natchitoches
Louisiana, the death of a man thousands of
miles away whom I have never met or even
seen in person should not have any impact on
my life at all. However, Wojtyla's life is one that
I take as an example of how to live my own.
Wojtyla's death did not shake my world
because of his position, or because of his mas-
sive contributions to his faith, or because of his
controversial views or even because of the many
books or speeches he has written.
His death was earth-shaking because he lived
and died as every person says they want to,
standing up for his beliefs.
Wojtyla was not a man who made his views
known and was never put to the test. At every
point during his life he not only had to state his
position but live his position even when his own
colleagues fell to temptation.
Wojtyla was born in communist Poland
where his faith was against the law, which
forced him to form his beliefs underground. In
1981 he was shot for his beliefs in front of thou-
sands of people.
He also had a significant role in ending the
communism that suppressed his faith as a
young man. Then, even in the last moments of
his life Wojtyla was forced to stand up for his
pro-life beliefs by choosing to be put on life sup-
port no matter what pain he was in.
This man was the opposite of so many stereo-
types. He proved that educated people can be
religious having written a number of books and
speaking a number of languages.
He also brought an entire faith back to its fun-
damental beliefs, which had fallen by the way-
side through the years, through his teachings
and writings.
Strangely, no one knows Karol Jozef Wojtyla
even though they line up to view his body.
Recent events have shown, however, that the
entire world does know the man he has become,
Pope John Paul II.
These events also show that his determination
and strong will have touched people of every
faith.
Even though I have never met him or shaken
his hand, his life has touched mine in ways that
stretch far beyond my Roman Catholic faith. I
pray that at the end of my life I have stood for a
fraction of what John Paul II did.
Steven Simoneaux is a senior Journalism
major. His opinions do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the Sauce staff or of
the University.
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He changed the world.
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Catholics, but people of all
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We know you've got an opinion on something.
What do you care about?
Religion? Sex? Bringing back Surge?
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By Justin Shatwell
One of the catch phrases that has been kicked
around the airwaves with increasing frequency
is the term "culture war." Medical marijuana,
gay marriage and, most recently, the Terri Schi-
avo case have all been cited as battles in this
supposed conflict.
Apparently our country is split into two ide-
ological camps that are locked in mortal combat
from which only one can emerge. This is possi-
bly the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
Those who acknowledge themselves as sol-
diers in the culture war clearly know little
about the country whose purity they claim to be
defending.
There are few things less American than
espousing that there is a single correct Ameri-
can culture.
We as Americans have almost nothing in
common with each other. Aside from American
Indians, there is no group on earth that could be
rightly described as being ethnically American.
We don't share a common heritage. In fact, we
don't even share the same history.
Our country is made up of refugees from
every other place in the world. Each family has
its own story of where it came from and why it
came here. Every other nation on earth is the
ancestral homeland of someone in this country.
The beliefs and traditions of those places
have been incorporated into the fabric of our
society and are all equally a part of the Ameri-
can identity.
Our nation is not a homogenous mass.
Despite the protests of some, this is not a prob-
lem. In fact, this is the greatest triumph of our
society.
The United States is the home for all those
who seek freedom. That is the only require-
ment. A person who descended from the pil-
grims at Plymouth Rock is no more or less an
American than a person who took their oath of
citizenship yesterday.
This is the true potential of the United States
that our populace has tried to live up to since
1776. I know that our founding fathers were all
white men of generally Christian persuasions,
but if they had intended their racial heritage
and beliefs to be the one official American cul-
ture, they would have written that down in our
Constitution.
Instead they left us with a document that
guarantees the broadest amount of rights for
every citizen, and the eternally challenging pre-
cept that "all men are created equal."
There is no single American culture, therefore
there cannot be a war over it. Those who think
their path is correct and seek to push their
beliefs upon others by codifying them in law
are nothing more than overly righteous fools
who mistakenly believe that the whole Ameri-
can Dream looks the same as that infinitesimal-
ly small facet they are familiar with. They are
hurting our country; not saving it.
I, for one, refuse to go to war against any
other American. I will disagree. I will argue. I
will even litigate if necessary. But I will never
fight. When we fight one another, one of us
must become an enemy. One of must become
evil and worthy of destruction.
We may disagree at times, but we are all fun-
damentally brothers and sisters. We share a
desire to enjoy the benefits of living in this free
and open society.
Our laws should ensure that no one's ability
to do so is infringed upon by beliefs, fears or
prejudices of another group, even if that group
happens to be the majority.
No ethnic, religious, or philosophical group
deserves to be destroyed: not the atheists, not
the Christians, not the homosexuals, not even
the neo-Nazis.
So long as we never seek to do harm to one
another, there is more than enough room for us
to live together in peace, and more than enough
liberty to ensure that we are all free to add our
personal cultures to the ineffable American
identity.
Justin Shatwell is a Louisiana Scholars'
College student. His column appears weekly
on the editorial page. His opinions do not
necessarily reflect the opinions of the Sauce
staff or of the University.
Death of pope detrimental to foreign affairs
By Jason
Cole
Pope John Paul II died Saturday. He spent his
84 years of life in constant pursuit of justice and
freedom under the grace of God.
President Bush has remarked, "The world has
lost a champion of human freedom, and a good
and faithful servant of God has been called
home."
Karol Wojtyla set a precedent as the first non-
Italian pope since the Middle Ages for extend-
ing a benevolent hand beyond the walls of the
Vatican.
Following the first world war, European soci-
ety erupted into self-doubt as the elect began to
question whether they had the right to enforce
their way of life on people of different back-
grounds across the globe.
The art of Salvador Dalf and the poetry of T. S.
Eliot reflect this sense of absurdity that gripped
European consciousness in the uncertainty of
providing any social solutions.
The controversial papacy of Pius XII obscured
the light of the Vatican after he served to collab-
orate with Nazis against Italian Jews in order to
protect his holy order. The tarnished image of
the Western World in the darkness of the subse-
quent Cold War was set ablaze by the slurring
beacon of the now deceased John Paul II.
Pope John Paul was an active member of the
social arena and supported numerous interna-
tional struggles beyond the cloister of the
Roman Catholic Church.
He was instrumental in aiding Eastern bloc
countries oppressed by the Soviet Union,
endorsing the movement for peace in Middle
Eastern conflicts, and in recent years visited
Fidel Castro to urge the dictator to ease the com-
munist restrictions placed on worshipping prac-
tices of the true believers living in Cuba.
The pope has been one of the most influential
figures in the last century for social reform since
the French Marxist philosopher Jean-Paul
Sartre.
Much of this activism was the result of John
Paul's background in Poland. I was introduced
to this man when I read James Mitchener's best
selling novel Poland while working as a librari-
an my senior year in high school.
The introductory chapter described how a
working-class man opposed to Soviet interfer-
ence was collaborating with union spokesman
Lech Walesa and John Paul to resist Brezhnev.
I believe another scene in this novel reflects
what the passing of the pope means for the
world.
During the Nazi invasion on Sept. 1, 1939, a
family watching out their window awaiting the
Germans look at an Iron Cross medallion they
have possessed as an heirloom for centuries. It
was acquired when their ancestors protected the
village from invading Teutonic Knights.
The patriarch of the family observes, "Five
hundred years ago we took this from the bar-
barians. Now the barbarians have come to take
it back."
The people of Iraq and Afghanistan fought
more than a century ago to remove the British
occupational forces from their homeland to
ward off Western interference. I am sure that
now they share these sentiments, especially
since one of their greatest allies for peace has
slipped into the great unknown.
I have not been receiving any responses since
I indicated the secret agenda of the Intelligent
Design movement. Does anything come to
mind when you read this column? Write
che.disciple@gmail.com if any you change your
mind this week.
Jason Cole is a Louisiana Scholars' College
student. His opinions do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the Sauce staff or of the
University.
By
Connor
Johnson
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FROM PAGE 6
her pitches, and she killed us."
Trahan got help in the opener
clean-up hitter Ashley Wilson
^ho drove in five of their six runs,
joing four for four at the plate with
.two home runs, one a fifm-inning
-jand slam that broke a 2-2 tie.
Rasberry was handed the loss
jpd was pulled after 4 and 2/3
i„nings giving up six runs on seven
hits-
Texas State took a 2-0 lead in the
Rec Fee
top of the first of the second game
and led the Demons for the rest of
the contest as Texas State sopho-
more Sarah Lancour went four
innings allowing three runs, and
Trahan came on for the save strik-
ing out five hitters in three innings
of work.
In the third the Bobcats added
two more runs to make it 4-1.
Leading off the bottom of the
fourth NSU sophomore Glenn
knocked out her eighth home run
of the season to narrow the deficit,
but two unearned runs by Texas
State in the fifth helped the Bobcats
extend their lead to 6-2.
Castellano picked up the loss
after giving up four runs on six
hits.
Sunday it took 10 innings to
decide a winner when Texas State's
Holly Britain stroked a two-out
two-strike three-run double off the
center field wall on NSU's Glenn
breaking a 1-1 tie to sweep the
Demons with a 4-1 victory.
In an unbelievable pitchers' duel,
the only runs scored in the contest
until the dramatic 10th inning were
solo home runs by NSU's Castel-
lano and TSU's Wilson, her third of
the series.
Trahan got her second win
against the Demons, pitching all 10
innings, allowing only one run on
four hits striking out 16 batters.
Rasberry went five innings for
NSU, and Glenn was given the loss
pitching the last five innings and
giving up the winning runs.
"Texas State is a good team, so
if s not like we lost to a bad team,"
Perniciaro said. "It's obviously dis-
appointing. But we will see them
again in he tournament, and I like
our chance in the tournament."
The Demons left eight runners
on base Sunday, totaling 22 runners
left on the base paths for the week-
end.
"Especially in the game on Sun-
day, we had chances," Perniciaro
said. "We just didn't come up with
the big hit, and they did; that's how
they won that game on Sunday."
NSU returns to action this week-
end as they travel to Lake Charles
to face SLC opponent McNeese
Saturday and Sunday.
FROM PAGE 2
Young talent, pitching big for NSU
McConnell said she is doubtful
that Webb would approve legis-
lation to remove the fee, so the
senate voted on this matter ver-
bally instead of in a written bill.
"We needed to find a way to
na ve the referendum without
getting Dr. Webb's approval,"
McConnell said. "The only way
w e could think of to do that is in
amotion, so Dr. Webb can't sign
or veto that."
McConnell said the only body
that must approve the referen-
dum now is the Student Self-
Assessed Fee Oversight Commit-
tee, which she hopes will be able
to meet before Wednesday.
McConnell said in theory, if this
committee approves the referen-
dum, a special election could be
held next week.
"This hasn't been tried before,"
McConnell said. "I'm hoping
this will happen, but I know that
the administration always tries
to get sensitive matters handled
in the way thev'd like to see it
handled."
Zumwalt said, "Hon-
estly, I think the administration
is going to kill this, but we're
going to put out a petition and
try to get this to actually hap-
pen."
"We don't want to leave this
for future SGAs to deal with.
This issue has been passed down
too many years already. People
tend to forget what needs to be
done."
At press time, SGA Adviser
and Director of Student Activi-
ties and Organizations Jeff Math-
ews said he preferred not to com-
ment on the issue.
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Freshman pitcher Kyle Broughton entered the season as a reliever but has worked his way
into the Demons rotation.
By Jordan Ford
Sauce Reporter
Kyle Broughton brings the
heat to the Demon's rotation
but does not take the credit.
"I credit my defense. It's
one of the best I've ever been
with", Broughton said about
his teammates.
Broughton, a redshirt
freshman, has succeeded
when it comes down to the
most important thing, and
that's getting the big "W."
Starting the season in the
bullpen and getting moved
into the rotation a few weeks
into it, Broughton has won
five of the six games he has
started, notching a 6-0 mark
this season and has boosted
the Demon's to an 8-1 record
in the SLC with a 2-0 league
mark.
Coach Mitch Gaspard said,
"He's just been very consis-
tent and we've played good
defense behind him."
Out of 73 pitches
Broughton threw against
Louisiana-Monroe 51 of
them were strikes.
In the game against South-
eastern Louisiana, he threw
88 pitches and 52 of those
were strikes.
But Broughton said he was
still unimpressed, "It could
be better."
"He's found a way to win
every time", said Bobby Bar-
bier, the Demon's first base-
man.
Broughton's style of pitch-
ing is simple but extremely
effective. Broughton throws
the heater hard and without
mercy. Broughton has a nice
slider but his fastball at 89
mph leaves batters speech-
less and hitless. Broughton,
with an ERA of 4.42, might
not have the best stats in the
conference but a record of
eight wins and one loss
speaks for itself.
the Sauce staff says:
Hang
there!
Only four weeks left!
Theatre dept. presents "Moe"
By Kaley Wilkins
Sauce Reporter
The Department of Theatre will
perform Clarke Peters' Five Guys
Named Moe April 6-9 and 12 - 16
at 7:30 p.m. in Theatre West.
The play is about a young man
named Nomax who gets a visit
from a few guys named Moe. The
guests teach Nomax lessons about
life, love and women through a
series of songs written or recorded
by rhythm and blues pioneer Louis
Jordan.
This comedy is loaded with
songs, dances and audience partic-
ipation.
Bryan Williams, a junior who
plays Four-Eyed Moe, said, "Don't
come prepared to think, just enjoy
the show."
The cast includes Kyle LeMaire,
senior; James Palmer, senior; Bryan
Williams, junior; Greg Williams,
junior; and Jeremy Williams, jun-
ior.
"The joint's going to be jump
ing," said Palmer, who plays Big
Moe.
Admission is $10 but students
get in free with an ID. For more
information, call 318-357-4483.
'E' might not stand for
'excellent' anymore
By Katie Lopez
Sauce Reporter
Recent studies have shown that
Wamin E might not be as effective
previously thought in fighting
"eart disease and heart attack.
Connie Jones, an instructor at
NSU and registered dietitian, said
"te vitamin E scare was somewhat
Premature. The study of people
ta king vitamin E was done on a
poup of men who already had
^art disease or had a heart attack.
'The estrogen scare panned out
2* sa me way and it was not near
* e s care that people made it out to
p" Jones said.
Eva Lonn, a McMaster Universi-
ty cardiology professor who led
•he study, said that it is unclear if
j^arriin E actually causes heart
«alure, but she has a theory that
high doses might disturb the bed-
?^ ce of naturally occurring antiox-
idants.
Maybe Americans got overzeal-
N with taking vitamin E," Jones
said
If someone is taking big doses of
vita-
min E they
should cut back. We get all the Vit-
amin E we need from the foods
that we eat, Jones said.
According to Nutrition Now, by
Judith E. Brown, some of the foods
that contain vitamin E are oils, fats,
salad dressings, mayonnaise, mar-
garine, shortening, butter, whole
grains, wheat germ, leafy green
vegetables, tomatoes, nuts, seeds
and eggs.
Jones said vitamin E, although
previously thought, does not
improve physical performance,
enhance sexual performance, cure
sexual dysfunction in males or
slow the progression of Parkin-
son's disease. It also does not slow
or prevent the process of aging,
such as graying hair, or wrinkling
skin.
Jones said that people should
examine why they are taking vita-
min E and see if they really need it.
The general public needs to pay
more and take the natural
rather than synthetic
form of vitamin E
because it is easier for the
body to absorb, Jones said.
Jones does not recommend vita-
min E for college students. She said
that taking a store brand or nation-
al brand of multi-vitamin would be
fine.
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while donating blood in the
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vehicle in front of the Student
Union Monday.
NSU Athletics
Friday @ 6-30
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vs.
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Saturday @ 10:00 am.
Tennis vs. UTA
Saturday @ 2:00
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the Current Sauce
Sports (
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Hebert
The Full
Count
MLB time
is here
justin_hebertl37@yahoo
For the first time this
semester I would like to
talk about something on a
national level.
I could not be any happi-
er that this week has
marked opening day for
MLB, although my favorite
team, the Atlanta Braves
did not fare so well drop-
ping their 2005 debut to
the Florida Marlins.
With school winding
down, I find that there is
nothing more relaxing than
watching a baseball game.
I just hope that for this
season I can hear about
something other than
STEROIDS.
Lets get this straight; it's
not that I agree with ath-
letes using performance-
enhancing drugs, I am just
tired of having to listen
over and over about what
athletes did it and what
MLB should do about it.
I'll tell you what they
should do about it: random
drug tests.
Do you honestly think
testing an athlete once a
year, when you tell him the
date it will take place, he
will not be able to find
some way to get his urine
clean?
That's kind of a joke.
Obviously there is nothing
they can do about people
who have used in the past.
But I do hope something is
done to clean up the mess
for the future, and that
goes for every sport.
But I am absolutely tired
of hearing about Barry
Bonds, Mark McGwire, or
Jose Canseco. The only
thing left for people to hear
about on this subject
would be that anyone
found guilty of these accu-
sations or admits to them
would not be able to hold
any records in MLB, and it
would also be nice to see a
ban from the Baseball Hall
of Fame for any of these
athletes.
This season has potential
to be an enjoyable one if
everyone could possibly
get away from all of those
distractions. Fans are irri-
tated and tired of hearing
the same thing about a
bunch of cheaters every-
day.
Along with all of the
things I would like to see
in Major League Baseball, I
hope the hard-hitting
Demon Softball team will
rebound from their recent
drought and fight their
way back to the top of the
Southland Conference.
Coach Perniciaro has his
club hitting better and
harder than I have seen in
my few years here at NSU.
I just hope the success can
continue especially when
they reach the Southland
Conference Tournament.
It would also be nice to
see coach Gaspard and his
baseball club claim their
own SLC title, to add to
our SLC football and men's
basketball championships.
How nice would it be to
win that many conference
championships in one
year?
The best thing about is
that NSU is probably the
most capable team in the
conference to do such a
thing, with the great ath-
letes and coaches that go
out there and compete at
their full potential day in
and day out.
Also, the NSU track
team has been extremely
impressive this season. It
seems that every meet
coach Leon Johnson has at
least one of his athletes
winning medals or qualify-
ing for a regional meet.
Back in swing of things
The Demons were swept this weekend by new SLC leaders Texas State, but rebounded by sweeping Louisiana Tech in a two game series
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
The NSU Demons returned
to normal form Wednesday
night at the Demon Diamond
as they defeated in-state rival
Louisiana Tech 6-5 and 3-2.
In the opening game NSU
(28-20 overall, 12-6 in SLC)
got home runs from senior
Shay Hunt, sophomore
Amanda Glenn and junior
Katrina Walker to defeat the
Lady Techsters.
"It was good to see Aman-
da Glenn, Shay Hunt and Kat-
rina Walker have a great day
hitting the ball and playing
defense too," Demon head
coach Mike Perniciaro said.
Louisiana Tech jumped out
to an early 4-0 lead in the sec-
ond inning scoring a run on
catcher Christine Echol's sin-
gle to left followed by first
baseman Carly White's three-
run home run.
With two outs in the fifth,
Hunt followed senior center
fielder Nicole Martin's RBI
groundout with a three-run
bomb over the left center field
wall to pull within one.
Glenn came on in the top of
the sixth in relief of starting
pitcher Lord Rasberry who
pitched five innings giving up
five runs on seven hits.
Leading off the bottom of
the sixth, Glenn crushed a
screaming line drive solo
home run to tie the game 5-5.
After second baseman Lyn-
dsey Gorski was retired on
strikes, Walker delivered the
knock-out blow with a home
run blast of her own.
Glenn picked up the win in
Cheryl Thompson/the Current Sauce
The Demons congratulate senior Shay Hunt, middle, as she crosses the plate after belting a three-run home run in Wednesday's game.
the contest, pitching the final
two innings, striking out
three batters and only allow-
ing one hit.
"Amanda Glenn came in
like she usually does and shut
the door," Perniciaro said.
Three Demons each picked
up two hits in the first game.
Hunt went two for three with
a home run and three RBIs,
Walker picked up two hits
including her home run, and
first baseman Amanda Per-
due finished with two hits
and a run scored.
In the nightcap NSU scored
two runs in the bottom of the
fifth to take a one-run lead
right before rain started to fall
and the game was called, giv-
ing the Demons the victory.
Walker hit her second home
run of the day in the second
inning to give the Demons the
lead, but the Lady Techsters
tied the game in the third and
then scored another run in the
fourth to take a 2-1 lead.
As the sky darkened in
fifth NSU started to raj,
Martin led off with a singj
and scored on Hunt's ensuj*
double. After sophornoi
Margaret Patterson reache
on a fielder's choice an
Glenn singled, Gorski ripr^,
a ground ball through th
right side of the infield \
score pinch runner Da^
Normand.
Immediately followin
Gorski's at-bat the game wi
delayed and then called da
to the rain.
The Demons were holdjn
onto the first place spot in ft
Southland Conference head
ing into this past weeken
and looked to hold on to tin
position hitting an impres
sive.342 in conference play.
That was until second plat
Texas State (19-19 overall, 13
4 in SLC) and their ace Kan
Ann Trahan made their wj
into Natchitoches to knod
the Demons (26-20, 12-6) a
the top and stake their claii
as No. 1 in the league, whii
NSU dropped to third plaa
behind Texas-San Antoni
and Sam Houston State wh umbrel
are in a tie for second. "Before
Saturday, the Bobcats o
Texas State defeated NSU«
and 6-3, while Trahan pickd
up a win in the first game and
a save in the second. Traha
struck out 20 Demon bate
total, 15 in her opening gam
win.
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niciarosaid. "She has threea
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By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
The NSU Crew team has
been making big splashes
lately and this spring's squad
is making their mark on histo-
ry racing against top competi-
tion.
"We're having a great
semester, we've entered 19
boats in competition and 15
boats have come in the top
three. That's pretty impres-
sive," NSU Crew president
Jason Stelly said. "Each year
since Alan (Pasch) has taken
over we have broken our
medal count, and so far this
year our total is 29 medals."
This weekend they partici-
pated at the Racer Regatta,
which is held in Murray, Ken-
tucky, against the University
of Missouri, Murray State
University, and Rhodes Col-
lege.
NSU finished the competi-
tion earning seven medals
out of the nine boats they
entered, including four gold
medals, two silver, and one
bronze.
"We've never raced against
Missouri before, while
Rhodes and Murray State
gave us competition last
year," Stelly said. "We were
hoping for bigger schools to
be there, not saying they
weren't good schools, but as
small as we are we do really
well."
Under coach Alan Pasch,
who has held that position
for nine years, NSU has never
seen a rower win three gold
medals at one meet, but this
weekend they had two
accomplish that feat.
Nick Chambley and
Michael Baker each won
three gold medals in the Var-
sity Men 8+, Novice Men 8+
and the Novice Men 4+.
NSU Crew members raced
in Varsity 8+, Varsity 4+,
Novice 4+ and Novice 8+ cat-
egories of races.
There were men's and
women's races in each cate-
gory with novice races
intended for first year rowers.
The men for NSU not only
swept all four races, but also
were gold medal winners in
the four categories.
One of the most impressive
wins for the men was in their
Novice 8+ race where they
defeated Missouri by 38 sec-
onds. The closest an oppo-
nent came to NSU was in the
Novice 4+, which they won
by 16 seconds.
In the Varsity 4+ race NSU
finished first by a total of 28
seconds, and the Varsity 8+
were victorious by 25 sec-
onds.
The Regatta marked the
second time in two years the
NSU men have swept all four
categories; last year they did
the same at Baylor.
Despite being hindered by
boat problems throughout
the weekend, the women of
the NSU Crew turned in
excellent performances of
their own.-
With two boats entered in
the Novice 4+ race, NSU took
silver and bronze, marking
the only race in which the
same school earned more
than one medal.
The Novice 4+ A were
holding a commanding lead
when the fin that steers broke
off, and they still finished sec-
ond behind Murray State by
The NSU Crew Team had a great weekend at the Racer Regatta at Murray State earning seven medals-
only six seconds.
The Novice 8+ team took
silver finishing two seconds
behind Murray State, while
the third place team was
more than two and a half
minutes behind NSU.
NSU Crew will be compet-
ing again in the Southern
Intercollegiate Rowing Asso-
ciation or SIRA, one of their
biggest competitions, April
14 and 15, in Oak Ridge,
Term. NSU will be among
more than 50 colleges racfl
in this event.
"The race will be the
of races for Northwester
Stelly said. "It's a pretty Jj
race, and were racing the™
of the top."
Getting it done on the road, NSU still atop SLC
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been a big reason for the Demons success so far, Morgan leads NSU with 27 runs scored.
By Adam Hymel
Sauce Reporter
The NSU Demon Baseball
team will put its undefeated
home record on the line this
weekend when they host last-
place McNeese State in a
three-game conference series.
After sweeping Southeast-
ern and UL-Monroe and tak-
ing two of three from Texas
State, the Demons find them-
selves on top of the South-
land Conference standings.
Friday and Saturday NSU
and Texas State swapped 5-2
victories in San Marcos.
Sunday the Demons made
a dramatic comeback from a
6-0 deficit, punctuated by a
three-run home run by sec-
ond baseman Brandon Mor-
gan in the top of the eighth
inning to secure their spot
atop the Southland standings
defeating TSU.
The Demons traveled north
Tuesday to play Centenary
and shot to an 8-0 lead and
then coasted with the
reserves to an 8-6 victory
improving NSU's overall
record to 24-10.
The return to Brown-
Stroud field will be a wel-
come home for the Demons
as they have played their last
nine games on the road and
haven't played at home in
nearly three weeks.
The impressive record
sported by the Demons
should be no surprise as they
were picked to finish first in
the always tough Southland
Conference and over half of
their losses have been to top
20 teams, all on the road.
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*I was so shocked/
Demon linebacker survives lightning strike, earns new nickname.
the Sauce staff says:
Hang in
there!
Only three weeks left!
By Kyle Shirley
News Editor
Demon outside linebacker
TJ McMillan did not earn his
n ew nickname, "Lightning
Rod," because of his speed
and power on the football
field; the name is actually
quite literal.
About 11 a.m. Monday,
McMillan, a junior airninal
justice major, was on his way
to get lunch in the Friedman
Student Union. A thunder-
storm was pouring rain on
the campus, so McMillan
stopped at his car to look for
an umbrella.
McMillan said he was
relieved when he found an
old, forgotten umbrella in his
trunk. But moments later, as
he was walking past St. Denis
Hall, something happened
that made him drop the
umbrella as quickly as he
could.
"I don't know if I heard the
thunder first or saw the flash,
but I know I saw a flash right
where I was holding my
umbrella," McMillan said.
"Before I could get rid of the
umbrella. . . I felt a shock, and
it came all the way up to my
elbow."
McMillan said he immedi-
ately realized that a bolt of
lightning had traveled
through his umbrella and
into his right arm. As soon as
the flash and boom of the
strike faded away, McMillan
did the only thing he could
think of — he began to pray.
"That's all I could do:
thank the Lord. Because it
could have been a lot worse,"
McMillan said.
As McMillan stood dazed
in the rain, an unfamiliar
man approached him and
asked if he was OK.
The man helped McMillan
into the St. Denis lobby,
where a worker tried to call
the campus police station for
help. The call could not go
through due to a problem
with the campus phone lines,
so the worker called an
ambulance directly.
Surprisingly, McMillan
said the sensation from the
strike affected only his right
hand and forearm.
"My hand went numb for
about a minute or two. Then
for about an hour I had tin-
gling in my fingertips,"
McMillan said. "When the
paramedics came, they sug-
gested that I go with them in
the ambulance to the hospi-
tal, but at the rime I guess I
wasn't thinking right, and I
decided not to go. But as it
went on, my hand still tin-
gled, so I decided it would be
smart for me to go.
"I didn't know what to do,
to be honest. I was so
shocked."
Natchitoches Parish Hospi-
tal doctors examined McMil-
lan and determined that he
had not sustained any seri-
ous injuries. They gave him
pain medication for his hand
and released him.
The incident Monday was
not McMillan's first close
encounter with lightning on
NSU's campus. During the
summer of 2003, McMillan
said he was awakened from a
nap in his University
Columns apartment under
unusual circumstances.
"I didn't know what hap-
pened. I just remember some-
body knocking on the door,
and they said that the house
was on fire. So I grabbed
what I could and I ran out,"
McMillan said.
Later that day, McMillan
learned that a lightning bolt
had ignited the blaze.
According to the American
Red Cross's Web site, red-
cross.com, approximately 400
people in the United States
survive lightning strikes
every year; about 73 others
are killed. Many of the sur-
vivors suffer from permanent
disabilities including "mem-
ory loss, attention deficit,
sleep disorders, numbness,
dizziness, stiffness of joints,
weakness and depression."
McMillan said he has done
what he needed to do to get
over the incident: he dis-
posed of the one item con-
nected to it.
"I threw that umbrella
away," McMillan said. "I
promise, it didn't stay with
me an hour after that. Every-
one was telling me to keep it
as a souvenir, but every time
looked at it, it was all bad
memories."
Cheryl Thompson / the Current Sauce
The glow of the sun surrounds TJ McMillan in this portrait taken Wednesday. McMillan survived a
lightning strike Monday in front of St. Denis Hall. He. said all he could do was pray after the shock.
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By Stephen L. Long
Sauce Reporter
KNWD is set to rock
downtown Natchi-
toches this weekend
with its annual music
festival, Demonfest.
The concert will com-
mence at 1 p.m. Satur-
day on the riverbank
stage, and bands from
all over Louisiana will
perform until 11 p.m.
The show is an effort to
raise money for the
Make-a-Wish Founda-
tion and expose area res-
idents to more eclectic,
alternative music.
Demonfest 2005, coor-
dinated by KNWD staff
members Elliot West-
Phal and Brad Hartley,
will feature bands from
Natchitoches, Alexan-
dria, Lafayette and
Baton Rouge perform-
ing music from a variety
°f genres including rock,
metal, jazz, hip hop and
punk.
"The purpose is to get
bands seldom seen
around here and to
bring good music to
Natchitoches and
expose people to it,"
Hartley said.
Hartley expects
Demonfest 2005 to do
better than the previous
festivals. Bones, a
"weird, electronic,
experimental band"
from Baton Rouge will
headline the festival.
"They're really good,"
Hartley said.
A Natchitoches band,
The Silly Goose Docu-
ments, will also perform
at Demonfest 2005.
Hartley described the
band's music as "synco-
pated, off time mad-
ness."
Other solo and
acoustic acts will play
between band perform-
ances, Hartley said.
Westphal said KNWD
plans to sell cold drinks
and barbecue at the
event.
Admission, as flyers
announce, will be "as
free as air," and anyone
can attend. For more
information, contact
KNWD at (318) 357-
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Bones - Experimental jazz
Cr azy Josh Nee and The
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Acts start at 1 p.m. at the downtown riverfront.
CAPA professor wins
annual research award
Cheryl Thompson / the Current Sauce
University President Randall Webb presented Kristine Coreil with the
annual Mildred Hart Bailey Research Award Tuesday in Russell Hall.
By Shannon Harper
Sauce Reporter
The Mildred Hart Bailey
Research Award, given in
memory of Mildred Hart Bai-
ley for outstanding research or
distinguished artistic and cre-
ative work, was presented on
Tuesday during the 18th
Annual Research Day in
Room 107 of Russell Hall.
This year's recipient is Kris-
tine Coreil, associate professor
of the creative and performing
arts. In an e-mail, Coreil wrote,
"My research and perform-
ances put together modern
compositional techniques with
the 17th and 18th century peri-
od instrument known as the
'natural horn.'"
The award, presented by
Northwestern State University
President Randall Webb, is
given to leaders in their field of
research.
"I'm so shocked and sur-
prised. I can't believe this. I'm
very happy," Coreil said.
This year, the award was
also presented for the first time
to a student for his outstand-
ing research contributions. Sgt
1st Qass Jerry Sanders, a sen-
ior history major, was not pres-
ent at the time of the award, so
the award was accepted on his
behalf.
The award honors Bailey,
who retired from NSU in 1989
after 25 years. She was the first
president of the Association of
Louisiana University Teachers
of Reading, received the NSU
College of Education Distin-
guished Faculty Chair Award,
was awarded an honorary life
membership in the Central
Louisiana Reading Council
and initiated NSU's graduate
program in reading.
The research programs are
evaluated for originality,
national, regional or local
impact, and scholarly or cre-
ative significance.
Student art show now on display.
By Kindra Watson
Sauce Reporter
NSU's Student Art Society
is hosting a Student Art
Show upstairs in the Orville
J. Hanchey gallery.
The Art Show includes
paintings, sculptures, graph-
ics and digital art. First, sec-
ond and third place awards
were given to exhibits in each
category. The Best of the
Show was awarded to Eliot
Westphal for his sculpture
titled Like a Broken Record,
which is a display of records
molded into the shape of
faces. The sculpture also
includes the sounds of talking
people played on a record
player.
The exhibition Ls open for
all to view. It will end April 22.
Cheryl Thompson / the Current Sauce
Shelton Meacham received a second-place award in the Student Art Show for his painting Not So Close
Chuck. The show will run until April 22.
Art show
Painting
First place - Feel the Grass
Grow by Cass Whaley
Second place - Not So Close
Chuck by Shelton Meacham
Third place - Clear Con-
science by James Pipes
Graphics
First place - Enemy by Caleb
Irwin
Second place - Ritual Horns
by Jess Lorick
Third place - Midnight Blooms
winners:
by Leslee Toney
Sculpture
First place - Untitled by Elliot
Westphal
Second place - Barocks by
Elliot Westphal
Third place - Habitat Loss by
Shelton Meacham
Digital Art
First place - Pandora by
Shanda Guillory
Second place - Untitled by
Lindsey Seegers
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Opinions
Final words from Cole
MOST NURSES WILL ENTER THE U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM,
YOU'RE NOT MOST NURSES
By Jason Cole
The end of the year is
approaching and our thoughts
have turned to preparing for final
examinations. It is time to
demonstrate to our instructors
that we are able to reproduce
what we have learned over the
entire semester.
People should keep in mind
that there is another purpose for
these lessons. We are being given
basic tools for evaluation of the
world that when used effectively
result in analytical critical think-
ing. This is a necessary skill
because many people in the out-
side world prey on those who do
not look a gift horse in the
mouth.
During my time at the Schol-
ars' College I have heard many
arguments from my classmates
about the perils of archaic, dys-
functional institutions such as the
Orthodox Christian Church or
the Republican Party. Having
grown up in the Bible Belt I am
aware of how conservatives often
are unwilling to consider things
from an alternative perspective.
If you have ever read any of the
columns on this page you can see
that it is often the same case for
self-proclaimed liberals.
The only self-described conser-
vative columnist for the Current
Sauce in the last year has been
Thomas Hargis. He has not had
anything printed since the begin-
ning of the semester, but I do not
see why anyone would bother
trying when other columnists
comment on their writing with
statements like, "If liberals think
conservatives are stupid, it's
thanks to conservatives like you"
(i-55.com/~q).
Yes, members of the Christian
Right proudly affirm the fact that
they consider the Bible, in all
honesty a mere book unlike any
other, the source of their moral
and economic system because it
is supposed to be the "word of
God." Yes, a significant number
of Christians are staunch conser-
"If liberals
think
conservatives
are stupid, it's
thanks to
conservatives
like you."
J. Aaron "Q" Brown,
in reference to fellow Sauce
columnist, Thomas Hargis
vatives who vote exclusively
Republican. I graduated from
Maranatha Christian High School
in Longview, Texas, and was
forced to attend Disciples of
Christ First Christian Church
every Sunday until I was 17, and
I started leaving the building.
But is this any reason to consider
conservatives "stupid?"
Members of liberal organiza-
tions can be just as narrow mind-
ed and tend to be more self-right-
eous because they have adopted
an "intellectual" perspective. But
I fail to see the difference
between fawning over Oprah's
Book Club or attending a war
protest rally and the kind of
charismatic religiosity I wit-
nessed as a child. Deciding to
adhere to a belief on the sole
basis of the background of the
person who came up with it is
never a good decision.
Many of the communists in
South America during the late
1960s raised their atheist icon
Ernesto Che Guevara to Christ-
like status after his assassination
in 1967. Many even proclaimed
that he would be resurrected to
continue the revolution, scream-
ing "!No lo vamos a olvidar! (We
won't let him be forgotten)" in
the streets of Santiago. Passion-
ate fervor can cloud a person's
sense of reality, whatever their
religious views happen to be.
This is my last submission
because I have my own finals to
prepare for and will graduate
from NSU on May 6. I appreciat-
ed the compliments many of you
gave me for my columns; I just
wish I had received more
responses. I hope I've given
some of you on the left some-
thing to think about during the
break between Aqua Teen Hunger
Force and the Chapelle Show. Bush
may have created a mess in Iraq
that the American people will
pay for in the long run, but there
are many Republican Christians
giving the right side a good name
through their active mission
work and foreign relief.
Jason Cole is a Louisiana Schol-
ars' College student. His opinions
do not necessarily reflect the
opinions of the Sauce staff or of
the University.
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"The only way to
promote and
affect change(s)
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system and pur-
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No "biz' like 'showbiz'
\NSU theatre department stays busy with spring productions
'A Journey Through Oz'
By Katie Lopez
Sauce Reporter
Audiences will go "somewhere
over the rainbow" when they take a
Journey Through Oz on April 20-23
a t 7:30pm in the A.A. Fredrick's
Auditorium.
Ashley Syll, a sophomore theater
major and stage manager for A
kwrney Through Oz, said the play
lias the same situations of the
movie but has more characters and
a different concept of how charac-
ters are brought into the world of
Oz.
A journey Through Oz takes the
audience through Dorothy's quest
of wanting to read The Wizard ofOz,
which is not her reading list at
school. Dorothy's teacher decides
the whole class should read the
book and do a project on it. The
class is not happy about that, and
Dorothy is left to read the book
alone. Dorothy falls asleep and is
sucked into the book and into the
world of Oz, Syll said.
The Emerald City, the Yellow
Brick Road, Scarecrow, Tin Man,
Cowardly Lion and the Wicked
Witch all still exist. There will be
additional characters a? two mice
who are the Lion's sidekicks. They
are Queen Mouse, who is queen of
the field mice, and Piedra who is
the dumbfounded sidekick, Syll
said.
Cheryl Thompson/fte Current Sauce
Students dance around in a scene during rehearsal for A Journey Through Oz. The show will run April 20-21 at 7:30 p.m. in the A. A. Fredericks Auditorium
"The Wicked Witch also has side-
kicks called the Winkies who are
under the Wicked Witches spell,"
Syll said.
Jarrad Baker, a freshman theater
major, will be playing the role of the
Cowardly Lion. He said his charac-
ter is not much different from the
one in the movie, but he does bring
his own unique personality to the
character.
People should not come and
expect to see the movie because; it
is not the movie, Baker said.
Robert Patrick Robinson, a soph-
omore theater major, is playing the
role of the Tm Man. He said his
character is much colder towards
the other characters then the Tin
Man in the movie. As the play
advances, he becomes warmer
towards the other characters.
"I think that the writing form for
my character is better in this ver-
sion," Robinson said.
Luke Sexton, a senior theater
major, playing the role of the Scare-
crow, said his character has a
British /Australian accent, and that
is what makes him different from
the one in the movie.
What makes this play unique is
that a student wrote the script, Sex-
ton said.
Jacob Justice, the writer of A Jour-
ney Through Oz, said when he was
asked to write an version of the
Wizard of Oz, he was excited and
had to write two scripts before he
vvas finally satisfied with the final
product.
Justice said he came up with the
playground theme because all kids
have playgrounds where they can
imagine.
"We wanted to make the coolest
playground in the world," Justice
said. "The best thing about this pro-
duction is seeing little parts of you
in each character."
Justice said that he wants for this
play to show the audience that
reading can be an adventure. He
wants it to pull people's creativity
out and make them think they can
do more in life.
There will be a 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
performance for the schools and a
7:30 p.m. performance for anyone
else.
'Five Guys Named Moe'
By Chanel Savoie
Sauce Reporter
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If, on the other hand, you want to
laugh until you cry, sing great
songs with the cast, watch a fantas-
tic bit of acting and have the poten-
tial of being dragged up on stage,
this play is the perfect way to go.
Five Guys Named Moe, directed by
Pia Wyatt, opened April 6 in The-
atre West in the Creative and Per-
forming Arts building. It starred
Gregory Williams, Jr., James
Palmer, Jeremy D. Williams, Bryan
D. Williams and Kyle LeMaire.
Five Guys Named Moe is an
uproariously funny comedy-musi-
cal that features jazzy big band
music by Louis Jordan. The
"Moes" first appear singing to
cheer up Nomax (G. Williams) who
is distraught over love troubles.
Later Nomax joins the other four to
perform as a band in the Funky
Butt Club.
When I went to the play Saturday
night, the music in Act 1 was
superb, with both funny and senti-
mental songs. G. Williams crooned
"Early in the Morning," delivering
a flawless opening performance.
The four Moes that came to help
him (Big Moe- Palmer, Little Moe- J.
Williams, Four-Eyed Moe- B.
Williams, and Eat Moe- LeMaire)
gave an amazing rendition of their
entrance song, "Five Guys Named
Moe," that was so energetic I want-
ed to dance with them.
J. Williams' performance of "I
Like 'Em Fat Like That," particular-
ly his physical interpretation of the
words, had some of the audience in
tears and stitches from laughter,
Gary Hardamon/NSU Media Services
NSU Theatre's latest play, Five Guys Named Moe, will run tonight through Saturday at 7 p.m. in Theatre West. From left
Gregory Williams, Jr. (Nomax), Jeremy D. Williams (Little Moe), James Palmer (Big Moe), Kyle LeMaire (Eat Moe) and Bryan
D. Williams (For-Eyed Moe).
and his tap dance to "Reet, Petite
and Gone" was impressive.
LeMaire, Mr. Ever-Hungry Eat
Moe, and B. Williams, whose
impression of a girl had the audi-
ence roaring, were hilarious. Final-
ly, Palmer gave a performance that
warranted nothing short of a stand-
ing ovation, which, by the way, the
whole cast received immediately
after the last note sounded.
The performance of "Azure Te"
was beautiful and "Safe, Sane, and
Single" had me, and some of the
audience, humming it as we left.
Nothing had people singing like
"Push Ka Pi Shi Pie," though.
Audience members flipped over
their programs to find the song's
lyrics. They sang along with the
actors.
Act 2 was not as funny as the first
act, but the cast's Funky Butt Club
performance reminded me of
American Bandstand, which was
great. At this point G. Williams
became one of the Moes, No Moe.
The medley of "Hurry Home", "Is
You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby?"
and "Don't Let the Sun Catch You
Crying" at the end of the act was
gorgeous and led into a happy end-
ing-
I have to say that I have never
been as impressed by an NSU or
community play as I was with Five
Guys Named Moe. The acting was
wonderful, the singing was mag-
nificent, the dancing was energetic,
the set was great, the props were
hilarious, the costumes were per-
fect and the audience interaction
was fabulous.
My only complaint is that the
music was too loud, and the audi-
ence missed some of the lyrics to
the songs. This is the only reason
that the play only got four and a
half out of five stars. Cheers to
everyone who worked on this play!
Five Guys Named Moe, is playing
through Saturday again this week
at 7:30 p.m. in Theatre West.
Bandstand' fundraiser a 'miraculous' success
By Candice Pauley
Sauce Reporter
The Kappa Iota chapter of Phi
Mu at NSU hosted its second annu-
al "Bandstand at the Beach"
fundraiser for the Children's Mira-
cle Network last Saturday at the
Riverfront Stage.
The Children's Miracle Network
is a nonprofit organization funded
entirely by donations. On Satur-
day, Phi Mu raised $1,132.44 to help
their cause.
"Our money goes to buying IVs
and cancer treatments," says Jo'-
lene Bonck, Phi Mu's philanthropy
chair and sophomore social work
major.
Because of this year's success,
Bonck wants to make the band-
stand a yearly tradition.
Several local bands played at the
bandstand. Performances included
Stik and The Mudd, Solomon's
Porch, Unit 1, BCM Praise Band,
Silly Goose Documents and Front
Street Project. All of the bands that
played on Saturday donated their
time to help raise money for The
Children's Miracle Network of St.
Francis Cabrini in Alexandria.
Stoney Brown, lead singer for the
Silly Goose Documents and junior
general studies major at NSU said
the band donated their time
because, "It's for the kids."
"It's not about money," Rob
Quayhagaen, guitarist for Silly
Goose Documents said. "It's about
the music."
"I think (the bandstand) is kind
of important for Natchitoches.
There's not much of a music scene
here," Brown said.
The social aspect of the 'Band-
stand' might be important for
Natchitoches, but for Phi Mu it is
about service.
"Service is in our heart," says
Mandy Ward, a junior hospitality
management and tourism major as
well as a member of Phi Mu. "It's
what we were founded on."
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How young is
'too' young?
Dear Readers,
When spring and summer
come around, it may seem like all
you ever get in the mail is one
wedding invitation after another.
And as you get closer and closer
to graduation, many of you are
no doubt attending weddings of
people you started college with
freshmen year. In other words,
your peers who are at most 20 or
22 are hosting some of these wed-
dings. This all leads to the ques-
tion of how young is too young to
get married.
In Louisiana, by law, boys and
girls are able to get married
between the ages of 16 and 18
with the consent of their parents.
After the age of 18, however,
there is no requirement for
parental consent. In only one
state, Nebraska, is the required
age for marriage set at 19, the
highest in the states. At a time
when the divorce rates are rising
as rapidly as the marriage rates,
should the marriage age be raised
to allow time for the two individ-
uals to mature?
This society and government
deems that a person is responsible
enough to get married before they
are even allowed to purchase
alcohol. Therefore, you are
mature enough to vow to spend
your life with someone else but
not to throw down a dollar or two
for a beer. While this might sound
like a campaign for lowering the
drinking age, on which I'm sure
everyone has an opinion, it is just
an example to show that in our
society certain things are deemed
more important than marriage.
And perhaps, therein lies the
problem with people marrying at
a young age. Not only can people
marry prior to buying alcohol, but
they also have the luxury of being
carefree about it. How can people
be expected take marriage seri-
ously if, in the back of their
minds, they know that there is
always a way to back out if things
don't go as planned? Of course,
their way out is the ever-popular
divorce. Marriage cannot be taken
completely seriously if it is
entered with a back-up plan.
All of this comes back around
to answer my first question - how
young is too young to get mar-
ried? In the end, I believe it is all
about your state of mind, and not
necessarily your age. If you take
the concept of marriage seriously
then perhaps you are quite ready
for marriage and all it entails.
However, I would suggest wait-
ing until, at least, after under-
graduate school. By then, you will
have usually achieved drinking
age and possibly some idea of
where you are headed.
Although neither drinking age
nor graduation makes you more
responsible toward marriage, you
will have some added life experi-
ence by the time you turn 21 as
opposed to 18. And if you really
love someone, waiting a year or
two for marriage should not
dampen your enthusiasm to head
to the altar.
Ultimately, though, it depends
on what you believe you are
ready to handle. Despite age or
life experience, people will contin-
ue to get married, ignoring the
consequences of their actions.
Therefore, too young is simply all
in your mind. If at the ripe old
age of 22, you can't imagine not
corning home to a home-cooked
meal, perhaps you are ready for
marriage, or do you just need to
move back in with mom and
dad?
T'affufafi
*Disclaimer: While this is an
advice column, recognize that I am
not a professional psychologist or
psychiatrist, and l base my advice
solely on my own personal experience
and research that 1 have done.**Have
any questions about life, love, or sex?
Or hate her advice? Tell Tallulah and
send her an e-mail at asktallu-
lah@yahoo.com.
Thursday, April 14, 2005
the Current Sauce
Sports
Justin
Hebert
The Full
Count
Double
Duty
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While NSU teams domi-
nated the Southland Con-
ference this year in most
sports, their individual
players have been collecting
their own awards.
This week Demon softball
pitcher Amanda Glenn was
named SLC Pitcher of the
Week, and Demon baseball
slugger and relief pitcher
Blake Jones received SLC
Hitter of the Week honors.
In fact, these two Demon
counterparts exhibit almost
the same prowess of the
game when competing in
their respective diamonds.
They both have the ability
to hit the long ball at any
given time and then turn
around in the next half of
the inning to take the
mound and overpower hit-
ters as they step to the plate.
Glenn, a sophomore from
Dry Prong, picked up her
second SLC Pitcher of the
Week honors and the sev-
enth overall SLC Player of
the Week award.
In this past week's action,
the left-hander picked up
four wins in five relief
appearances with an 0.48
ERA through 14.2 innings.
Glenn struck out 13 batters
and only allowed 15 hits
while facing a total of 58
opposing hitters.
With a dominant fastball
and a change up that can
leave batters looking fool-
ish, Glenn has improved to
an 8-6 overall record while
leading the Demon softball
team's pitching staff with a
2.23 ERA.
But she has not only been
tearing through the SLC on
the mound. She has also
been destroying opposing
pitching from the plate.
In the opening contest of
a two-game sweep of
Louisiana Tech last Wednes-
day, Glenn bashed her ninth
home run of the season to
help herself by tying the
game.
Aside from picking up
two wins Saturday at
McNeese, Glenn once again
pitched in on the Demons'
offensive production going
3 for 5 while scoring four
runs and driving in a run in
the first game and went 2
for 4 with an RBI double in
the following game.
Jones, a senior from Clin-
ton, Miss., also netted his
second SLC award of the
season hitting a whopping
.538 for the week while
helping to lead the SLC first
place Demons to a 4-0 mark
for the week
Racking up five RBIs and
scoring seven times with a
home run and a double,
Jones finished the week
with a .923 slugging per-
centage and a .647 on base
average while the Demons
completed their third SLC
series sweep, this time
against McNeese.
Jones who leads the
Demons with a .383 batting
average, 36 RBIs and five
home runs, like Glenn, has
been helping his club pitch-
ing in a relief role.
The right-hander is 4-2 in
16 relief appearances with a
2.88 ERA for the season.
Jones has 33 strikeouts
through 34 1 / 3 innings
pitched picking up six saves
out of the bullpen.
I hope these two can keep
up their success as they
boost their teams through
the remainder of their SLC
schedule and into the tour-
nament possibly earning
them a berth in the NCAA
tournaments.
Fans, make sure you
watch as these two, along
with their ball clubs, contin-
ue their tear through the
SLC.
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(Top) Demon junior left fielder Michael Palermo attempts to slide in home safely but was called out to
end the inning this weekend against McNeese at Brown Stroud Field. After the teams cleared the field,
the umpires had a conference but let the call stand.
(Right) Junior catcher Marty Dewees catches a pop up during NSU's sweep of McNeese. Dewees has
been a major contributor to the Demons' Southland Conference first-place ranking batting .423 in confer-
ence play.
Another SLC sweep
By Adam Hymel
Sauce Reporter
The NSU baseball team
continued to dominate at
home but took one on the
chin Tuesday night at
Louisiana State University.
The Demons ran their
home record to 14-0 and
improved to 11-1 in South-
land play and 27-10 overall.
The 11-1 start is the best
ever for NSU in league play.
NSU combined to hit .392
and pounded out 38 hits to
sweep McNeese State ending
in an 11-0 pounding on Sun-
day as true freshman Dereck
Cloeren tossed his first com-
plete game throwing seven
shutout innings until the
game was ended by the
Southland Conference mercy
rule.
NSU used an eight run
eighth inning to beat the
Cowboys 12-3 as red shirt
freshman Kyle Broughton ran
his record to 7-0. Senior ace
Daniel Lonsberry continued
his strong performance as he
pitched seven innings Friday
night giving up two runs on
four hits.
Heading into the series, the
Demons received some good
news as they were ranked
31st on Boyd's World, a Web
site that covers college base-
ball. Boyd's World uses the
same RPI rankings used to
select teams for the NCAA
tournament.
Looking to gain more
national attention the
Demons headed south to take
on the slumping LSU team
that was corning off a week-
end sweep from the hands of
South Carolina.
The game was close after
Miles Durham slugged a 2-
run home run in the top of the
second inning to tie the game
at 2-2.
The Tigers followed with a
3-run outburst in the bottom
of the inning and never
looked back as they exploded
to a 19-2 win.
LSU went through seven
Demon pitchers en route to
the win.
"They came out with some-
thing to prove and really
swung the bats well," said
Demon head coach Mitch
Gaspard. "We learned some
lessons tonight".
The Demons will head to
Huntsville to play Sam Hous-
ton State with a two game
lead in the Southland Confer-
ence standings.
Confidence and poise helping Demons
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
Mike Perniciaro has imple-
mented his style of softball in
the 2005 softball Demons and
the biggest reason the team
feels they have been on top or
around the top of the South-
land this season is because he
got them to just have fun and
to do it with confidence.
Former Demon pitching
standout and current NSU
pitching coach Amanda
Ortego said, "His style is com-
pletely different than what
I've ever really been under.
He's very mellow. He just
expects the best out of every-
body. He doesn't pressure for
it, he just expects it."
Junior first baseman Aman-
da Perdue said, "He gives you
confidence. He's calm. Most
coaches can be real loud but
he's real calm."
Sophomore catcher Mar-
garet Patterson said, "I think
everything we have this year
is attributed to him because he
has turned around the team
and changed our attitudes
about everything."
Perniciaro served as a hit-
ting coach and outfield coach
at Auburn for six years help-
ing the Tigers to their best ever
record of 42-18 as they earned
a No. 2 seed in the NCAA
tournament earning their first
National Top 25 ranking ever.
In his first season here at
NSU, his team has netted a 30-
21 overall record while going
14-7 in the SLC. His first
Demon squad has already
topped the NSU record for
home runs in a season with 45,
blowing past the 40 homers
the 2002 team compiled.
"My coaching philosophy,
I'm never one to yell and
scream at them a whole lot. I
try to use some humor or say
something funny just to get
them to focus on the next pitch
instead of thinking, wow, that
last swing was terrible," Perni-
ciaro said.
With his laid back mood,
Perniciaro has the 2005
Demons feeling more confi-
dent than they have been in
years. That type of confidence
has been showing at the plate,
with five Demon starters bat-
ting over .300 and two of
them, senior Shay Hunt and
Patterson, with at least 10
home runs.
"Ifs a lot easier when you
take a bad cut at a change up,
and he laughs at you and you
can laugh back at him, instead
of a coach tuning around and
shaking their head," Patterson
said. "I think his attitude
helps us out a lot.
Sophomore Amanda Glenn
said, "We know going up
there he has confidence in us.
As a hitter knowing your
coach has confidence in you
gives you confidence."
Although his whole team
and coaching staff credit this
season's success so far to Per-
niciaro's poise and assurance
of his players he says it is the
foundation of strong, hard
workers that was already in
place here at NSU that has got-
ten them playing so well.
"We're leading the confer-
ence in stolen bases. We're
second in the conference in
home runs," Perniciaro said.
"You put that combination of
speed and power together
you're going to score a lot of
runs, which we've done."
Probably one of the most
noteworthy things about this
Demon lineup is that any spot
in their lineup can come up
with the big hit when they
need it. The girls feel that
knowing the batter behind
them can hit the ball just as
well as anyone else is a big
confidence builder.
With speedsters junior left
fielder Sarina Noack and sen-
ior center fielder Nicole Mar-
tin leading off the lineup, the
next few batters, what Perni-
ciaro compared to an old Yan-
kees' team, have been driving
in plenty of runs.
"That's our version of mur-
derers' row, like the old Yan-
kees with Babe Ruth," Perni-
Leslie Westbrook/rte Current Sauce
Demon head coach Mike Perniciaro talks with junior first baseman
Amanda Perdue in between innings during recent SLC action.
ciarosaid. "The middle of that
lineup is definitely a threat.
Any time they come up
they're going to hit the ball
hard and score some runs."
The middle of that lineup
consists of Hunt, Patterson,
and Glenn who account for 33
of the team's 45 home runs
and 99 of their 213 RBIs. With
sophomore second baseman
Lyndsey Gorski, junior third
baseman Katrina Walker,
pitcher, outfielder Michelle
Castellano and first baseman
Perdue rounding out the line-
up, the Demons have been
capitalizing on opposing
pitchers' mistakes and hitting
the ball hard.
Perniciaro said that is exact-
ly what his team needs head-
ing into this weekend's SLC
series at Southeastern, with
the Demons still in contention
of the regular season SLC
Championship.
Lady Demons shock SHSU on senior day
Leslie Westbrook/ t/k Current Sauce
Lady Demon Magali Van den Bergh helped the tennis team upset
Sam Houston State Sunday with her No. 4 spot singles win.
Courtesy of Sports
Information
www.nsudemons.com
Three-set singles wins by
Alexandra Nieto and Magali
Van den Bergh provided the
winning margin for NSU
Sunday as the Lady Demons
surprised visiting Sam Hous-
ton State 4-3 in Southland
Conference women's tennis.
Seniors Nieto, Anneline
Zerwick and Camila Prado
were honored in an emotion-
al pre-match ceremony that
proved a springboard for a
stirring victory in NSU's final
home conference match of
the season.
Nieto and Prado swept
their singles and doubles
matches while Zerwick won
in doubles and was beaten in
three sets in a hard-fought
No. 1 singles contest.
Zerwick and Nieto defeat-
ed Lata Assudani and Mou-
nia Hassib 8-3 at No. 1 to lock
up the doubles point to open
the match after Catalina Ville-
gas and Prado defeated Sam
Houston State's Emma
McDougall and Bethany
Yurkiw 8-2 at No. 3.
Fernanda Silva and Van
den Bergh fell to the Lady
Bearkats' Cristina Flores and
Erika Rudich 8-5 in the No. 2
match.
Sam Houston rebounded
by taking the top three sin-
gles matches and claiming
the upper hand before Nieto
and Van den Bergh heading
into third sets at Nos. 4 and 5.
Nieto defeated Rudich 6-2,
2-6, 6-2 in the No. 5 spot.
Van den Bergh defeated
Flores 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 at No. 4.
Earlier, Prado defeated
Yurkiw 6-4, 6-2 in the sixth
position to give NSU a quick
2-0 lead.
Zerwick fell to Assudani 7-
5, 5-7, 6-0 at No. 1 in a valiant
effort despite a leg injury.
Silva fell to McDougall 6-1, 6-
at No. 2.
Villegas fell to Hassib 7-5,
7-6 (7-5) in another hotly con-
tested match in the third posi-
tion.
With the win, NSU moves
to 6-12 overall and 3-7 in the
SLC. SHSU falls to 9-9 overall
and 4-5 in the SLC.
The Lady Demons, who
did not qualify for the six-
team conference tournament,
will play their final match of
the season Friday at 3 p.m.
when they host Arkansas-
Little Rock at the Jack Fisher
Tennis Complex.
This Just In
Courtesy
Sports Information Bureau
Track
Loren Martin and Ccty
Fillinich each posted NQU
Mideast Regional qualifyju
throws as they gave NSU a j,
2 finish in the B-division.j|
the men's javelin competitio,
Friday evening at the
Annual Clyde Littler^
Texas Relays track and fie!;
meet.
Martin, a junior frog,
Rosepine, won with a 2l0,j
throw. Fillinich, a red shjj
freshman from Souj
Lafourche High School, w$
second at 208-8.
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regional qualifying ma4
posted by NSU competitu
at the meet, which ended Sat-
urday.
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Henry of Bunkie clocked j
regional-qualifying time of
14.11 in the men's 110 mete
hurdles. He had the 10th bat
time and the top run*
advanced to the champ,
onship round, so he did not
advance to Saturday's finak
Freshman Corey Jones,
from Diboll, Texas, thna»
165-6 for seventh in the ^
division of the men's discus.
Senior Cedric Scott, from
DeRidder, was fifth in the B-
division of the men's km
jump with a 23-4 1/2 leap.
Jeffrey Parker gave NSU
sixth place in the B-divisot
of the men's 1500 meter nn
clocking a 3:57.05 time.
Among the NSU athletes
expected to compete today
are four-time All-America
Stephanie Sowell in the A-
division of the women's
triple jump and three-time
Southland Conference 0*
door shot put champ Isa
Banna, who may make hb
outdoor debut in the A-divi-
sion of his specialty.
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fullback in football, ni
scheduled to work out W
day before a crowd of NB
scouts in Natchitoches st
then travel to Austin.
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touchdown on the openinj
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three fumbles and held &
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was 6-for-16 for 57 y&
while Ricky Joe Meeks v**
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Thursday, April 21, 2005 Volume 90 • Issue 27 students serving students at Northwestern State University since 1914
WRAC to be ready for summer
•AUCE
Potpourri distribution set
for May 2-6 from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. in front of Room 108
in Kyser Hall.
Seniors: come pick up
your books on graduation
day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
By Jamie Webb
Sauce Reporter
NSU students can use the
new Wellness Recreation and
Activities Center when it
opens this summer, after two
years of construction.
"Right now we're market-
ing our facility for July 1,"
said Patric Dubois, associate
director for wellness, recre-
ations sports and intramurals.
Contractors estimate a May
30 completion date, Dubois
said. Based on this informa-
tion, he hopes to open the
WRAC to students earlier,
possibly in June.
The rime between construc-
tion completion and the open-
ing of the WRAC will be
spent on orientation and
training procedures for stu-
dent workers, installing and
checking equipment and
hammering out all the details,
Dubois said.
There will be an official
opening ceremony at the
beginning of the fall semester,
so students will be able to
participate in the opening, he
said.
Contractors are currently
working on the interior of the
building, said Chris Sampite,
director of the physical plant.
Contractors are working on
the ceilings and walls, paint-
ing, installing equipment,
landscaping and putting up
additional lighting for safety.
There are also plans to
resurface the drive by the new
75-car parking lot near the
print shop across the street
from the WRAC, Sampite
said. This should be finished
before the fall semester starts.
The WRAC, which is 81,000
square feet, will include three
levels, Dubois said. There are
two gymnasiums on the
ground floor, a group fitness
room, a 3000-square-foot free
weight room, a 2800-square-
foot strength machine room
and a 2800-square-foot car-
diovascular room.
The cardiovascular room
will include a cardiotheater
system, Dubois said. This
means students can bring
their own headphones to plug
into the machines to hear any
one of the six televisions in
the room.
The WRAC will also have
two game rooms. These will
include a pool table, shuffle-
board, pingpong, darts and
fooseball, Dubois said.
There will be a one-ninth
mile rubberized track on the
third level of the building as
well as a cardio area, Dubois
said. The track is near the
windows overlooking the
campus.
There will be men's and
women's locker rooms with
showers as well as small coin-
operated lockers, Dubois said.
The small lockers will be 25
cents a day, but members will
also have the option of rent-
ing a locker for $30 a year.
Anyone who has member-
ship to the facility will be
given two clean towels each
day he or she uses the f acuity,
Dubois said. Everyone will be
required to wipe down each
machine he or she uses when
finished.
Membership rates for NSU
alumni will be $35 a month or
$360 a year, he said. For cur-
rent NSU faculty and staff
members, membership will
be $20 a month. For retired
faculty and staff members,
membership will be $25 a
month. For Louisiana school
students, faculty and staff
members, membership will
be $35 a month.
Students have been paying
$75 per semester since 1999
for the facility.
There was a misunder-
standing between the SGA
and Dubois regarding alumni
who have paid into the
WRAC, said SGA President
Mindy McConnell.
"Patric thought we wanted
alumni who have already
graduated to be able to come
back to use the WRAC at their
own discretion and spread
out the semesters as they need
them," she said.
They ultimately decided to
allow students who are grad-
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rocks riverfront
Leslie Westbrook / the Current Sauce
Left: NSU student Jessica Callac hangs out with KNWD Music Direc-
tor Elliot Westphal (left), Louisiana School senior Emily Perkins and
LSU senior Spencer Johnson on the Natchitoches riverbank Saturday
at Demonfest. Demonfest raised about $200 for the Make-a-Wish
Foundation by collecting donations and providing barbecue chicken
and hamburgers
Below: Chat "Imagine I am" Faulk sings and dances to computer
generated beats and rhythms.
Search begins
for new Spanish
professor
By Cheryl Thompson
Sauce Reporter
Junior journalism major
Darla Williford switched her
Spanish minor to an English
minor because of concerns
about vacancies in teaching
positions.
"If s so up in the air," Willi-
ford said. "I wasn't going to
take a chance and not gradu-
ate."
Williford, like many NSU
students, has concerns about
a lack of instructors for
upper-level Spanish courses.
Joseph Colavito, head of
the language and communi-
cations department, said
there will be a new Spanish
professor in the fall.
Colavito said the position
has been cleared for advertis-
ing, but the process of choos-
ing a new professor to teach
the upper-level Spanish
courses is not simple.
"It isn't enough to just hire
a native speaker," Colavito
said. "They need to have a
teaching background."
Colavito said applicants
must have the appropriate
degree and meet certain stan-
dards to teach at NSU as
mandated by the Southern
Association of Colleges and
Schools.
"So it's not as easy as it
sounds to go out into the
community and find some-
body who can speak Span-
ish," Colavito said. "I need
someone with a degree."
If the position cannot be
filled, Colavito said other
options would be explored.
"Dr. Hatley and I worked
out an agreement that if this
problem couldn't be solved
that we would certainly
agree to accept transfer cred-
it from other institutions,"
Colavito said.
Thomas Hanson, acting
provost and vice president of
academic affairs, said fund-
ing vacant positions is an
issue reduced enrollment
and budget cuts have made
difficult.
Hanson said the needs of
graduating students are first
priority.
"We're going to do every-
thing we can to see that stu-
dents get the classes they
need when they need it,"
Hanson said.
Hanson said deans are pro-
viding him with a prioritized
list to fill vacancies.
"It's not like we've got a
thousand positions that we
need to fill and we're not," he
said.
Jennings
visits NSU
Jennings
By Ashley Lewis
Sauce Reporter
Tuesday night Magale
Recital Hall was full of Jeop-
" r dy! fans wanting to catch a
glimpse of the $2.35 million
Winning trivia man, Ken Jen-
nings.
Jennings, a Salt Lake City
computer programmer,
a Ppeared on Jeopardy! 70
times, setting a record. Jen-
nings admitted that he did-
n't study for Jeopardy! He
said, "You can't cram for
kopardy! I just like trivia.
Pacts are strange and true,
and trivia comes with no
responsibilities."
The night started with a
speech by Jennings in which
he discussed the merits of
tiivia and staying inquisi-
tive.
Jennings said, "The
human brain is an amazing
contraption, and knowledge
is a way to bring people
together."
After his 30-minute
speech, Jennings answered
questions from the audience
questions on topics ranging
from what he was going to
do with his money to
whether he liked being a
trivia sex symbol. Next came
the part of the evening most
audience members were
waiting for.
There was a trivia compe-
tition between Jennings,
Louisiana Scholars' College
economics professor, Jim
Picht; masters of education
student, Jack Halford; and
senior political science major,
Fred Keuchenmeister.
The competition had a
slow start because none of
the contestants could answer
the first two questions,
which were presented to the
contestants on an overhead
projector. The presenters
had trouble matching the
questions and their answers,
so SGA President Mindy
McConnell suggested that
Trivial Pursuit cards be used
instead. In the end, Jennings
won by getting 10 answers
correct, followed by Picht
with six, Halford with three
and Keuchenmeister with
one.
Hanson in place through fall
By Kyle Shirley
News Editor
Following a personnel
change that led to Anthony
Scheffler's resignation, NSU
President Randall Webb has
offered Thomas Hanson the
option of serving as acting
provost and vice president of
academic affairs through next
semester.
Webb said the University
will advertise the position
nationally after the fall semes-
ter. Hanson will then have to
apply and compete for the
position if he wants to keep it.
Hanson replaced Scheffler
effective March 18 following
Scheffler's reassignment to
the position of acting execu-
tive director of NSU's CenLA
campus. Rather than accept
the new assignment, Scheffler
said he opted to use his accu-
mulated leave time to fulfill
his contract, which ends June
28.
Webb said any permanent
appointment at or above the
level of dean is considered an
agenda item and must be
approved by the University of
Louisiana System Board of
Supervisors. However, Webb
has the authority to appoint
interim administrators for a
maximum time period of 12
months.
"Of course, conceivably the
University could go to the
board and ask for that period
to be extended," Webb said.
Webb said that despite
Scheffler's decision to use his
leave time, he is still techni-
cally the acting executive
director of the CenLA campus
until the end of the fiscal year.
Neither Scheffler nor Webb
offered any concrete reasons
for enacting this personnel
switch mid-semester.
done if the University is
going to progress and be com-
petitive, and maybe those
aren't the same things that
other people feel should hap-
pen."
Some NSU faculty mem-
bers and adrninistrators have
expressed dismay over Schef-
fler's reassignment and immi-
nent resignation.
"One day he was there and
the next day he wasn't."
Jean D'Amato
Scholars' College professor on Anthony Scheffler's
reassignment and approaching resignation
"Sometimes these kinds of
things just happen," Webb
said. "I'm just not sure about
the situation."
Scheffler said he did not
understand the timing of the
move, but that he and Webb
were both making what they
thought to be good decisions.
"I had some opportunities I
wanted to pursue, and Dr.
Webb has got to make some
decisions with regard to who
to put in there in order to
move the University in the
direction he wants it to be
moved into, and that's fine,"
Scheffler said.
"I just feel that there are cer-
tain things that need to be
Scholars' College professor
Jean D'Amato said, "In my
years here at Northwestern, I
found him to be probably the
most competent, capable and
sympathetic administrator to
both student and faculty
needs. I was extremely upset
and dismayed that he left. . . I
thought he was as fine an
administrator as I've seen
since I've been here. It's been
17 or 18 years."
D'Amato said she was in
constant contact with Schef-
fler until his reassignment,
and that the move surprised
her.
"The circumstances sur-
rounding his leaving are
ambiguous," D'Amato said.
"One day he was there and
the next day he wasn't."
Acting Associate Provost
and Dean of Graduate Stud-
ies and Research Kathleen
Byrd said she shared D'Ama-
to's disappointment in Schef-
fler's departure. Byrd said she
met Scheffler while heading a
search committee for a new
provost and immediately
respected his abilities.
Byrd said Scheffler's reas-
signment "came out of
nowhere."
"I was surprised with the
reassignment, and I was dis-
appointed with the resigna-
tion," Byrd said. "I think
Northwestern lost a very
good person.
"I thought we had an
opportunity to do something
really outstanding here at
Northwestern because of Dr.
Scheffler's leadership, and I
was very disappointed that
he left."
Byrd said she thought
Scheffler's goals for NSU
were consistent with the
points outlined in this semes-
ter's review of the University
by the National Center for
Higher Education Manage-
ment Systems regarding
improved communication
between faculty and adminis-
trators and the creation of an
open and transparent budget-
ing process.
"He was already working
on that before the NCHEMS
report showed up," Byrd
said.
D'Amato agreed with this
statement.
"He always was looking for
ways to improve the Univer-
sity, in particular improving
the communication between
the faculty and the adminis-
tration," D'Amato said. "He
was very keen on that."
Both Byrd and D'Amato
said they had not worked
closely with Hanson, but that
they were optimistic about
his administrative abilities.
Webb said he was absolute-
ly confident in Hanson, and
that he was "doing a fine job."
Online this week
www.currentsauce.com
• Student organiza-
tions come together
to raise money for
student in need
• Speaker chosen
for spring com-
mencement
• SIFE students win
at national conven-
tion
• University calls for
increased energy
conservation efforts
4
News — the Current Sauce — Thursday, April 21, 2005
WRAC
FROM PAGE 1
uating soon and have already paid
into the center, as well as NSU
alumni who have paid into the
center after 1999, to use the center
for the number of semesters they
have left starting when the WRAC
opens, McConnell said.
"Each year has three semesters,
so this summer counts as the first
one," she said.
Dubois said this decision regard-
ing alumni has to go through the
University of Louisiana system
officials in Baton Rouge, who will
get legal counsel to answer the
question.
The completion of the WRAC
has been pushed back due to vari-
ous reasons, Sampite said.
"One was the weather," he said.
"Last year at a critical point during
construction, we had a lot of rain
for an extended period of time.
This was when we were trying to
pour concrete."
Other reasons for the delay were
different order changes, changing
the plans for the facility and
adding items to the project, he
said.
"We added a sauna, more safety
lighting and made changes in the
sidewalks," Sampite said. "We
added a metal roof to the facility,
which was probably the biggest
change and extended the project a
few days."
Sampite said he feels the build-
ing will be well-received by those
who have been waiting for it.
McConnell said the same.
"I'm really excited that it's final-
ly opening," McConnell said. "A
lot of students have become
doubtful that it will ever open, and
now they can finally see it is open
during their time as students."
Latoya Coleman, a junior busi-
ness administrations and CIS
major, said, "I'd like to actually see
what all our money went for. I'd
like to see why they took so long.
We've been paying for this since
1999."
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Gay rights next step in social evolution
By
Justin
Shatwell
As graduation looms and my
tenure with the Sauce draws rapid-
ly to an end, I feel I must leave you
with some final words on the issue
of homosexuality in our nation, for
I feel that the question of homosex-
ual rights will be the issue that
defines our generation.
This debate is not going away. It
simply touches too many Ameri-
cans to be swept under the rug and
forgotten. Over the coming
decades, this matter will be
resolved, and we will all have to
answer to our grandchildren about
the role we played in this struggle.
As a historian, I am well-versed
with the progression of American
society. Though changes are always
accompanied with popular unrest
and civil friction, our nation has
marched steadily towards the phi-
losophy of total equality that our
founding fathers left us.
In our search for this ultimate
social truth, we have surpassed our
founders' simple understanding of
it. To stay true to their message in
modern times we ignored their
wishes and freed the slaves, gave
suffrage to women, and provided
citizenship to American Indians.
Thomas Jefferson would not have
approved of our actions, but we
really don't give a damn. Time and
experience breed a greater under-
standing of morality. The preju-
dices of our founders were wrong,
and we are a better nation for shak-
ing them off.
Now it is the homosexual popula-
tion's turn to claim their rightful
place as equals in the American
Dream. Would our founding
fathers smile upon this? No, but I
have no doubt that homosexuals
will succeed and that the cause of
liberty will prosper as a result.
There is no real legal argument
against homosexual marriage.
Instead, the issue has been fought
almost solely from a religious per-
spective, appealing for the preser-
vation of the "sanctity" of marriage.
not asking for approval from the
churches, and such approval is not
even the government's to give.
Homosexuals just want the right
choose an individual with whom to
share property rights and jointly file
taxes. Most importantly, they want
"This is the time where religious
values become bigotry. God-
ordained bigotry, perhaps, but
bigotry all the same."
However, this makes little sense as
the "marriage" in contention has
nothing to do with religion or the
church.
Homosexuals are seeking legal
marriage and the rights and privi-
leges associated with it. They are
to be able to choose who will have
the right to make medical decisions
for them in the case of emergencies.
Currently, homosexual lovers, no
matter how long they have lived
together, do not even have the right
to be in the room while their partner
is dying if the family does not want
them there.
Homosexual marriage hurts no
one. Rather it is the banning of such
marriages that inflict pain upon cer-
tain citizens of this nation.
Legalizing homosexual mar-
riages will not intrude upon any-
one's religious beliefs. Bestowing
legal rights is not equivalent to the
U.S. government forcing churches
to stop preaching that homosexual-
ity is a sin.
Christians and Muslims can still
celebrate how they choose and only
acknowledge those marriages they
agree with. However, this does not
give anyone the right to force those
religious beliefs into the political
sphere and pass baseless legisla-
tions that oppress portions of our
population.
This is the line where religious
values become bigotry. God-
ordained bigotry perhaps, but big-
otry all the same.
As Americans we are all entitled
to our beliefs. We can publish them,
we can teach them to our children,
we can shout them from the
rooftops so long as they do not hurt
anyone.
However, when these beliefs are
implemented in ways that material-
ly harm other people, they become
hate speech.
I know that I am in the minority,
but this is one instance when the
majority is wrong. It is time we as a
generation really analyzed this
issue and accepted that we are
allowing our passions and preju-
dices to undermine those philoso-
phies that make this country great.
I refuse to remain silent as the
travesty unfolds, and I have no
doubt that my actions will make my
grandchildren proud.
Justin Shatwell is a senior
Louisiana Scholars' College stu-
dent. His column appears weekly
on the editorial page. His opinions
do not necessarily reflect the opin-
ions of the Sauce staff or of the
University.
Civil liberties: up in smoke
By Danny
Jackson-Pierce
In the 1956 film adaptation of
George Orwell's 1984, the lives of
dtizens are so completely ruled by
the government that marriages are
arranged, bedtimes are established
and homes are constantly moni-
tored.
Walking in restricted areas or
keeping personal records are
crimes punishable by death.
In the midst of this atmosphere,
Winston Smith, the story's hero, sits
in a public restaurant smoking a
dgarette.
Even the totalitarian world of
1984 allowed its people to smoke
where they pleased, but several
state legislatures within our free
United States are passing laws
against smoking in public places.
According to USA Today 281
municipalities in 23 states had
enacted such bans at the beginning
of the year, and several other states
are still questioning the issue.
Louisiana has already rejected
the proposed ban once, but it
would not be surprising to see the
debate brought to the floor again.
This has been the trend in other
states where the proposal has
failed.
I hope I don't sound too liberal
when I say this, but if you plan to
smoke in any government building
in Washington, D.C., you are out of
luck, unless, of course, you are in
the congressional building.
This seems like a strange exemp-
tion until you think about in which
building the law was conceived
and approved.
One of the main arguments in
favor of the ban has been that peo-
ple have the right to work in a
healthy environment, and second-
hand smoke endangers people who
work in places that allow smoking.
That's a nice idea, but it is not
true. Police officers, fire fighters
and doctors are just a few of the
many professionals who put their
health on the line when performing
their duties.
It is important for a person to
realize before they take a job that
there are certain risks involved.
If a person fears the dangers of
second-hand smoke, that person
should not take a job where people
are allowed to smoke. That prob-
lem is easy to solve.
Many public facilities do not
allow smoking inside their build-
ings. I have no problem with this.
I support a proprietor's right to
maintain his business in any man-
ner that he chooses.
This keeps a variety of options
for patrons. If you want to smoke
while you eat, drink, listen to live
music or whatever it is you do, go
someplace where smoking is
allowed.
If you prefer to stay away from
the smoke, do just that, and go to
non-smoking facilities. Let Ameri-
cans keep their freedom of choice.
I think the concept of big govern-
ment overwhelming America has
been somewhat exaggerated, but
these smoking bans are absurd.
We don't live in an Orwellian
society. Some think we do. Some
think we will.
But if a nationwide smoking ban
were passed, the groundwork
would be set for a society even
more drastic.
Danny Jackson-Pierce is a jun-
ior English major. His opinions do
not necessarily reflect the opin-
ions of the Sauce staff or of the
University.
No Smoking sign posted in courtyard outside Morrison Hall.
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Editor says farewell
By Elaine
Broussard
A year ago on this editorial page
I introduced myself to the readers
°f the Current Sauce, and I posed the
question - What will a day in the
life of a student media head be like?
I said I would get back to you.
But as the year progressed, the
'nswer to this question became
v ery complicated and not very easy
*o answer. I soon began each day
^fh a ridiculously long to-do list,
°ut no matter how hard I fought for
^>ntiol, each day's events became
■ncreasingly unpredictable, and the
■tews monster always won out.
The news monster - he is an obvi-
ously fictitious character dreamt up
a very corny, tired and delirious
^tgoing Current Sauce editor. His
Purpose this year was to get this
^tor so wrapped up in the quest
jj> record the moments around her,
{hat sometimes she forgot to simply
^ v e in them. He constantly
^manded attention. His hunger
'tever seemed to end.
Don't like my hokey analogy?
^at's OK. The point I am trying to
^ake is that I took my work here at
Current Sauce this year very seri-
ously. This was one of my biggest
strengths (helping to generate a
higher readership, fewer factual
errors, and greater respect from the
University community) but a
weakness at the same time (result-
ing increased stress and decreased
emotional, physical and spiritual
health).
Now it is time for me to pass the
torch, so to speak, and I'm OK with
that. I am very proud of my service
to the University community, and I
am very proud of many members
of my staff. I just hope that I have
effectively instilled in them my pas-
sion for news and my loathing of
mediocrity.
Right now it is still up in the air
who will take my place - but I have
a message for that person. I've
learned that this newspaper reach-
es more people than most people
think, and the words contained in it
are much more powerful than I
ever dreamt they would be. As I
am leaving my position, there are
so many issues remaining to be
explored that the readership of this
newspaper will most definitely
care about.
Your job will be a difficult one.
Your term will begin in the midst of
budget crunches, hiring freezes and
the introduction of selective admis-
sions. During your term, the Well-
ness Recreation and Activities Cen-
ter will open and so will the new
residence hall. Please stay alert. Be
relentless. Make sure these events
are extensively covered, and do not
forget to note how they affect stu-
dent life and culture.
So what does the future hold for
me? Well, for one, I have joined the
organization that was the bane of
my existence at the beginning of
my reporting career - the Student
Government Association. Woo
hoo! That's assimilation for you.
Besides that, I am preparing for a
summer internship at daily news-
paper. I am also gearing up to
begin work on my Scholars' Col-
lege thesis.
The year had its ups and downs,
but I have no regrets. A wise friend
of mine once told me that when one
is in a position of power, it is often
easier to count how many people
work against her than to count how
many support her. But that is a
skewed point of view, he said,
because if many people didn't sup-
port her, she wouldn't be in a posi-
tion of power in the first place.
So I choose to count (and thank)
my supporters.
Special thanks to:
Leslie Westbrook, for being in
my opinion, the most talented stu-
dent journalist on the Sauce staff.
You have provided so many
breathtaking photographs, and
your level of maturity has always
been a breath of fresh air. Good
luck with the wedding and the
future.
Paula Furr, for letting me cry in
your office at least a dozen times.
Neil Ralston, for letting me cry
in your office once or twice.
Darla Williford and the Pot-
pourri staff, for your sincere coop-
eration throughout the year.
Beau Boudreaux, for supporting
me, fussing at me when I needed it,
and dragging me out of my reclu-
siveness to play a poker game or
two (I'll just pretend that you did-
n't just want my money).
My super-understanding profes-
sors, Lisa Wolffe, Betsy Cochran,
James Means, Julie Kane, Rocky
Colavito, and William Housel,
who accepted late assignments,
excused my absences and encour-
aged me to go on.
The love of my life, Garrett Guil-
lotte, for teaching me almost every-
thing I know about this college
newspaper and continuing to teach
me about life.
Most of all, my parents, Lynne
and Tommy, and my sisters,
Denise, Jamie and Rebecca, for
encouraging me from afar. I'm
sorry I didn't visit much this year. I
promise to make it up to you soon.
And thank you to everyone who
reads the Current Sauce. I have done
everything I could to help produce
a publication that everyone could
trust. I hope you have enjoyed it.
On Being Homeless
By Michael
Arcement
A subculture exists out there that
demonstrates bravery and
resourcefulness beyond the limits
of typical humanity. These people
survive day-to-day only by their
sheer wit and instinct. The dangers
they face and the challenges they
overcome are greater than any bat-
tlefield or boardroom. These peo-
ple are homeless.
Think about it. How long would
you live without a predictable bed
to lie in or safe place to keep your
possessions? How much do we
me right away. And my career is
almost totally computer based so
getting work will be nigh impossi-
ble if I go to interviews with out
having slept in days, washed in
weeks, nor coded anything in
months. Yet thousands of people
our age live on the streets and sur-
vive for years.
I find that many college students
are only a step above being home-
less. I wonder what percent that
live in dorms don't have any other
place to go when the dorms close.
They would have to spend holi-
days and summers with friends
and relatives but not actually have
a home until dorms reopen. I did
that my first two years here, before
I got my first apartment. Now
three apartments and a rental
house later, getting a paycheck is
more important then graduation
"Now three apartments and a
rental house later, getting a
paycheck is more important than
graduation because a diploma
does me no good on the streets."
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take for granted the ability to
shower when we need to or have
clean clothes because they were
just washed? How much pride do
you have to swallow to be able to
beg for food or a place to sleep or a
job? How many college students
are a missed rent check away from
finding out?
I honestly would rather die than
live on the streets. But then again,
my street skills are probably so
lacking that I'd die of illness or star-
vation within a week anyway. I
barely afford rent and utilities at
my apartment. I am such a pack rat
that moving is a real pain. I really,
really like my bed. No, seriously
the not having a bed thing will kill
because a diploma does me no
good on the streets.
A favorite quote from a popular
TV show is, "The hardest thing in
life is to live in it." That is especial-
ly true for college students trying
to balance ever-increasing prices
with ever-accumulating school-
work. And those people forced out
onto the streets, are really no differ-
ent from us. The differences com-
pletely vanish when we become
them.
Michael Arcement is a senior
liberal arts major. His opinions do
not necessarily reflect the opin-
ions of the Sauce staff or of the
University.
Life - the Current Sauce — Thursday, April 21, 2005
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GREEK
Photos from left to right: Malcolm Bihm, sophomore Computer Information Systems major, struggles during the Greek Week tug-of-war Wednesday afternoon (Chris Reich/t/ie Current Sauce); Greeks participate in the Egg Drop during Greek Week's
Messy Games (Cheryl Thompson/fheCiw-vr Sauce); Malcolm Bihm of Alpha Phi Alpha gets egg on his face after playing Egg Drop at the Messy Games on Tuesday (Cheryl Thompson/r/ie Current Sauce).
It's all GREEK this week
By Jill Skaggs
Sauce Reporter
In the spirit of Ancient Greece's
Olympic games, NSU Greeks participat-
ed in the events of Greek Week this
week.
Monday, the proverbial torch of NSU's
Greek Week was lit. Penny Wars began
Monday at 11 a.m. and will end today at
1 p.m.
Rodney Clements, Pi Kappa Phi presi-
dent, explained, "Every penny that is
put in a jar, that is one point for that
organization. Every nickel is minus five
points, every dime is minus 10 points
and every quarter is minus 25 points.
Dollars are negative 100 points and so
on.
This year a member from each organi-
zation was chosen as the "Elite Greek."
The chosen members had their names
and pictures placed on the front of their
group's jar. All proceeds from this year's
Penny Wars goes to a fund to help Travis
Eaglin, an NSU band member who is
recovering from an operation on a spinal
cord tumor.
With adrenaline pumping and eager
minds and bodies, the Greeks took to the
ROTC field for a Tuesday afternoon of
interesting activities, including egg
catching, egg tossing, hidden-gum find-
ing and flour wars.
Egg catching is a very messy game.
One team member lies on the ground
with a cup on his or her forehead, while
the other teammate stands above him or
her and tries to drop eggs into the cup.
The egg toss is something that some
may have played in their elementary
school years. Two members toss an egg
back and forth until it is dropped, and
the team with the most tosses without
dropping the egg wins.
One pie plate full of whipped cream, a
tiny piece of white gum and one repre-
sentative from each organization made
up the hidden-gum competition. The
representatives had only their mouths to
find the gum in the mass of whipped
cream as quickly as possible.
Water balloons doused the running
participants of the flour war before they
were pelted with handfuls of flour from
the other players. The object of the game
was to stay as clean as possible.
Wednesday, the Greeks took to the
ROTC field once more to compete in
kickball and the age-old tug-of-war.
Each group had five representatives who
paired with other organizations to play.
"Tug-of-war was fun; I think we need
to do more of things like this for Greek
unity," says Lonnada Green, a member
of Sigma Gamma Rho.
By the end of these games, hands were
red from pulling the ropes, and breaths
were heavy from running, but the atmos-
phere was still lighthearted and playful.
"It's been fun; all the Greeks getting
together, like it should be on college
campuses, and you get to meet new peo-
ple that you wouldn't usually," says
Fugee Founir, a member of Phi Beta
Sigma.
Today Penny Wars end, and the big
show begins at 6 p.m. The much-antici-
pated Strut competition is tonight at the
ROTC field, where Greeks pair up and
demonstrate impromptu hand-slapping
foot-stomping routines.
After all the pennies are counted and
the points from the competition are tab-
ulated, the winners will be announced
Monday at 7 p.m. and again at the Greek
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Finding time is worth it
By Cheryl Thompson
Sauce Reporter
If you were to type the words
'time management" into a search
tngine such as Google, more than
1,110,000 results pop up.
This number could overwhelm
people that need help getting
Kganized and are trying to find the
best way to utilize their time.
Time management is not easy,
specially for college students try-
ing to juggle school, jobs, extra cur-
ncular activities and a social life.
According to an article from
webmd.com, there are several ways
to manage time and reduce stress.
One of the most important ele-
ments of time management is to
know your limits. Junior Heidi
Irown knows this all too well. She
said that last semester she took on
too much.
Brown is a Scholars' College stu-
dent who works two jobs, takes 13
hours of classes, volunteers with
Blue Key International and serves
as the treasurer of Phi Mu Fraterni-
ty. She also works with the NSU
Purple Jackets and is involved in
several other smaller clubs as well.
She said she took on even more last
semester.
"I love to be involved," she says.
Brown found that taking breaks
is a quick and simple way to relieve
stress. By taking small, 30-minute
time-outs, she is able to relax and
collect her thoughts and is more at
ease with her heavy workload. Her
advice for those with time manage-
ment problems is to schedule a spe-
cific time to unwind. This can
reduce stress and help you be more
productive throughout the day or
just during a stressful time.
Another way to minimize time
management stress is to just learn
to say no when things begin to pile
up. This does not mean you should
tell your professor, "No, I will not
be writing that paper this week."
This means that you should not feel
obligated to say "yes" every time
someone asks you to do something
socially. Making time for what is
important is the key; too many
social events can add just as much
stress as the obligatory events.
Prioritizing your life can help
you turn other unimportant things
down. Sophomore social work
major Erin Juneau said that if she
had the chance to re-do the current
semester, she would definitely pri-
oritize more* and place school
before all other activities.
"If I had put school first, I could
have had better grades," Juneau
says.
By realizing that going out with
your friends tonight will keep from
doing homework that will help you
pass your classes, you will see that
going out is not as important. This
is not to say that you cannot have
any fun. Time management is not
about studying more and socializ-
ing less. It's about getting the most
out of the hours in a day.
One way to help stay prioritized
is to keep up with a student plan-
ner. Both Brown and Juneau agree
that without a planner, they would
have lost track of their entire to-do
list.
The best way to keep stress at bay
is to stay organized and productive.
By staying busy and keeping your
schedule well structured, your
stress-level will be manageable.
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Sports
Who will be drafted?
Justin
Hebert
The Full
Count
Last of
Spring
justin_hebertl37@yahoo
Since this will be the final
issue I would like to say
thanks to all the coaches
and athletes, Athletic Direc-
tor Greg Burke, and every-
one else who is involved in
Demon athletics, not only
for cooperating with me
throughout the semester,
but also for giving me plen-
ty of exciting sports and
topics.
I was extremely impressed
with the work of everyone 1
involved in the athletic
department as they contin-
ued to make an already suc-
cessful athletic program
even more successful.
I'm not just talking about
locally, statewide, or in the
SLC. NSU also has been in
the national spotlight for
their accomplishments on
the playing field and off.
Throughout this semester
of being sports editor one of
the most interesting things
had to be how well all of our
athletic teams went out and
competed, given the size of
our school and the number
of students that come out to
support them.
Just imagine, for anyone
who made it to an SLC bas-
ketball tournament match
up in Prather Coliseum,
especially the championship,
if there were that many fans
at every sporting event here,
it would be "fan-demoni-
um."
I would like to say con-
gratulations to all of these
teams who have worked so
hard to improve NSU's ath-
letics with their success.
SLC Coach of the Year
Mike McConathy and his
co-SLC champion Demon
basketball team made an
exciting mn until it was
brought to a halt by South-
eastern in the SLC tourna-
ment championship game.
They provided some of
the most exciting live bas-
ketball games I've ever
watched and came so close
to making it to the NCAA
tournament.
It will be interesting to see
how far they make it next
season as what was the
nation's youngest team two
years ago grows into a veter-
an team returning all five
starters and one of the
nation's deepest benches.
It was also a good season
for die Lady Demon basket-
ball team and first-year
coach Jennifer Graf as they
made their way to the sec-
ond round of the SLC tour-
nament.
Losing All-SLC stars
Amanda Bennett, Diamond
Cosby and Ashley Spark-
man, and reserves Beth Tal-
lant and Dee Dee Favors, the
Lady Demons will have to
look to Sheronda Bell and
Chassidy Jones with Graf
returning with a year of
head coaching experience.
Baseball, softball and
track seasons will be contin-
uing through the end of the
semester and hopefully they
continue the success they
have had so far this season.
With softball and baseball
clinching berths in their
respective SLC tournaments,
I'm sure coach Mike Pemi-
ciaro and coach Mitch Gas-
pa rd will have their clubs
ready to play with the high
intensity and determination
needed to win the tourney.
I would also like to say a
quick thanks to Doug Ire-
land and Matt Bonnette for
all of the help they have
given me and for all of their
patience dealing with me
this semester.
Finally, to all of my read-
ers, please feel free to e-mail
me with questions, com-
ments or any ideas on how
we can improve your cover-
age of Demon athletics.
With the 2005 NFL Draft coming this weekend a few former Demons will be waiting to see if they get selected hy a tea\
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
This weekend could one of
the most important in the lives
of NFL hopefuls all around the
country.
As the San Francisco 49'ers
take the first pick in the 2005
NFL Draft, if they do no trade
it away, millions of eyes will be
glued to the television so see if
and where last year's college
football standouts will be con-
tinuing football as a career.
Along with all those around
the country, former Demon
running and 2004 SLC Offen-
sive Player of the Year Derrick
Johnese, offensive tackle Mike
King, All-America linebacker
Jamall Johnson, fullback Issa
Banna, offensive tackle Greg
Buckley, and corner back and
wide receiver Prentiss West
will all be waiting around to
here what their future will
entail.
According to CNNSI.com's
2005 NFL Draft page Banna
and Buckley were the only
two Demons listed and grad-
ed. Banna was given a 3.09
while Buckley was ranked at a
2.77. The highest grades given
were just below 4.5, while
Banna received the second
highest in the SLC below for
Sam Houston quarterback
Dustin Long who had a 3.30
mark.
Banna recently worked out
for the Dallas Cowboys, while
Buckley may take a different
route than other Demons par-
ticipating in a work out for
Canadian football teams.
King a Natchitoches native
said he plans to spend the
weekend relaxing at his
grandmother's house and
doesn't intend on thinking
about the draft much.
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Former Demon running back Derrick Johnese decided to pass up his senior year and joins a handful of other Demons eligible for the NFL
Draft. In his junior season Johnese gained 1,035 yards, averaging 7.4 yards per carry while being named SLC Offensive Player of the Year.
I'm really trying not to Green Bay Packers, the New
really trying not to
think about it too much
because the more you think
about it the more you get nerv-
ous," King said. ""I'm just try-
ing to keep my mind off of it
and go on about my daily
life."
After taking trips to the
York Jet, and the Indianapolis
Colts for physicals and to meet
the coaches, the 6-2 304-pound
lineman who ran a 4.62 in the
40-yard dash for scouts at
NSU, knows that teams are
interested but that may not
mean anything until they actu-
ally pick him.
Although he said he has
heard that he will be a possible
Sunday selection, the second
day of the draft.
"Green Bay seems pretty
interested but it's still like flip-
ping a coin, just because some-
one says they're interested still
doesn't mean they are," King
said.
King said if he is not picked
in the draft, there is always the
possibility of being signed as a
free agent but if that does not
work out he plans to pursue a
career in law enforcement.
Johnese, a native of Baton
Rouge, will become only
second player in NSU histd
to skip his senior season ag
enter the draft as a junior.
The last Demon to do so Wj
running back Tony Tayl
who Johnese surpassed
most career touchdowns
NSU with 34.
Johnese said he was passi I
up his last year of eligibflj
due to financial issues and|
fact that he had a dau^'
that he wants to take care
Like King, Johnese
spend the weekend at h
with family waiting to
from his agent with
good news and said he p:
bly won't even watch
draft.
"I'm just going to be sittj
around talking with fani
hoping I get a call," John
said. "I probably won't wal
it."
Although he has not tak
any trips to NFL teams, NSl
career scoring leader with!
points has been in contact ov
the phone with some teai
including the New Yo
Giants.
"I talked to the Giants i
they're talking to me pa
good," Johnese said. '1
don't get drafted though
know I'll get picked up as
free agent."
Along with King, Johne
Banna and Buckley, SI
Defensive Player of the li
Johnson and West will
waiting to hear good ne
about their possible futui
also.
Johnson, who may
picked for an NFL team as
safety, was a Buck Buchan
award finalist in 2004 wk
leading the D-IAA No.l Pi
pie Swarm defense with
tackles, 58 solo.
Demons drop first home game to Lafayette
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
The newly No.35 ranked
NSU Demon baseball team
faced the No. 14 Louisiana-
Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns in
the first-ever meeting of
ranked teams at Brown-
Stroud Field in an attempt to
defend their new ranking.
The Demons fell short.
Neither team scored after the
top of the 2nd inning when
Lafayette's Micah Cockrell
hit a two-run go ahead and
eventual game-winning
home run off of Demon
starter Rusty Jones.
"They pitched really good
tonight, and offensively we
scattered our hits and never
put them together where we
could mount a lot of pressure
on them," Demon head
coach Mitch Gaspard said.
"We failed to execute in cer-
tain situations in the game
that I felt were crucial."
NSU jumped out to a 1-0
lead in the bottom of the first
inning when Demon short-
stop Scott Pittenger scored
on Blake Jones' single.
Rusty Jones, senior Shawn
Johnston, junior Daniel
Clark, and senior Blake jones
combined to pitch seven
"We failed to
execute in
certain
situations in
the game that I
felt were
crucial."
Mitch Gaspard
NSU head baseball coach
shutout innings only allow-
ing two hits after the second.
"One positive tonight was
Daniel Clark and the way he
came in and pitched," Gas-
pard said. "We've been look-
ing for another pitcher to
step up for us, and he cer-
tainly did that tonight."
The Cajuns' pitching staff
held tough, going through
three pitchers who did not
give up a run the rest of the
game.
Left fielder Michael Paler-
mo led the Demons at the
plate going three for four
while first baseman Bobby
Barbier and catcher Mart)'
Demon shortstop Scott Pittenger slides safely into third base after tagging up on second baseman Brandon
tenger scored the only run for the Demons Wednesday night following this play on Bobby Barbier's single.
Lamar Cardinals in a very
important SLC series, with
NSU in first just three games
ahead of Lamar.
""I think if we can go over
Dewees each picked up two
hits.
The Demons hit the road
again as they travel to Beau-
mont, Texas, to take on the
there and win the series, it
sets us up in real good posi-
tion to have an opportunity
to win the league," Gaspard
said.
Vinson leads Demon offense in spring scrimmage
By Justin Hebert
Sports Editor
The NSU offense got the
wheels turning Sunday in
their second of three spring
scrimmages up against a
stingy Purple Swarm defense
as senior quarterback Davon
Vinson compiled 208 total
yards on 12 of 19 passing and
a touchdown. Vinson threw
for 177 yards and rushed for
31 yards.
"When Davon plays well
we're always going to play
well," fourth-year head coach
Scott Stoker said. "That's
what I expect from Davon.
He's a guy that can make
some things happen with his
feet and with his arm."
Vinson finished off an eight
play 60-yard drive on the
offense's fourth possession of
the scrimmage with a 17-
yard play action touchdown
pass to sophomore tight end
Clayton Broyles.
Vinson also had a 20-yard
third-down completion to
junior wide receiver Dane
Charpentier and a 10-yard
connection with Broyles
before finding him for the
touchdown strike.
Along with Vinson, fresh-
man walk-on Richard Charp-
entier and sophomore Joe
Leone all saw action at quar-
terback joining for a total of
309 yards and three touch-
downs on 16 of 24 accuracy.
Richard Charpentier first
connected with junior tail-
back Greg Skidmore for a 25-
yard touchdown strike.
Two drives later he threw
the ball up for junior wide
receiver Josh Mosby who
tipped it up to himself over a
defender, caught it and then
led a foot race all the way to
the end zone for a 74-yard
touchdown.
Capping off the scrim-
mage, the workout's top
rusher, freshman tailback
Anthony Holmes, broke
around the corner for a 19-
yard touchdown run on the
final play. Holmes finished
with 38 yards on 11 carries.
"Offensively we've made
some strides over the last 12
practices," Stoker said.
"We're still making some
mental mistakes with some
freshman linemen in there
but we're getting better."
Stoker said he was
impressed with the offense
not turning the ball over
much.
The only turnovers during
the scrimmage were two
fumbles on back-to-back
plays, both recovered by
defensive end Charlie
Brooks, one of which was
returned 51 yards for a touch-
down.
"We've got to play with
more intensity of defense,"
Stoker said. "But we did a
good job bowing up
there when we made
big plays offensively afl 1
to settle for field goals "
The Demon offense
forced to settle for a field
four times.
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with staff reports
NSU students may be adding up the
costs of as many as a dozen new fees this
fall.
Carl Jones, vice president of business
affairs, Dan Seymour, vice president of stu-
dent affairs, and Randall Webb, president of
the university, met last semester to discuss
how to raise money while avoiding another
tuition increase.
Seymour said that at the meeting, a
memo was distributed about fees that could
be increased. Seymour said the memo, sent
to Sally Clausen, president of the Universi-
ty of Louisiana System, proposed 12 fee
increases for review and approval.
Seymour said the fee increases are to help
the University's operating budget, which
provides for expenses from salaries to office
supplies, without having to increase
tuition.
Information on when and how these
increases would affect the University was
unavailable at press time. The memo from
Webb to Clausen, which was acquired by
the Current Sauce and is dated May 6, pro-
posed the increases for the fall 2004 term.
The UL System vice president of finance
signed the memo on May 7 under an
"At
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Proposed May 6 by President Webb
• Late Registration : Up $10 to $60;
would add about $4,670
• Credit Exams : Up $15 to $25 per exam;
would add about $4,365
• Installment Plan Charg e: Up $5 to $50
per assessment; would add about $22,595
• Late Payment Charge : Up $5 to $30
per billing cycle; would add about $41,615
• Library Fines : Up $0.25 to $0.50 per
day; would add about $15,000
• Post Office Box Rent : Up $14 to $46
per year; would add about $10,640
• Revalidation : Up $15 to $35 per revali-
dation; would add about $200
• Testing Center : Up $5 to $35 per test;
would add about $1,860
• Parking Tickets : Up $5 to $30; would
add about $4,670
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Cochran to exit Scholars' top spot
By Garrett Guillotte
Associate Editor
After eight years of heading the
Louisiana Scholars' College at Northwest-
ern State, the director of the pioneering
honors program is stepping down.
Margaret Cochran announced her deci-
sion to step down as the college's director
to its faculty Friday afternoon. She will
remain on the college's faculty as a full-
time professor after her decision takes
effect on Aug. 16.
Cochran's decision will not detrimental-
ly affect classes in the fall semester. In fact,
the college added a new section of one of
its core classes for the fall, which Cochran
will teach.
Cochran, the college's fifth and longest-
termed director since its inception in 1987,
said her decision comes as part of a greater
shift in the University.
"I've done this for a long time," Cochran
said. "I think the University wants to move
the college into a new phase."
Such a new phase, she said, would
include branching out into new ideas while
reenergizing faculty and student involve-
ment in the college.
"I was good for this phase because I'm a
demographer," said Cochran, who also has
taught a broad range of classes for the col-
lege, including ecology and mathematics.
Cochran said her strengths in statistical
analysis and inside knowledge of the
Srhnlar
COCHRAN
her term.
Under Cochran, the coL
lege began offering a libera]
arts major, foreign language
concentrations, joint majors
with the University, classics
and liberal arts minors, and
teacher certification pro-
grams for its graduates.
Cochran also attended more than 200
undergraduate thesis defenses, an essentia]
part of every Scholars' student's gradua-
tion process, as director, and oversaw the
college's long move into Morrison Hall.
"It feels really good to look back at the
accomplishments that the students have
made," Cochran said. "That's what it's all
about, the students."
Scheffler said a change in the college's
administration gives the University an
opportunity to redefine the director's
responsibilities.
"We want to see what's been working
and what can be growth opportunities,"
Scheffler said.
Scheffler said the University would
advertise the position nationally in the fall.
A committee of three Scholars' professors
— Fraser Snowden, Curt Phifer and Lisa
Wolffe — will discuss who will lead the col-
lege during the interim. Recent alumni of
the college were interviewed for their input
as well.
Scheffler also said that Scholars'
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Advice for incoming and new students
This issue: Dropping classes
Dropping classes a dangerous, powerful tool
By Garrett Guiltotte
Associate Editor
Starting a college career with an ambitious
schedule of classes might sound like a good
idea to a new student, but inevitably, there
will be a class that presents a hard choice:
should I drop it, or stay in it?
It could be due to a scheduling conflict with
an extracurricular activity, another class, or
job. For some students, scheduling an early
morning class can feel like a terrible idea once
the semester starts. Maybe a new class section
or elective class opens up thaf s more appeal-
ing.
There's also the old standby: a student is
just not doing well enough — or showing up
enough — to pass or make the grade he or she
wants.
Thaf s the reason why the ability to drop a
class is one of the most valuable, and poten-
tially dangerous, differences for a student
making the transition from high school to col-
the direction of other forms of assistance, such
as tutoring.
Also, talking to the teacher of the class in
question will often help a struggling student.
Even in larger classes, teachers almost always
prefer a struggling student to ask for help
rather than drop the class.
If a class must be dropped, however, there
are two dates a student needs to remember:
when dropping with a 'W grade begins
(within the first few days of the semester), and
when it ends (usually around midterm). The
'W grade stands for 'Withdrawn,' and goes
permanently onto a student's transcript.
While a 'W grade has no effect on a stu-
dent's GPA, several 'W's on a transcript may
send negative signals to a prospective gradu-
ate school or employer. It can make a student
appear inconsistent or afraid of challenges
and risks.
Also, dropping a class that a student needs
to graduate sets him or her that much further
back, and could potentially require an extra
year of study.
bavp little to fear
ships, insurance discounts and certain student
loans, are at stake.
If a class turns sour or conflicts occur with-
in the first few days of the semester, it may be
possible to drop it without incurring a W
grade. In that case, there is no permanent
record that the student ever took the class at
all. Also, there won't be a charge for taking the
class, and if the class has been paid for, the
student may — but not always — be due a
refund.
The worst class-dropping scenario is to
miss the 'W grade drop-by date. Once that
passes, the only good chance a student has to
get out of a class without an 'F is to resign
from all University classes. The only reasons
to do this would be in very serious emergen-
cies, such as a long-term debilitating illness,
catastrophic injury or major family problem.
Freshmen and newly transferred students
who cannot change their schedules on-line
can drop and add classes through their advis-
er and the Registrar's Office in Roy Hall. Stu-
dents who qualify for Internet scheduling can
log on to my.nsula.edu or www2.nsula.edu to
decisions. Also, students with special reasons
for needing to leave classes, such as being
called up for active military duty, should con-
sult the Registrar's Office.
Details about refunds for classes can be
found at the Financial Aid office in Roy Hall
and the Cashier's Office in St. Denis Hall.
This Fall:
• Dropping full-term classes with a 'W
starts Aug. 31.
• Dropping full-term classes with a 'W'
ends Oct 29.
• Final day to resign with ' W plus midterm
grades is Nov. 19.
This Summer (three-week sessions only):
• Dropping classes with a 'W begins June
9 (session 2)/ June 30 (session 3)/ July 21 (ses-
sion 4)
• Dropping classes with a W ends June 21
(session2)/Julyl2(session3)/Aug.2(session4)
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journalism major with almost a dozen W's. This
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By Elaine Broussard
Editor in Chief
. . . Wow, it's really dark in here . . .
Hey incoming freshmen! I'm your 2004-
2005 Current Sauce editor, here to serve you
with valuable information about the Uni-
versity you will soon be attending. Tonight,
however, I am a little incapacitated. See, as
I was writing this column, the horrible
storm that is raging outside got bad
enough to leave the entire campus (and city
of Natchitoches) powerless. Here I am, in
the pitch dark newsroom, writing the old-
fashioned way, with a pen and paper. But
when the paper does come out, you will
read my top five ways not to be left in the
dark at NSU.
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1. Those who party too much, blow off
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the end of the year, or...
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may have had an excellent GPA, but I was-
n't happy. So take this advice: don't ignore
your schoolwork, but take the time to enjoy
yourself, because no matter how hard you
work, burnout will drive your ambition
into the ground.
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guess what? They answer, l nere are nM
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Dear Editor,
I am a Freshman and an NSU Theatre stu-
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est article ("Counterpoint," 4/29), critiquing
Courtney Young's dance variety show, The
Black Crook." Even though I was not a dancer
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questions that you will have that your
Freshman Connectors and your orientation
class may overlook. When these questions
pop up, ask someone right away! There's
no such thing as a stupid question on this
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director)' of every important person on
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5. Grades matter, but experience matters
more. It all depends on your field of study,
but I've been told by many wise people
that there's little difference between a 3.0
student and a 4.0 student in the grand
scheme of things. Try your hardest to do
well, but don't kill yourself. Instead, start
trying to gain work experience in your field
early on. Classroom instruction is impor-
tant, but you will learn much more actually
doing the things that you plan to do for the
rest of your life. Ask your professors about
possible internships that are available in
your field of study. Start early, and you'll
have a great competitive advantage when
you get out in the work world.
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ment, but I am not a critic. Those who cannot
do critique. We are here to provide entertain-
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pared Jules' performance to that of Queen Lat-
ifah, even though it was clear that Jules made
that number her own. Comparing the song to
Latifah's version was sophomonc and imma-
ture- , „ .
As for Shane Stelly's performance...Hertzog
is in no way based off the MC from "Cabaret .
And even if it was, some might say that
Christal Navarre is just Peter Travers wannabe.
Only that Peter Travers likes everything he
sees and Miss Navarre is the exact opposite.
She 'can only seem to focus on the negative.
Even though the article did cause a stir
among Theatre students, know that we only
care about judgment from our pee^ which is
always purely CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.
I know I speak for the others in the Theatre
Department when I say: ^ mIf ,™,
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dancing and acting is completely 100% perfect
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Editor's Note: Navarre's review ran next to a
positive review of equal length by staff writer Kyle
Shirley.
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KNWD
By Elaine Broussard
Editor in Chief
Because of a new automated computer
astern, North western's radio station, 91.7
pM KNWD "The Demon," is now playing
jpusic 24 hours a day.
The new system allows KNWD disc jock-
eys to program play lists of music that will
play continuously throughout the day and
night without the DJ actually being present
a t the station.
The system, called the SS32, was devel-
oped by Scott Studios Corporation in Dal-
las. KNWD began using the system at the
end of finals week in May.
The system consists of two computers.
The computer in KNWD's production room
is used to transfer music from CDs to the
system. The songs are then trimmed and
labeled in order to make them fit to be
played on the radio. Then, the songs are
transferred to a second computer which
plays them on the air.
"We have three different categories of
songs," said KNWD General Manager Brad
Hartley. "We have loud rock, top 200 and
hip hop, and they all have different folders
like heavy rotation or gold, which is the old
stuff."
Most of the music that has been trans-
ferred to the KNWD system has come from
S*l music collection'
"I want every student
to be able to turn the
radio on whatever hour
of the day or night and
just hear something
really great."
Brad Hartley
KNWD General Manager
the air, but if someone has a really good
music collection, I can determine if it can be
played," Hartley said. "We're looking for
really good music, really high-quality music
so we can build up an awesome play list. I
want every student to be able to turn the
radio on whatever hour of the day or night
and just hear something really great."
It is not especially common for college
stations to have automated DJ systems,
Hartley said.
"It's weird because a bunch of college
radio stations really don't have it," Hartley
said. "A bunch of them are aspiring to get it,
but they are stuck in the same stage as we
were, just playing CDs."
Hartley said it is a privilege for KNWD to
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stations.
"Commercial radio stations are all auto-
mated, and if we're going to teach people to
be DJs, they'll be familiar with the automa-
tion system instead of just hitting play on a
CD player," Hartley said.
Hartlev said he is in the process of learn-
in the fall.
"It's not going to be too hard," Hartley
said. "I'm probably going to just pile them
all up in here and show them how to use the
system. Then, during their free time they
can come individually to ask questions. We
have about a week before we pick DJs, so
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Now playing: recent movies' capsule reviews
Courtesy Los Angeles Times
Breakin' All the Rules
Jamie Foxx plays Quincy Watson, an
out-of-work men's magazine editor who
writes a manual for terminating relation-
ships. The book makes him a pop-cult hero
- and a sounding board for just about
every sap with a breakup dilemma. This
would include Quincy's cousin (Morris
Chestnut), a blithe serial Lothario who's
wondering when and how he should cut it
off with a sultry nurse (Gabrielle Union)
who, it turns out, is fond of romantic
gamesmanship herself. Writer-director
Daniel Taplitz establishes a cool, dry zone
for his actors to carry out the film's con-
ventional yet fairly seamless plot twists.
Even such lowbrow running gags as an
alcoholic pug and the inevitable "dirty old
man" are handled with light fingers and
soft gloves. Jennifer Esposito and Peter
MacNicol costar. (1:25. R, for strong bloody
violence /carnage, language, sexuality and
drug use.)
The Day After Tomorrow
In his latest special effects onslaught,
director Roland Emmerich again wipes out
enormous swaths of humanity and real
estate, but this time the overall tone is
funereal, sober. An ace "paleo-climatolo-
gist" (Dennis Quaid) warns that global
warming means the planet will soon be
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very latest and undoubtedly the very
coolest f/x technology at his disposal. But
the story is too silly, too woefully under-
written, to stake a claim on seriousness.
Surely it says something that the most
moving performance in the film comes
from a digital city. Jake Gyllenhaal, Ian
Holm, Emmy Rossum and Sela Ward star
(2:04. Rated PG-13 for intense situations of
peril.)
Mean Girls
Like many stories about flamboyant evil,
this cheerfully frivolous teen comedy exults
in the sight of mini-me Marthas flipping
their perfect hair and licking their blood-
flecked lips. Blissfully unaware of the teen-
girl menace, recent transplant Cady Heron
(Lindsay Lohan) enters high school with the
usual case of jitters. To survive, Cady must
tame the beasts within and those roaming
the halls, specifically the school's killer
queen bee, Regina (Rachel McAdams) and
her minions. The filmmakers seem to know
girl villainy from the inside out perhaps
because one of the film's chief architects is
Tina Fey, the head writer on "Saturday
Night Live," who also costars as a math
teacher. Fey's perfect sneer suggests that
this is a woman who's tasted her share of
blood; that sneer may also explain why her
screenplay so thoroughly loves its mean
girls. Directed by Mark Waters ("Freaky
Friday"). (1:33.PG-13, for sexual content,
language and some teen partying.)
Raising Helen
Kate Hudson stars as the fast-living, jet-
setting assistant to the head of a top model-
ing agency (Helen Mirren) who finds her
life suddenly changed when she is made
the guardian of her sister's three children
following a car accident that kills the sister
(Felicity Huffman) and her husband. Not
the obvious choice for the job, Helen is at
chugs along in the Hollywood neuiemunu
where humor and pathos are in short sup-
ply John Corbett, Joan Cusack, Hayden
Panettiere, Spencer Breslin and Abigail
Breslin co-star. (1:59. Rated PG-13 for the-
matic issues involving teens.)
Shrek 2
Can an Oscar-winning animated success
generate a successful sequel? The answer is
yes. A key reason for this accomplishment is
that so much of the talent of the original has
returned, including all three of its vocal
stars: Eddie Murphy as Donkey, Cameron
Diaz as Princess Fiona and Mike Myers as
Shrek. These are people who know how to
make the trains run on time, and run on
time they do. Less enthralling is the initial
conflict-with-the-in-laws plot structure.
Fortunately, "Shrek 2" has two new charac-
ters up its sleeve who liven things up con-
siderably - a malicious, completely insin-
cere fairy godmother 0ennifer Saunders)
and Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas). With
the voices of Julie Andrews, John Cleese
and Rupert Everett. Directed by Andrew
Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Ver-
non. (1:36. PG, for some crude humor, a
brief substance reference and some sugges-
tive content.)
Soul Plane
Director Jessy Terrero steps up from the
music video ranks to make his feature
debut, but he's flying strictly cargo class
with this crass, unfunny attempt at an
urbanized version of "Airplane!" Its
skewed view of black culture, presumably
meant to satirize, instead pigeonholes
African Americans by focusing on sex and
drugs. The movie's major malfunction,
however, is that it's just not very funny. Tom
Arnold, K.D. Aubert, Method Man and
Snoop Dogg co-star. (1:26. Rated R for
strong sexual content, language and some
Loan refunds coming soon
By Elaine Broussard
Editor in Chief
Many students have already received
their summer refund checks, but others
continue to anxiously check the mail for
them. .
Director of Financial Aid Misti Adams
said that the source of students' financial
aid determines when they receive their
checks.
Adams said that students who received
scholarships and Pell Grants have already
had their aid processed, and their refund
checks have been issued.
However, students who received student
loans will not receive their refund checks
until after the second summer session
St£ "A.ccording to state regulation, we can't
give refunds to students until they are
enrolled in six hours of classes," Adams
said "In the fall and spring, it's not an issue
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Van Helsing
While director Stephen Sommers' gift
for pulp material and boundless on-
screen energy do have an impact, "Van
Helsing," like the work of the good Dr.
Frankenstein, is an experiment gone awry.
Hugh Jackman plays Van Helsing, pre-
sented here as a kind of 19th century
James Bond, employed by a secret Vatican
society to rid the world of evil. His assign-
ment leads him to Transylvania, where he
takes on Count Dracula, Frankenstein's
monster and the Wolf man. Unable to be
consistently amusing and overburdened
by all its special effects, the film positions
itself as an action-adventure extravagan-
za. But effects-laden though it is, there's
little that lasts in the mind for more than
five seconds. Kate Beckinsale also stars.
(2:11. PG-13, for nonstop creature action
violence and frightening images and for
sensuality.)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban (Opening June 4)
The third year at Hogwarts brings
aspiring wizards Harry, Ron and
Hermione face to face with an escapee.
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma
Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gam-
bon, Gary Oldman and Emma Thompson
star. Steve Kloves adapted J.K. Rowling.
Directed by Alfonso Cuaron. (PG, for
frightenins, moments, creature violence
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Sports in Brief
Stories courtesy of NSU Sports Information
For up-to-date sports, visit nsudemons.com
Barbier named an academic all-American
Northwestern State designated hitter
Bobbv Barbier joined an elite list of Demon
baseball players on Tuesday when he was
named to the 2004 Academic All- America
Team, which was announced by the College
Sports Information Directors of America
(CoSIDA).
Barbier, a sophomore from Lafayette, was
listed on the third team and joins fellow
Demons Terry Joseph (1993 & 1995) and
Ryan Anholt (1999) as the only Northwest-
ern baseball players to be named to any aca-
demic all-American team. He's the first
NSU athlete to be recognized
for his academic achieve-
ments since 2002, when soft-
ball centerfielder Annie John-
ston was named to the Acad-
emic All-American First
Team. Barbier is also the only
player from the state of
Louisiana to be named to the
team and joins Lamar outfielder Jordan Fos-
ter (second team honors) as the only two
players from the Southland Conference to
be recognized.
BARBIER
A Health and Human Performance major
with a 3.55 grade point average, Barbier
helped guide the Demons to a 33-23 record
in 2004, including a second place finish in
the Southland Conference standings.
Barbier earned all-conference honorable
mention honors after riitting .293 with a
team-high nine home runs. He finished sec-
ond on the team and seventh in the league
with 48 runs batted in. He also ranked in the
top 10 in the league with a 42.6 on-base per-
centage, hit three triples to rank him 10th,
drew 32 base-on-balls to rank eighth, and
led the league after being hit by 15 pitches.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a
varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a
cumulative GPA of 3.20 on a four-point
scale, reach sophomore athletic and aca-
demic standing at his or her current institu-
tion and be nominated by his or her sports
information director. Since the program's
inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed
Academic All-America honors on more
than 14,000 student-athletes in Division L II,
HI and NAIA, covering all NCAA champi-
onship sports.
Baseball eliminated from conference tournament
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Northwestern State was eliminated from
the Southland Conference Tournament with
two losses in Hammond Friday, dropping a 5-
1 decision to top-seeded Lamar in the win-
ner's bracket then falling 3-1 to Louisiana-
Monroe in the nightcap.
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and Field Championships at LSU's Bemie
Moore Track Stadium.
Comeaux threw 148-9 to advance to the
national championships in two weeks in
Austin, Texas. She will join Demon sopho-
more high jumper Cameron Waugh at the
NCAA Outdoors. Waugh will also be making
his first national meet appearance after a
and the 18th time in 22 years unde'r coach
Leon Johnson.
Zerwick, Miller, Thompson make
conference all-academic teams
Women's tennis star Anneline Zerwick and
Softball seniors Crista Miller and Tracve
Thompson represented Northwestern State
on the Southland Conference All-Academic
Teams for their sports.
Head coaches, academic advisors and
sports information directors voted on the
teams, which were announced May 25.
Zerwick, a native of Pretoria, South Africa
had the best season of her career by posting a
14-4 overall record with an impressive 13-1
record in conference play. She also had a 3.95
grade point average in accounting.
Miller, a Baton Rouge native, was an honor-
able mention all-conference selection this sea-
son while finishing her career with 45 career
wins, tied for fourth in school history. She is a
health and exercise science major with a 3.60
cumulative GPA.
ment. She carried a 3.90 GPA in accounting
and picked up six doubles, two triples, two
home runs and 13 RBI in 54 starts this season.
Four Demons make first-team
conference baseball team
The Southland Conference released its 2004
AI1-SLC teams on Monday and Northwestern
State ,s the only team in the league to place
four players on the first team.
Seniors TiggerLyles and Josh Boop join jun-
ior Clayton Turner and sophomore Brandon
Morgan on the first team while senior Mike
Breaux, junior Rusty Jones and sophomore
Bobby Barbier were listed on the honorable
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As Barnes and Noble's contract
with NSU for the University's
three on-campus bookstores
expires, the University proposes
a company close to home to
replace them: off-campus store
Campus Corner.
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Photo of University Bookstore by Leslie Westbrook
Thursday, June 24, 2004 — f/ieCiRRENTSAUCE
University wants Campus Corner on campuses
By Elaine Broussard
Editor in Chief
After three vears with Barnes and Noble
College Booksellers, the University is consid-
ering turning over its on-campus bookstore
operations to Campus Comer.
The University must now seek the approval
of the University of Louisiana System to go
further with the decision.
The process for choosing a bookstore com-
pany began when Barnes and Noble chose to
refuse a one-year extension period as allowed
for in its contract with the University.
The three-year contract, which Barnes and
Noble signed in August 2001, includes opera-
tions on the Natchitoches, Shreveport and
Leesville-Fort Polk campuses.
The contract allowed for two one-year
extension periods if both parties agreed to
keep the original terms and conditions, said
Dan Seymour, vice president of student affairs.
Seymour said that the University sent
Barnes and Noble a letter asking if they want-
ed the first one-year extension.
"Barnes and Noble wTOte back and said,
'Yes, but, we would like to suggest that, due to
economic conditions, that we make changes to
the contract,'" Seymour said.
Dominic Raby, the Natchitoches campus
store's textbooks manager, said, "Basically
sales didn't meet our expectations this year,
and we wanted to make a few changes." He
would not elaborate on the changes that
Barnes and Noble wanted to make to its con-
tract.
Seymour said that changing the contract
was not legally possible because the terms of
the original agreement must be the same dur-
ing the extension periods. Therefore, Barnes
and Noble would have to let the contract
expire, and the University would have to open
the bookstore operations to bidding again.
"If you want to make just one itty bitty little
change, you have to start the bid process all
over again," Raby said. "People are making a
big deal over this (the changes), but it's really
not that big of a deal."
The University received proposals from
Barnes and Noble; Campus Comer, which
owns off-campus stores in Natchitoches and
Shreveport; and national book distributor Fol-
lett.
Director of Auxiliary Services Jennifer
Anderson said that the bookstore selection
committee met on Monday and voted "to
move forward with negotiations" for a lease
with Campus Corner.
Anderson and Seymour will travel to Baton
Rouge today to attend a meeting of the Uni-
versity of Louisiana System Board of Supervi-
sors. The}' will ask the board to approve the
committee's decision to negotiate with Cam-
pus Corner.
Social Science professor selected to lead Scholars' daring interim
By Garrett Guillotte
Associate Editor
The University's choice to direct the
Louisiana Scholars' College as it searches
for a replacement will come from the School
of Social Sciences.
Greg Granger, now working as program
coordinator for the school, will take over as
the College's interim director on August 17.
The College's current director, Margaret
Cochran, announced that she was stepping
down from the position late last month.
Granger, who said his selection by Uni-
versity Provost Anthony Scheffler came
"out of the blue," will maintain his class
GRANGER
load as a political science
professor for the upcoming
fall and spring semesters.
Also, Granger said he will
keep his title with the School
as program director.
He said he had worked
closely with Scheffler when
he was president of the Fac-
ulty Senate last fall. Scheffler was also
advised by a panel of Scholars' College fac-
ulty that included professors Lisa Wolffe,
Fraser Snowden and Curt Phifer.
Granger said he hoped his work with the
College would not hurt the School of Social
Sciences, which was still in transition from
being a department-level part of the Uni-
versity with fewer functions.
"My job (with the School) was to take
over a lot of day-to-day interactions with
faculty and students," Granger said. "We're
really taking strides."
However, with his position frozen as he
directs the College, Granger said Social Sci-
ences Director Kathleen Byrd will have to
find ways to continue his work, which
includes developing a senior capstone
course and a lecture series.
Scheffler said Granger's move would not
interfere with the School or University. In
fact, he said, it would be better for both, as
it would allow all of the College's faculty,
including Cochran, to teach full-time.
Granger said he has long been a support-
er of the College.
"I'm a believer in Scholars'," said
Granger, who has given lectures to the col-
lege for eight years, and whose wife,
Pamela Francis, was a re c niter for the Col-
lege. "If s a great program."
He said that while his position as interim
director will be temporary, he looks forward
to making progress with the College, and
showed interest in pursuing the permanent
position when it is advertised in August.
"I just plan to cooperate and help out,"
Granger said, adding that he wants to make
the College more visible and well known.
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Police Blotter
June 3
3:18 p.m. A report was made that a stu-
dent worker drove a golf cart through a
plate glass window at the Student
Union. There were no injuries.
June 6
2:15 p.m. A man called to report a shat-
tered window on a car outside of
Iberville. The officer who responded
reported that nothing was taken and
that the breaking looked accidental.
7:26 p.m. A man called to report that his
son, who is staying in Sabine Hall for
band camp, had all of his belongings
removed from his dorm room and
placed in the hallway. The child said that
some of his belongings were stolen. The
Resident Adviser on duty at Sabine han-
dled the situation.
10:52 p.m. A call was made from Rapi-
des Hall to report two missing cheer-
leaders. Two minutes later, the sponsor
called to report that everything was
fine. The missing cheerleaders were
found in another room.
June 7
10:44 p.m. A fire alarm sounded in
Caddo Hall. The camp children responsi-
ble told firemen that they were trying to
kill some ants with aerosol air-freshen-
er. They said that the spray was sucked
into the vents, and it set off the alarm.
June 8
6:00 p.m. A junior high cheerleader
adviser called to report that some boys
residing on the second floor of Sabine
Hall urinated in a bottle and then threw it
on some of her cheerleaders.
7:10 p.m. The urine-thrower was identi-
fied, and his mother was called to come
pick him up.
10:45 p.m. An officer spoke with Bill
Brent, director of bands and associate
professor of music, about getting the
urine-thrower's tuba from the music
building. Brent said that the student
broke all of the rules, and that he was not
getting out of bed to assist the child. The
boy did, however, retrieve his instrument
and left campus by 11:06 p.m.
June 9
6:45 p.m. Natchitoches Fire Department
responded to an alarm set off in Pru-
domme Hall. This was another false
alarm set off by aerosol spray.
June 10
4:39 p.m. An officer told several summer
football campers that swimming in Chap-
lin's lake is not allowed.
June 11
9:09 p.m. A call was made from the the-
ater department reporting that 15 to 20
kids were running around and making a
lot of noise on the second floor of the
A. A. Fredericks Fine Arts Center.
9:14 p.m. An officer reported that the
noise was coming from middle school
band campers, and he told the director of
the camp that the students needed to
stop running.
June 12
6:56 a.m. A student living in married stu-
dent housing called to report that an SUV
had been broken into over the night. She
reported that glass was shattered every-
where and that she also saw blood.
June 13
2:18 a.m. A man called to report that a
student residing in Bossier Hall might
commit suicide. The officer that respond-
ed said that it was only a prank call from
the woman's ex- boyfriend.
June 15
4:36 a.m. An officer reported that he saw
a man carrying a bag and walking on
campus. The officer approached the man
and found out that he was only an NSU
student walking to work.
June 17
2:34 a.m. An officer spoke with the secre-
tary of the Kappa Sigmas and told him
that he suspects that the Kappa Sigma
house has become a hangout for people
after the bars close. The officer told the
secretary that the house was being
watched.
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Broadway hits headline summer theater
By Kyle A. Carter
Sauce Reporter
The theater department has been practic-
ing for five weeks to produce this year's
installment of the Northwestern State Uni-
versity Summer Dinner Theatre.
Starting tonight and running through
August, the theater department will put on
two musicals, Tlie Fantasticks and Dames at
Sea, that have been great successes on
Broadway. Dinner will be served before each
performance as well.
Scott Burrell, associate professor of theater
and director of Tlie Fantasticks, said that he
and Roger Held, the head of the theater
department, collaborated to pick two popu-
lar productions.
"They are proven to be audience pleasers
and your typical American musical per-
formances," Burrell said.
Rehearsal for the shows has been going
on for the past five weeks, with six
rehearsals a week, said Burrell.
Planning for the productions has been an
continuing process. The theater department
scanned the community for possible cast
members, with auditions for both perform-
ances starting at the beginning of the spring
semester and ending around the beginning
of the summer.
The Fantasticks has been the longest run-
ning Broadway musical, spanning more
Photo by Leslie Westbrook
NSU student Ryan Thaxton welds on the set of The Fantasticks Wednesday afternoon.
than 40 years and 15,000 performances. The
musical is about a young man and woman
whose fathers stage a feud in order to make
their children fall in love. The incidents then
lead to a real feud between the fathers and
the eventual splitting of the lovers. In the
end the audience is shown the lessons they
learned from the experience and the final
reuniting of the lovers.
"It has the old boy meets girl, gets, and
loses girl plot," Burrell said.
Dames at Sea director Patricia Helsel said
The Fantasticks performance dates:
June 24, 25, 26
July 9, 15, 17, 23, 29, 31
August 7
Dames at Sea performance dates:
July 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 16, 22, 24, 30
August 5, 6
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with curtain at 7:30 p.m.
her show is a spoof of the typical 193CS
musical. The characters are meant to repre-
sent actors and actresses from that time peri-
od, and the score includes songs and tap
numbers in the style of that era's musicals.
Helsel said the musical makes fun of the
interchangeable stock plots of those musi-
cals, such as how the leading lady comes
from a small town to both fall in love and
make it big.
"We are spoofing here the girl from Cen-
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make it big — and guess what she does,"
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Sonic Nurse keeps Youth
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Sonic Nurse
Sonic Youth
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By Leslie Westbrook
Photo Editor
Aging career rockers Sonic Youth undoubt-
edly keep their youthful energy alive on their
latest LP, Sonic Nurse.
Despite the group's fixed 9Cs alternative
Style, longtime fans will be more than satis-
fied, and newer Youth discoverers will uncov-
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,jjd 10 years ago.
Youth's June 8 release date was a bonus to
listeners because "Pattern Recognition"
opens the album with brisk, fresh guitar
spikes and rolls that cool the ears and compli-
ment a mellow summer afternoon.
"Kim Gordon and the Arthur Doyle Hand
Cream" sounds like a chopped up, metallic
version of "Gold Dust Woman" by Fleetwood
Mac. The album then creeps and roars
through track after track of classic Youth
musicianship, not going anywhere excitingly
original but still leaving a trail of genuinely
inspirational rock for younger experimental
musicians to pick up hints from.
Earlier Youth albums like Murray Street,
Experimental Jet Set, and Washing Machine all
defined the band's place in the alternative rock
music era. With Sonic Nurse, Youth effectively
reinstates their eccentric, confident style.
The album is worth picking up, and will
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the overabundance of power rock thaf s
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Jones: Fee increases
will take effect in fall
Vice President of Business Affairs Carl
Jones said optional fee increases pro-
posed in May will take effect this fall.
The 12 fee increases, which range from
parking ticket costs to aviation charges,
are expected to raise hundreds of thou-
sands of dollars for the University and
prevent another tuition increase next
year.
Vice President of Student Affairs Dan
Seymour said the Traffic and Parking
Affairs Committee will meet to discuss a
raise in the fee for a second vehicle
hangtag. The Committee has already
approved the first-hangtag fee increase.
Eight to be added to
state sports hall of fame
Natchitoches will host the Louisiana
Sports Writers' Hall of Fame induction
ceremony Saturday at Prather Coliseum.
The eight inductees include:
• Leon Barmore, the first man inducted
into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame,
as coach of the Lady Techsters;
• Will Clark, a six-time MLB All-Star
who played in two National League
Championship Series;
• Hollis Conway, America's only two-
time Olympic high jump medalist;
• Red Franklin, who won 11 state
championships coaching Haynesville High
School football;
• Albert Lewis, a four-time NFL Pro
Bowler with Kansas City;
• Tony Sardisco, an AFL All-Pro with the
Boston Patriots;
• Neil Smith, a five-time NFL Pro
Bowler who played for the Denver Bron-
cos' last two Super Bowl-winning teams;
• Monroe News Star columnist and
longtime sports journalist Keith Prince,
who will receive the Distinguished Service
Award in Sports Journalism at the induc-
tion ceremony.
The ceremony will be open to ticket
holders only.
University seeks Student
Activities Director
NSU is advertising its Student Activities
Director position with an Aug. 1 deadline.
Vice President of Student Affairs Dan
Seymour said a committee, which will
include student and community leaders,
will begin interviewing candidates as soon
as it is ready.
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include a football player, someone from
the Louisiana School for Math, Science
and the Arts, and someone from campus
police.
Journalist, author to
visit Natchitoches, NSU
Journalist and author Ken Wells will sign
books today at PJ's Coffee Shop from 5
p.m. until 6:15 p.m. The book signing is
sponsored by the Northwestern State
University Writing Project, PJ's Coffee
Shop and Campus Corner.
Wells will also speak at 11 a.m. Friday
in the Ora G. Williams television studio. 1
His topic will be "Sloppy, Dishonest, Spun
Journalism: the Crack Epidemic of our
Trade."
Wells is currently the editor of the Wall
Street Journal's book-publishing division. !
He has also written three novels on
Louisiana, collectively known as the Cata-
houla Bayou trilogy, and a nonaction book
titled Travels with Barley: a Journey
through Beer Culture in America.
Wells' visit is sponsored by the NSU
Writing Project and the NSU Department
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weight training fitness coach has become the
second person in the state of Louisiana to be
an Olympic head coach.
Gayle Hatch, a Northwestern State alum-
nus, has been placed in charge of the U.S.
Olympic men's weightlifting team. He said
he follows 1996 U.S. Olympic baseball head
coach and Louisiana native Skip Bertman.
Hatch has been running his own gym in
Baton Rouge, which has won several
weightlifting competitions. He plans to
return to his gym upon finishing his Olympic
competition. Hatch said he is amazed by his
success and hopes for more in the future.
It's great to see a 14-year-old kid who is
not too strong grow into an all-state athlete,"
he said. "I plan to return to Baton Rouge after
the Olympics and continuing on where I left
off; in other words, retirement is not a word
in my vocabulary at the present time."
Hatch said he started his career in athletics
under the tutelage of Alvin Roy in Baton
Rouge, where he was performing as an all-
around athlete for Catholic High School. He
said it was then that he learned the impor-
tance of weight training in improving athlet-
ic performance.
"Weight training was always a part of my
athletic career," he said.
After finishing high school, Hatch attend-
NSU, where he was immortalized in the
iooI's athletic hall of fame. During his time
here, Hatch said he came to
know some outstanding
teammates and friends, and
was able to further his abili-
ties as an athlete.
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hatch rebounds, field goals and
shooting percentage. Some of
these records he still holds 40 years later.
"I think it (NSU) is one of the finest uni-
versities for a person to attend," Hatch said.
"I had some outstanding teammates."
After graduating from NSU, Hatch moved
into the world of professional basketball,
playing for the ABA's Chicago Majors until
he took up coaching basketball for the
YMCA. It was during this time, he said, that
Roy, his old mentor, informed others about
his strength training program.
From there, Hatch and coaches he's
tutored have worked with college football
teams around the nation. LSU, Miami, and
Tennessee all won football's national champi-
onship within four years of adopting Hatch's
weight training program.
Hatch has also trained Olympians from the
1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics; won numer-
ous honors and awards for his weight train-
ing program; and has been published in
human performance catalogs.
The Olympic games run from Aug. 14
through Aug. 25. A full schedule of
weightlifting events is available on-line at
cbs.sportsline.com / Olympics / summer/
schedules/sport/ weightlifting.
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NSU Softball coach
Courtesy NSU Sports Information
www.nsudemons.com
Northwestern State softball coach
Eileen Schmidt, who coached 12 All-
Southland Conference players in two
seasons as the Demons' coach, was hired
Tuesday as head coach at Kentucky.
Schmidt, 31, led Northwestern to a 35-
28 record this spring and guided the
Demons to the championship game of
the Southland Conference Tournament
last month. She came to NSU in August
2002 after seven years as an assistant
coach at Arkansas following two seasons
as an assistant at South Carolina. She was
the Atlantic Coast Conference 1994 Play-
er of the Year at Virginia and a finalist for
the 1996 USA Olympic Softball Team.
The Demons won the UNLV Mini-
Tournament in 2004, including a 6-1 win
over Arkansas. They ended the season
sweeping Arkansas in Fayetteville. Earli-
er, NSU beat No. 24 Cal State Fullerton
and Army at the prestigious Leadoff
Classic and in 2003, Schmidt's team beat
Notre Dame, among others.
"It's bittersweet," said Schmidt. 'This
is such a big opportunity career-wise,
going into the Southeastern Conference
as head coach at one of the nation's pre-
miere institutions, one that competes in
the top conference in the country, but I'll
be leaving behind a lot of people I've fall-
en in love with, not only my players, but
a great and supportive community, and a
wonderful athletic director and his staff. "
Schmidt is the third Demon softball
coach in five years to be hired at a high
profile program. Gay McNutt led
Northwestern to three straight SLC
titles and two NCAA Tournament
berths before Southern Mississippi,
coming off a College World Series
appearance, hired her in 2000. Texas
assistant Ty Singleton was NSU's head
coach in 2001-02, leading the 2002
Demons to 45 wins and another NCAA
Tournament appearance before getting
the Missouri head coaching post.
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Tax revenues could boost fire, police
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sales tax in city could reach 10 percent
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Taxes focus on law enforcement, firefighters
By Kyle A. Carter
Sauce Reporter
This weekend Natchitoches residents will
vote whether to raise Natchitoches Parish
sales taxes by 1/2 percent and city sales
taxes by 1 percent.
The proposal comes as the result of a two-
year process between the city police and fire
departments. Both needed to find money
within the city budget for capital improve-
ments, said Ryan Masters, a driver for the
city fire department and president of the
Firefighters' Association.
The bill calls for funds generated by the
tax increase to be applied towards salary
increases for the parish sheriff's department
and Natchitoches police and firefighters,
Masters said. Also, the money will be used
to provide retirement funds for these
departments, upgrade equipment, increase
staffing and start work on a fire station near
campus.
Sergeant Brad Walker of the Natchitoches
police said the Natchitoches police depart-
ment is presently understaffed by 13 people.
The city police department is losing officers
to large cities where starting salaries are
higher, Walker said, and the department has
seen a large change in staff in the last
decade.
Walker said Natchitoches' police and fire
departments are losing money because they
train new recruits, clothe them and arm
them, while other cities recruit them without
putting in the money for extensive training
that Natchitoches does. The tax increase
would allow the departments to offer more
competitive salaries to keep police officers
and firefighters in Natchitoches.
Walker said the starting salary for police
officers in Natchitoches is around $19,000 a
year. For firefighters, Masters said it is just
under $16,000 a year.
"If you want qualified policemen and fire-
men to protect your city, you're going to
have to pay for it," Walker said.
In addition to the money lost in recruit-
ment, Walker said the departments are los-
ing money while trying to provide retire-
ment benefits for their officers and firefight-
ers.
Natchitoches Mayor Wayne McCullen
said that since the police department has
been in a deficit, it has been up to the city to
cover those losses. It is the goal of the tax, he
said, to help balance the budget.
Masters said that the new tax money
received by the fire department would be
split between salary increases (40 percent),
recruiting new workers (40 percent), and
other improvements throughout the depart-
ment (20 percent).
A staff of 45 people currently operates the
fire department, Masters said. While the
department employs as people as it can with
the money it has now, it still needs the tax
money in order to operate within standards
set by the National Fire Protection Associa-
tion (NFPA) and the Property Insurance
Association of Louisiana (PIAL).
Masters said that the NFPA sets several
standards that the department must adhere
to. NFPA standards require fire engines to
carry four people each, but the city fire
department has enough firefighters to place
only three men per engine. The tax revenue
would help the department recruit enough
new workers to meet the NFPA require-
ments.
To meet PIAL standards, the fire depart-
ment plans to use part of the tax money to
start building a new fire station near cam-
pus, Masters said. They will also use the
money to update equipment at the present
station and equip the new station.
In turn, Masters said this will lower the
city's insurance rating. By lowering the
PIAL insurance rating, city residents will
pay less on fire insurance premiums.
"If we pass this tax, yeah, people would
be spending a little more money," Masters
said. "But we can save them on their insur-
ance payments."
The city currently has an 8.5 percent sales
tax, said Jerry McWherter, administrator of
the Natchitoches Tax Commission. In addi-
tion to the 1 percent city sales tax, Saturday' s
proposal includes a 1 /2 percent parish-wide
sales tax increase. That increase is for the
parish sheriff's department, and the entire
parish of Natchitoches will vote on it,
McWherter said.
McWherter said that, if passed, the taxes
would raise the city sales tax to about 10 per-
cent, placing Natchitoches with four other
cities in the state — St. Joseph, Newellton,
Waterproof (Tensas Parish) and Oak Grove
(West Carroll Parish) — that have a sales tax
rate of 10 percent or higher.
McCullen said that such a high tax rate
could have an adverse affect on some busi-
nesses, as well as the city' s reputation as a
good retirement city. McCullen said that a
high sales tax rate would have the greatest
effect on the price of big-ticket items, such as
automobiles and appliances, for sale in the
city. People could leave the city to purchase
such items in places with lower sales taxes.
He also said that one of the reasons that
Natchitoches was rated as one of the top six
places to retire was because of the low tax
base here. Having such a high sales tax rate
could take away from that.
Both Walker and Masters believed that the
new tax would not affect tourist spending,
however. Masters said that a few cents to the
dollar would not keep people from spend-
ing money on what they want.
Both believed that this is the fairest way to
have this tax. Masters said that both tourists
and the people of Natchitoches will be pay-
ing for this tax.
"A sales tax is the most honest tax because
everyone has to pay it, including those who
will receive that money — in this case, the
policemen and firemen," Walker said.
Absentee voting took place last week, but
general voting will take place for all regis-
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25th Folk Festival kicks off Friday
Courtesy NSU News Bureau
More than 20 groups reflecting Louisiana's
diverse music will perform at the 25th annu-
al Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival Friday
and Saturday in NSU's Prather Coliseum.
Also, for the first time, the annual
Louisiana State Fiddle Championship will be
held Saturday July 17 at 9 a.m. as part of the
Festival. The event has been moved from
Rebel State Historic Site and Country Music
Museum in Martha ville. The champion fid-
dler will play a set on the main stage as part
of the Saturday evening show at the Festival.
The Festival will also feature authentic
crafts and a variety of food. This year's Festi-
val theme focuses upon the cultures and folk
traditions of the Louisiana's Neutral Strip.
The Neutral Strip was about a 40-mile
wide strip of land that ran from DeSoto
Parish to the Gulf of Mexico and separated
Spanish Texas from American Louisiana
from 1806 to 1821. Several narrative sessions
will be held to discuss aspects of this colorful
time in regional history.
Lisa Abney, who has directed the Festival
since 1999, said the University community
and volunteers from the city and parish have
been instrumental in supporting the Folk
Festival, both financially and through volun-
teers. About 500 volunteers work the two-
day event, taking tickets, providing informa-
tion to visitors and helping with many other
tasks.
"Our aim has been to present and docu-
Photo by Leslie Westbrook
Volunteers help set up for the NSU-Natchitoches
Folk Festival in Prather Coliseum Wednesday.
ment the folk culture of Louisiana/'Abney
said. "The cultural groups decide what they
want to share and don't want to share. We
assist them and we guide them, but they
know their culture best. We provide a con-
text through narratives and cultural dis-
plays."
Ticket prices are $7 per day for adults and
$3 for children aged seven through 12 years.
Children six and under are admitted free. A
$12 all-event pass is available for advance
purchase. Group rates are available but must
be pre-arranged and pre-purchased. For
more information and a full itinerary of
events, artists and musical performances, call
the Louisiana Folklife Center at 357-4332 or
visit their Web site at www.nsula.edu/
folklife.
What is
the Neutral Strip?
• The Neutral Strip was designated in
1806 as a buffer zone between Ameri-
can Louisiana and Spanish Texas. The
40-mile wide strip of land ran from
DeSoto to Cameron Parishes.
• The land developed over time into a
dangerous place where pirates and out-
laws abounded. By 1819, the strip had
become such an ungovernable and
dangerous place that the Spanish
ceded it to America with the Adams-
Onis Treaty.
• The culture of the Neutral Strip contin-
ues to change today with the relatively
recent expansion of Fort Polk and the
construction of Toledo Bend Reservoir.
Source: Louisiana Folk newsletter, Spring 2004
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set in a dance studio and a battleship, was
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particular resembles a real sea cruiser so
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Anchorman almost sinks
Movie Review
Anchorman
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By Leslie
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Photo Editor
Sometimes the best reaction to a joke is
fence — or at least that's what it seems writ-
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay were bank-
on with Anchorman.
Certainly, there was no lack of locker room
minor, but unless you're a dim-witted toad
i a movie goer, those jokes don't satisfy the
jnm bone for the movie's nearly two hours.
For that matter, neither does the plot or
hat there is of one. Ferrell plays Ron Bur-
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j^ws anchor who enjoys and flaunts his top
jical news spot. But then Veronica Corning-
jjone (Christina Applegate) comes along,
desperate to become the first anchorwoman.
Corningstone plunges nearly head-first
into her inevitable affair with Burgundy. The
5 ve scene breaks into a fabulous animated
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a place called Pleasureland to fill the gap
when the two anchorpeople romp in the bed-
room. No, seriously.
Corningstone manages to hold on to her
silly, though somewhat journalistic, wits and
objectives, despite Burgundy's jealousy of
her success. The plot doesn't venture far from
there, but manic news-team street fights and
other absurdities move the film along just
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The big news around town seems to be a
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teams show up for the scoop, bears and
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From staff reports
Supervisors OK Campus
Corner bookstores bid
The University of Louisiana System
Board of Supervisors approved NSU's
decision to negotiate with Campus Corner
to have them operate the University's on-
campus bookstores.
Campus Corner would succeed Barnes
and Noble Campus Bookstores, whose
contract expires in August.
Director of Auxiliary Services Jennifer
Anderson said she hopes the three-year
contract, with two possible one-year
extensions, will be fully negotiated by
Aug. 1. It is not known when Campus
Corner will move into the University's
three on-campus locations in Natchi-
toches, Shreveport and Leesville.
The Board approved the bid on June 24.
KNWD equipment
stolen; case still open
Journalism Operations Engineer Roy
Davis found the back door to KNWD's
studio shattered on the morning of June
30.
Davis, whose office is in the studio, said
a desktop computer, two speakers, an
amplifier and an unspecified number of
tripods were missing. He reported the
apparent theft to campus police.
As of Tuesday, University Police Det.
Doug Prescott said the case was still
open, and that police were still investigat-
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Prescott said anyone with information
about the break-in or burglar should con-
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By Elaine Broussard
Editor in Chief
NSU alumnus Heath Crawford doesn't
mind making a deal with the devil to make
Jiis son's sports fantasy come true.
Crawford, who graduated from NSU in
2000, will be competing in ESPN's upcom-
ing reality television show, Deal With The
Dei'il. Crawford and his fellow contestants
will be put up to a series of extreme sport
challenges with the goal of out enduring
each other to make a friend or family mem-
ber's sports dream come true.
"It's kind of like (NBC's) Fear Factor, but
it's all sports stuff, and we won't have to eat
any bugs," Crawford said.
Crawford will be competing for his 11-
year-old son, Dylan. If Crawford wins,
Dylan will get to go to the New Orleans
Saints football training camp.
Crawford said that ESPN would include
Dylan in the filming of the show in Los
Angeles from July 25 to July 28.
They're going to film a background
deal, an expose on him and me," Crawford
[said. "Then, they're probably going to film
him watching me as I compete."
The contestants for the show did not go
through prior training, although medical
and psychiatric evaluations were per-
formed, Crawford said. Also, he said ESPN
did not tell the contestants exactly what
activities that they will be participating in.
I'm sure it will be a lot of things that
relate to how good of shape you are in, how
oordinated you are and how intelligent
pu are, too," Crawford said. "The compe-
ition is for four days, all day long, so
;ndurance is going to play into it a lot."
Crawford said he first heard about the
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Heath (at right) and Dylan Crawford pose before
going snowboarding.
contest from a television commercial. He
looked it up on the Internet, filled out an
application and a questionnaire, was inter-
viewed by ESPN, and was eventually cho-
sen to be part of the show's cast.
The cast was chosen from applicants
nationwide, and a variety of people will be
competing in the contest.
"I heard that there will even be some
older, retired people who are in really good
shape," Crawford said.
Crawford said he is not nervous about
competing in extreme sports activities on
national television.
"I do extreme sports all of the time, like
skydiving and snowboarding," Crawford
said, "It's part of my life. It's kind of like just
another day for me."
While Crawford was an NSU student, he
participated on the NSU Crew and served
as editor in chief of The Potpourri and photo
editor of the Current Sauce.
Crawford currently lives in Los Angeles
and works as a photographer.
The air dates of Deal With The Devil have
not yet been released.
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From wire and staff reports
Three with NSU ties vie
for Olympic competition
Northwestern State assistant track and
field coach LaMark Carter hopes to make
the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team in
the men's triple jump for the second time
this weekend while former Demon All-
American Kenta Bell, the clear favorite in
the event, is bidding for his first Olympic
appearance.
Carter and Bell begin competition in pre-
liminary qualifying this afternoon at the
U.S. Olympic Team Track and Field Trials,
hosted by Cal State-Sacramento. A third
former Northwestern Ail-American, men's
javelin star Latrell Frederick, also com-
petes in preliminaries in his event today.
They hope to advance to finals on Satur-
day afternoon. The top three finishers in
each event qualify to join Team USA for
the 2004 Athens Olympics later this sum-
mer.
Bell has the top six jumps, and seven of
the top eight, by an American this year.
Carter, wrapping up his first year on the
NSU track and field coaching staff, is a
five-time USA champion in the triple jump.
Frederick, a Benton native, was also a
three-time All-America winner while com-
peting for Northwestern.
Today's competition will be covered on
television on USA Network beginning at 9
p.m. Saturday's competition will be carried
on NBC, with the triple jump finals slated
to start at 3 p.m. and the javelin at 3:30
p.m.
Two football players
academically ineligible
The Alexandria Town Talk reported on
July 8 that two NSU football players will be
ineligible for the next football season.
2003 starting fullback Titus May and wide
receiver Anthony Moss both failed to meet
academic eligibility standards, according to
The Town Talk. Issa Banna will replace
May at fullback, while the Demons have
enough depth at wide receiver to fill in the
absence of Moss.
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